In which city was salsa singer Celia Cruz born?

Salsa singer Celia Cruz was born in Havana, Cuba.

Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso was born on October 21, 1925, at 47 Serrano Street in Havana’s Santos Suárez neighborhood. She grew up in a large Cuban family and began singing as a child, later studying music theory, voice, and piano at Havana’s National Conservatory of Music. Her early musical environment exposed her to son, rumba, guaracha, bolero, and other Afro-Cuban traditions.

Cruz became widely known after joining Sonora Matancera in 1950, recording extensively with the group for fifteen years. She left Cuba in 1960 after the Cuban Revolution and eventually became an international star, earning the title “Queen of Salsa.” Although she spent much of her adult career outside Cuba, Havana remained central to her biography and musical formation. Caracas, San Juan, and Santiago de Cuba are important cities in Caribbean and Latin music, but none is her birthplace.