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The Most Jaw-Dropping Celebrity Halloween Costumes of 2025: Latin Edition

Halloween 2025 has turned into a full-scale Latin entertainment takeover. From Mexico City's glitter-drenched Beliween bash hosted by Belinda to the star-studded TV spectacles on Telemundo and Univision, this year's celebrations have blurred the line between fright night and fashion week.

Latin Times

Celia Cruz's Voice Returns to Vinyl with Éxitos Eternos, a Century After Her Birth

Twenty-two years after her death, the unmistakable cry of "¡Azúcar!" is spinning again, this time from a gold vinyl that crackles like memory. Éxitos Eternos, a new LP from Amazon Music available this fall, gathers some of Celia Cruz's most iconic recordings in a single, limited-edition release that coincides with…

Latin Times

Mass to honor salsa singer Celia Cruz draws hundreds in Cuba after authorities shut down performance

Hundreds of people in Cuba have attended a Mass to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Celia Cruz’s birth just days after authorities canceled a theater performance in honor of the revered singer without explanation, drawing criticism over what some say was an act of censorship

The Independent UK

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‘She had no interest in the comfort zone’: celebrating the centenary of Celia Cruz, Cuba’s Queen of Salsa

Exiled from Castro’s Cuba, she became a superstar – and a trailblazer in the macho world of salsa. Fans and collaborators including Angélique Kidjo hail an icon of Black empowerment

The Guardian - UK

‘There was always a male gaze behind it’: Madrid exhibition rewrites cliches of Latina artists

Show looks beyond tropes of exoticism, hyper-sexuality and diva behaviour to how stars gained control of their own image

The Guardian - UK

Grup Mediapro's Miami Facility Has Hosted 17 Major Virtual Productions

Since launch in mid-2023 has been used for commercials, video clips and other virtual productions

TV Tech

Sheila E. And Gloria Estefan Pay Tribute To Celia Cruz

Sheila E. and Gloria Estefan pay tribute to Celia Cruz with a cover of 'Bemba Colorá' in Sheila E.'s upcoming salsa album, Bailar.

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New in Latin Music: Wisin's Mexican Music Debut, Selena Gomez in Paris, and Chayanne's Upcoming Tour

Wisin's Mexican music debut, Pepe Aguilar's Mariachi-Rock fusion, Chayanne's upcoming tour and more news in Latin music this week

Latin Times

Editorial: Mint to make history with first Afro-Latina coin

Celia Cruz will be the first Afro-Latina American woman on American currency, the U.S. Mint reports. The Latina singer, originally from Cuba, was one of the most popular entertainers in the world. Her career spanned six decades and included more than 80 albums, many of which achieved gold or platinum…

Tribune News Service

Celia Cruz makes history as the first Afro Latina to be on the US quarter

Twenty years after her death, salsa queen Celia Cruz has made history and will become the first Afro Latina to grace the U.S. quarter.

Los Angeles Times

Celia Cruz to be featured on U.S. quarter

The late singer will be the first Afro Caribbean woman to appear on the U.S. quarter. The U.S. Mint is honoring Cruz through the American Women Quarters Program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Queen of salsa Celia Cruz will be the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

WEKU

Camila Cabello finds joy in her roots for new studio album

For her third studio album, Camila Cabello immersed herself in the Cuban and Mexican music she listened to while growing up

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