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HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES: Cuban-born singer Celia Cruz (L) is kissed by her husband Pedro Knight as they arrive at the 2002 Latin Recording Academy (LARAS) Person of the Year Award tribute gala to Vicente Fernandez, in Hollywood, CA, 17 September 2002. (LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( APW2002091873027 )

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: (From L-R) Singer Carlos Ponce, Gloria Estefan, Hispanic Heritage Award Winner Cristina Saralegui, salsa queen Celia Cruz, Francesco Quinn, model Patricia Velasquez, Hispanic Heritage Award Winners Mary Joe Fernandez, Judith Baca, Gregory Nava and Liz Balmaseda dance 25 August 2001 during the finale of the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Awards held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. (SHAWN THEW/AFP/Getty Images) ( APW2001082607145 )

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Cuban singer Celia Cruz (C) performs during rehearsals for the 3rd annual Latin Grammy awards, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, 16 September 2002. ( STEWART COOK/AFP/Getty Images) ( APW2002091772876 )

From left, Celia Cruz, Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan perform during the opening moments of the first annual Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ( LATIN GRAMMYS )

Salsa diva Celia Cruz shows off her award for best salsa performance at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( LATIN GRAMMYS )

Celia Cruz and Marc Anthony perform during the "VH1 Divas 2001: The One and Only Aretha Franklin" Tuesday, April 10, 2001, in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett) ( VH1 DIVAS )

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti kisses the hand of Cuban singer Celia Cruz during the Pavarotti & friends 2001 annual charity concert at the Parco Novi Sad in Modena, Italy, Tuesday, May 29, 2001. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) ( ITALY PAVAROTTI & FRIENDS )

Singer and actress Celia Cruz arrives for the screening of "The Mambo Kings" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on Feb. 12, 1992. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ( CELIA CRUZ )

Queen of salsa Celia Cruz, left, performs with Latin jazz percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente, center, during an all-star concert before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City, late Saturday night, Oct. 22, 1994. Cruz celebrated her 68th birthday at the concert. (AP Photo/L.M. Otero) ( CELIA CRUZ TITO PUENTE )

Actor Jimmy Smits, right, and comedian Paul Rodriguez, left, pose with Celia Cruz after they presented her with a Latin Grammy Award, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at a news conference in Los Angeles. Cruz's "Siempre Vivire" won for best traditional tropical album. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ( LATIN GRAMMYS )

Cuba's Celia Cruz, a Latin Grammy nominee, arrives for a tribute in honor of Mexico's Vicente Fernandez as the 2002 Latin Recording Academy person of the year in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ( LATIN GRAMMY TRIBUTE )

Latin singer Celia Cruz, left, poses for members of the media with her husband, Pedro Cruz, while arriving at a party following the Latin Grammys hosted by Gloria Estefan in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept 18, 2002. (AP Photo/E.J. Flynn) ( LATIN GRAMMYS PARTY )

Cuba's Celia Cruz holds up the award she won for best salsa album for "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" at the 3rd annual Latin Grammy Awards Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( LATIN GRAMMYS )

Cuban salsa queen Celia Cruz poses for photographers as she arrives at the 3rd annual Latin Grammy Awards Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kim D. Johnson) ( LATIN GRAMMYS )

Cuban salsa star Celia Cruz arrives at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( GRAMMYS )

Salsa singing queen Celia Cruz, left, and actress Rita Moreno pose for a photo at the opening celebration at four-time Grammy winner Tito Puente's new restaurant in New York Tuesday, July 25, 1995. (AP Photo/Aubrey Reuben) ( PEOPLE MORENO CRUZ )

Salsa queen Celia Cruz accepts her award for best salsa album during the 3rd annual Latin Grammy Awards Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ( LATIN GRAMMYS )

Actress and Grammy Award winner Celia Cruz, also dubbed the "Queen of Latin Music," stands next to her wax figure after it was unveiled during a ceremony at the Hollywood Wax Museum Monday, Sept. 30, 1996 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Cruz also donated the dress she wore in the film "Mambo Kings" to grace her wax figure. (AP Photo/Rene Macura) ( CRUZ )

Legendary performers Celia Cruz, left, and Patti LaBelle embrace and wave to the crowd at the 1998 Alma Awards Sunday, April 19, 1998 in Pasadena, Calif. The Alma Awards recognizes Latino contributions to television and movies. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner) ( ALMA AWARDS )

Latin singer Celia Cruz waves to fans as she arrives at the 1999 Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremonies in the Miami Beach Fontainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., on Thursday, April 22, 1999. (AP Photo/Amy E. Conn) ( LATIN MUSIC AWARDS )

Music impresario Quincy Jones, left, and salsa performer Celia Cruz, right, receive honorary degress Friday, May 14, 1999 at the University of Miami. Cruz and Jones received Doctor of Music degrees during the ceremony on campus in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) ( MIAMI COMMENCEMENT JONES CRUZ )

President Bill Clinton presents salsa singer, Cuban-born Celia Cruz of New York, with a 1994 National Medal of Arts at the White House in Washington, Oct. 14, 1994. The president honored 12 Americans and one organization for their contributions to the nation’s culture. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette) ( Clinton Celia Cruz )

Cuban singer Celia Cruz performing on the Latin Celebration during the week of the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 1999. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) ( 106564.jpg )

May 30, 2001 photo of Cuban singer Celia Cruz. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) ( CELIA CRUZ )

Actor-singer Harry Belafonte left, jazz musician and composer Dave Brubeck, center, and singer Celia Cruz, at the White House Friday, Oct. 14, 1994, Washington, DC. They received 1994 National Medals of Arts. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette) ( Belafonte Brubeck Cruz )

Celia Cruz performs "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" at the 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Ca., September 18, 2002. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect. ( id_latin_485.JPG )

Winner of Best Salsa Album for La Negra Tiene Tumbao, Celia Cruz and Justin Timberlake at The 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Ca., Sept. 18, 2002. (photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect) ( latin_85.jpg )

Celia Cruz performing at the "Concierto Para Los Heroes" benefit sponsored by The Recording Academy at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Ca. 9/14/01. The show benefited the families of fallen firefighters and police officers of New York City. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images. ( id_heroes_25.jpg )

Hosts Paul Rodriguez and Jimmy Smits pose with winner for Best Traditional Tropical Album "Siempre Vivire", Celia Cruz at the press conference to announce the winners for the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards held at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, CA., Oct 30, 2001. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( lgrammys_28.jpg )

Celia Cruz arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami, Florida. 4/26/01 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect ( id_latin_47.jpg )

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Cuban singer Celia Cruz (R) and talk show host Cristina Saralegui (L) watch as a star is unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Chilean television host Don Francisco (Mario Kreutzberger) in Los Angeles 08 June 2001. Don Francisco hosts Spanish television's longest running programme "Sabado Gigante". (LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( APW2001060897390 )

MIAMI BEACH, UNITED STATES: Juan Luis Guerra (R) of the Dominican Republic holds his award with Celia Cruz at the Billboard Latin Music Awards 22 April 1999 at the Fountainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, FL. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) ( SAWH990423573850 )