FILMING OF THE SERIES BASED ON TEH LIFE OF CELIA CRUZ HAS BEGAN FOR RCN TELEVISION

Last September 22nd, the filming of the series based on the life of one of the most important, successful and loved Latin American artists in the music industry during the last century began..... FILMING OF THE SERIES BASED ON TEH LIFE OF CELIA CRUZ HAS BEGAN FOR RCN TELEVISION Last September 22nd, the filming of the series based on the life of one of the most important, successful and loved Latin American artists in the music industry during the last century began. Celia Cruz, also known as the “Cuban Guarachera” and “The Salsa Queen”. The production of FoxTelecolombia for RCN will recreate the life of a woman touched by the gods of swing, who was born in the middle of the Cuban Revolution, with an unmistakable talent and voice; with her hard work and charm, she transformed form that poor, skinny, shy girl, into somebody who saw the world bow to her feet, overcoming prejudice and being crowned as the most determinant Latin American singer. Making Salsa the most important music genre of Hispanic music in the world, Celia Cruz went down in history as the woman who despite being far from her homeland, honored it completely and showed us that there are no impossible dreams. This will pay homage to that woman who made us proud of being Latin American, who never went unnoticed with her joyful colorful dresses, her signature hip movement and a powerful voice who immortalized the unmistakable shout of “Azucar!”. This series will have 80 episodes of 60 minutes each and will be filmed with the highest quality standards. The scripts will be in charge of Andres Salgado (El Joe, la Leyenda) and Paul Rodriguez; it will be directed by Victor Mallarino and Liliana Bocanegra; and it stars the Puerto Rican actress Jeimy Osorio, as the immortal Celia Cruz. The production will also count with the participation of Modesto Lacén, Carolina Gaitán, Judy Henríquez, Aida Bossa, Abel Rodríguez, Jonathan Islas, Agmeth Scaf, Indira Serrano, Margoth Velázquez, Moisés Angulo, among other well-known actors. The story will tell the life of “The Salsa Queen”, beginning from her childhood and the path she had to take from the moment she started as a singer for radio shows until she became the great Celia Cruz, who immortalized a unique swing and style for music. The “Cuban Guarachera” was born in October 21st of 1925 in La Habana; she had a brilliant career in which she won seven Grammys and a star in the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, thanks to the fact that, unlike most artists, she recorded around 50 albums. She excelled at first in the Orchestra La Sonora Matancera and then as a solo artist, in total, more than 50 years of work in which she left music hits such as Te Busco’, ‘La vida es un carnaval’, ‘Guantanamera’, ‘Quimbara’, ‘Burundanga’, ‘Usted abusó’, ‘Yo viviré’, ‘Que le den candela’, ‘La negra tiene tumbao’, ‘Ríe, llora’, among many other songs that made the whole world dance to the rhythm of salsa.