Cruz grew to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a member of the popular group, Sonora Matancera and mastered celebrated skills in a variety of Afro-Cuban music styles. In 1961 she moved to the U.S, ...

The sounds and smells inside Azúcar — from whiffs of cinnamon-infused coffee to the background hum of reggaeton or ranchera music — remind ... space their own, as Azucar’s “forefront ...

It was Cuba’s glamorous queen of salsa, Celia Cruz, who popularized the word "azúcar" in her music. The word directly translates to "sugar," but she made it mean more than that — a mentality ...