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1361:1992 deaths
1356:1936 births
1295:Cuba portal
973:Giro, p. 45
913:El Cantante
831:Puro Teatro
814:La Lupe Way
711:Hit singles
524:Tito Puente
522:1965 (with
483:Discography
466:La Sinagoga
384:Tito Puente
358:, bolero,
356:son montuno
236:subsidiary
230: 1959
221:(left) and
1350:Categories
1051:LP HOT 123
998:2020-01-16
935:References
920:Kali Uchis
878:Celia Cruz
862:A poem by
856:Magic City
694:LP HOT 123
678:Apasionada
435:Celia Cruz
349:La Berraca
337:Celia Cruz
317:RCA Victor
269:Celia Cruz
253:distillery
234:RCA Victor
223:Benny Moré
186:Latin soul
133:Occupation
123:Latin soul
72:1939-12-23
47:Birth name
1307:site for
924:Sin Miedo
888:Telemundo
886:, on the
638:La pareja
396:Dominique
392:Yesterday
277:nightclub
225:(right),
182:guarachas
146:1958–1992
61:La Yiyiyi
1275:: 78–101
1164:May 2000
1152:Archived
890:network.
450:SanterĂa
368:merengue
360:boogaloo
194:New York
119:guaracha
104:New York
1327:La Lupe
1318:La Lupe
880:called
853:series
745:"AdiĂłs"
530:TĂş y yo
498:Discuba
496:(1960,
345:cabaret
313:Discuba
250:BacardĂ
238:Discuba
178:boleros
174:La Lupe
155:Discuba
23:La Lupe
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905:Empire
728:Fiebre
488:Albums
347:named
333:MĂ©xico
329:exiled
285:La Red
281:Havana
261:Havana
190:Havana
151:Labels
136:Singer
115:Bolero
111:Genres
106:, U.S.
81:, Cuba
1158:from
952:from
896:Claws
883:Celia
851:Starz
412:Fever
398:" by
376:plena
372:bomba
127:salsa
96:Bronx
1322:IMDb
1223:2021
1097:ISBN
1020:ISBN
706:2008
700:2008
688:Tico
658:1989
652:1986
646:1980
634:1977
628:1974
622:1973
616:1972
610:1971
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514:1963
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159:Tico
86:Died
66:Born
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