Sneak Peek: Celeste Mendoza at Nacional Hotel, Cuba

Celeste Mendoza is a Cuban legend. Considered the Queen of Guaguancos, her voice dominated street rumba music, in a genre that is considered mens territory. Here is a rare 1960’s clip of a performance she held in the ballroom of the Hotel Nacional. She begins with a survival song post heartbreak. In a somewhat Cuban version of “I Will Survive”, Celeste sings “I Will Continue” with all the confidence and strength of an independent woman taking her power back. The second song is a pure Guaguancó about a woman of the streets, while the third and final track is about letting loose for the wildest party in town -- a Fiesta Brava. “Everyone knows how it starts, but not how it ends”
Track List:
1. Seguiré sin Soñar
2. Zoraida y Juan José (guaguancó)
3. Fiesta Brava
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Curators:
Jauretsi Saizarbitoria
Vionicel Peña Darias
Inelcy Denis
Graphics:
Amaya Sara García Vera
Editor:
Humberto Molina Gonzalez
Special Thanks:
Mario Baeza, Alejandro Chang, Rosa Carla Preciado de la Vega, David Friedman, Luis Marron, Diana Maria González