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Celia Cruz was the greatest and most charismatic singer operating in the Latin sphere from the time she arrived in New York from Havana in 1960 until her death in 1992. But Cruz never made much of a dent in the mainstream, both by choice and due to cultural politics. She chose to record in Spanish and perform undiluted salsa and Afro-Latin music her entire career. Cruz could certainly have been a crossover success had she decided to cut pop records. But her heart wasn