Black and white photo: Downtown Havana in the mid 1900s. Onscreen text: "Our Story Begins 1947 Cuba" Advertisement for "Holiday Tours to Havana" overlaid on screen.
Black and white photo: Celia Cruz posing in mermaid style dress. She has dark hair piled on top of her head, and a medium-dark skin tone. Onscreen text: Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso
Color photo: Celia Cruz in yellow mermaid style dress with white lace, with arms outstretched and mouth open as if singing. Onscreen text: Celia Cruz.
Leslie Ureña speaks directly to the camera against a white background. She has shoulder-length dark hair, medium skin tone. She wears a pink, yellow and blue striped shirt. Onscreen text: Leslie Ureña, Curator, National Portrait Gallery.
Black and white photo: Celia Cruz standing with 8 male members of a band. Celia wears white sparkly dress, the men wear matching light-colored suits with black bowties.
Leslie Ureña reappears.
U.S. Forever Stamp featuring Celia Cruz singing wearing a purple headband. Onscreen text: Azúcar
Leslie Ureña reappears
Color photo: Abandoned, and worn down building with graffiti reading "Viva Fidel". Overlaid, stylized graphic of Fidel Castro, the number 26 and text: "Fidel" in bright pink, green, orange, yellow and blue and pen and ink satirical cartoon of Castro with enlarged head speaking on stage.
Leslie Ureña reappears.
Graphic print: Stylized portrait in purple, gold, and pink: Celia Cruz with curlers in her hair wearing large gold earrings and necklace. Her lips colored bright red. Onscreen text: "If I have to belittle myself to make money, I'd rather not have any."
Leslie Ureña reappears
Color photo: Celia Cruz with an afro large sparking earing and red dress, surrounded by three male band members image from Album cover of Recordando El Ayer, 1976. Overlaid are various concert posters.
Leslie Ureña reappears. Overlaid, U.S. Forever stamp with Celia Cruz singing. Onscreen text: Azúcar.
Yellow poster advertising concert with Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, and Johny Pacheco, black and white photo: Celia Cruz performing on stage
Leslie Ureña reappears.
Black and white photo: Celia Cruz wearing turban and feathered coat applying lipstick in a dressing room.
Leslie Ureña reappears.
Color photo of Cruz in yellow dress reappears.
Color photos: Red, gold, and blue sequin dress worn by Celia Cruz designed with horizontal, varied stripes and large open sleeves. Gold high-heeled shoes worn by Celia Cruz.
Leslie Ureña reappears.
Collage image with black and white portraits of Leslie Ureña and Celia Cruz. Onscreen text: Latinas Talk Latinas, Celia Cruz: The Queen of Salsa. Logos: National Museum of American History and Smithsonian Latino Center. In English and Spanish.
Logos: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian, and Smithsonian Latino Center.
Images and Music Courtesy of: Celia Cruz, full-length portrait, facing front, on stage, 1962. Photograph, Library of Congress; National Museum of American History, Smithsonian; National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Gift of Alexis Rodríguez-Durante and Humberto "Tico Torres; Smithsonian Learning Lab Resource: Celia Con Rolos. Smithsonian Learning Lab. January 01, 1970. Accessed October 06, 2020. Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian; Smithsonian Learning Lab resource: Forever Latin Music Legends: Celia Cruz Single. Smithsonian Learning Lab. January 01, 1970. Accessed October 06, 2022. National Postal Museum, Smithsonian; "¡Yo Soy De Cuba La Voz, Guantanamera!" Alexis Rodríguez-Durante, 199. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian; Mama, Emmit Fenn, YouTube Audio Library; Rumba Sabor, Jimmy Fontanez, YouTube Audio Library.