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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to Celia Cruz Day; creating s. 683.27, 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | F.S.; designating October 21 of each year as "Celia 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Cruz Day"; providing an effective date. 4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Celia Cruz, internationally known as the "Queen of 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Salsa," was born on October 21, 1925, in Cuba, where West 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | African and European traditions merged to create a rich musical 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | climate that allowed Celia to become a musical talent with a 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | fluid, diverse repert oire, and 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, in 1950, Celia Cruz joined the orchestra La Sonora 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Matancera and, in her 15 years with La Sonora Matancera, 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | recorded 188 songs, one of which, "Burundanga," won Celia her 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | first gold record, and 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Celia Cruz was bestowed many nati onal and state 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | honors, including the National Medal of Arts in 1994 ; the Grammy 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Award in 1990, 2003, and 2004 ; the Latin Grammy Award in 2000, 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2001, 2002, and 2004 ; the Aplauso 92 Award for Best Latin Female 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Vocalist in 1989, 1991, and 1992 ; the Lo Nuestro Excellence 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Award in 1990; the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame Honor in 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1994; the Andalusia Award for Universal Artist in 1996 ; the 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Telemundo Network Artist of the Millennium Award in 1999 ; and 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumous ly, 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | in 2016, and 24 |
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| 50 | 50 | | WHEREAS, Celia Cruz received a star on the "Hollywood Walk 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | of Fame" in Hollywood and the "Calle Ocho Walk of Fame" in 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Miami, and she was also awarded honorary doctoral degrees from 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | the Florida International University and the University o f 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Miami, and 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | WHEREAS, most recently, a collectible Barbie doll that 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | commemorates Celia Cruz was released, and 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | WHEREAS, Celia Cruz's image appeared on the Forever Latin 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Music Legends stamps issued by the United States Postal Service 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | in 2011, and she is th e first Afro-Latina to be featured on a 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | United States currency, the 2024 quarter, NOW, THEREFORE , 35 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 37 |
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| 64 | 64 | | Section 1. Section 683.27, Florida Statutes, is created to 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | read: 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | 683.27 Celia Cruz Day. —October 21 of each year is hereby 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | designated as "Celia Cruz Day" in the state. 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 43 |
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