Old Cuba, From Celia Cruz to Coca-Cola, on View at the Wolfsonian–Florida International University

When Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, died in 2003, a 200,000-strong crowd converged on Miami’s Freedom Tower to send her off. That’s nearly three times more than the 75,000 who gathered in Memphis to bid farewell to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, in 1977.

Way before Elvis climbed the charts with his blue suede shoes, La Guarachera de Cuba was already famous for her maní picao and collection of flamboyant footwear.

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