Woodlawn Cemetery Honors Celia Cruz’s Legacy

Posted on August 13, 2019

By Robert Wirsing

(l-r) Lisa Sorin, Bronx Chamber of Commerce president; Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez; Mitch Rose, Woodlawn Cemetery president and Olga Tirado, Bronx Tourism Council executive director, each offered kind words in memory of the late Queen of Salsa.

Photo by Kasey Rodriguez

The Woodlawn Cemetery commemorated the 16th anniversary of the passing of Celia Cruz with a brief press conference announcing its upcoming exhibit and tribute concert to the Queen of Salsa on Thursday, July 16 in front of the Celia Cruz & Pedro Knight mausoleum.