Celina González
Sign in to saveAlso known as Celina Gonzalez, Celina González Zamora
Cuban singer and songwriter (1929–2015)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 108
Top works
- Pack 2x1 II - Octubre 2019
- Pack 3X2 - Abril 2018
- Pack 3x2 - Noviembre 2020
- Junto a los almendros
- Pack 3X2 - Junio 2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Cuba
- Active from
- 1929-03-16
- Active to
- 2015-02-04
Discography
- Camina y ven con Celina1990
- Salsa1998
- Cantando2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 26,335
- Total plays
- 94,301
Tags
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Celina González (1928 - 2015) was a Cuban singer and songwriter of musica campesina, traditional music of the Cuban countryside. She is best known for writing Santa Bárbara, one of Celia Cruz's signature songs. Known as the Cuban Queen of Country Music, Celina Gonzalez was born in Jovellanos, Matanzas, Cuba on 16 March 1929. She met Reutilio Dominguez at the age of sixteen in Santiago de Cuba. He became her singing partner and husband resulting in a collaboration that lasted until Reutilio's de
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Celina
- Family name
- González
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- Matanzas Province
- Place of death
- Havana
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- singing
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Celina gonzalez2.jpg
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- date of death
- 2015-02-04
- date of birth
- 1928-03-16
- name in native language
- Celina González
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