long awaited baby Barbie with ” figuresalsa queen” Celia Cruz It goes on sale this Tuesday, an event that the singer’s fans have been waiting for two years since the label Mattel announced the news and posted a photo of the baby in 2021.
This doll will serve as an appetizer for the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins on September 15 Released as part of Barbie’s Inspiring Women Series (The Inspiring Women Series) “pays tribute to the incredible heroes of their time, the brave women who took risks, changed the rules, and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before,” Mattel said.
This is the new Barbie, It will sell for $35It shows young Celia wearing a tight red Cuban rumbera dress with ruffled lace fabric on the bottom and sleeves, a blonde wig with her hair in a high bun, a necklace and long earrings. distinctive golden shoes.
Celia Cruz’s Barbie comes true when these are fulfilled Twenty years have passed since the death of “Guarachera de Cuba”, After a career that spanned 60 years and recorded 75 albums, he lost his battle with cancer on July 16, 2003.
Forever “salsa queen“The person who brought this music to the world with Fania Stars has received numerous awards, including multiple platinum and gold records, three Grammy Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, the Presidential Medal of Arts, and a star on the Paseo de la Hollywood fame.” .
In addition to the unconditional love of his faithful people He danced to the rhythm of his powerful voice and did not forget his “battle cry”: Sugar!
In a statement, Mattel emphasized that Celia Cruz is “a dazzling performer of many genres of Afro-Caribbean music, with an energetic stage presence and a unique style that has made her beloved by fans of different nationalities and generations.”
“One of the few women Success in the male-dominated salsa world. “For more than half a century, she carried the title of ‘queen of salsa’ with class and distinction,” he added.
Mattel also noted: “His boundless enthusiasm, genuine warmth and deep-rooted humanity have made him the most accomplished and respected artist in the music industry and the most important ambassador of Spanish culture in the world.”
Mattel’s Barbie collection of inspirational women already includes dolls of other personalities, such as the Chinese movie actress. Anna May Wong; Bessie “Queen Bess” Coleman, the first black and Native American female aviator; poet Maya Angelou; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; singer Ella Fitzgerald; mexican painter Frida Kahloamong others.
Cruz will also be commemorated on the 25-cent coin that will be in circulation next year, with the word Candy next to his image!
Cuban singer already previously immortalized in a collection of United States postage stamps Under the “Forever Stamps” series, which they launched in 2011 with Selena, Carmen Miranda, Tito Puente and Carlos Gardel.