Celia Cruz - The Later Years

Celia Cruz - The Later Years

Señorita Ana

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Where did we tour on Monday's virtual tour? (This was our homework).

• Celia Cruz's house

• The Cuban Queen's Palace

• Cuban Revolution Museum

As we saw Tuesday...

• It was incredibly important that Celia Cruz was NOT ashamed of her background or her skin color.

• This was NOT common for the time period.

• She walked with her head high and with pride in her heart for everyone to see.

Celia Cruz spent a total of 15 years with La Sonora Matancera!

Many of those were after her exile from Cuba after the Revolution.

Remember - after the revolution Celia and her band were Exiled so she moved from Cuba to Mexico and from Mexico to the United States.

When she moved to the United States, she was still proud to be singing in Spanish with her Cuban accent!

Many times when you move to a new place, you can do one of two things: Assimilate or Acculturate.

WRITE THIS DOWN!!! IMPORTANT DEFINITION: ASSIMILATE

• Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group changes their behavior to fit in with the majority group.

• They ASSUME the same values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.

WRITE THIS DOWN!!! IMPORTANT DEFINITION: ACCULTURATE

• Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that attempts to balance two cultures in attempts to adapt to the majority group.

• They take parts of both of their cultures in order to fit in.

Both ASSIMILATION and ACCULTURATION usually result in the adoption of the majority culture's language

which in Celia's case would be English. She did not give in to that pressure and continued to perform in Spanish.

Her Next Band

• Her next band was called the "Fania All-Stars" which she joined in 1973.

Her Style

• She did not develop her bold, almost over the top, sense of style until after she started touring with Willie Colón.

• You are about to watch a video - it is in Spanish - DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE WORDS. Just look at Celia's outfits!

Open Ended

How would you describe Celia's outfits from the video?

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What word is Celia Cruz best known for adding to her songs?

• Cuba!

• Matanga!

• Azúcar!

• Africa!

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Who were La Sonora Matancera?

• Celia's First Band.

• Celia's Second Band.

• The band Celia started.

• The band Celia found in the United States.

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Who was the Cuban dictator from 1959 to 2008?

• Fidel Castro

• Christopher Colombus

• Celia Cruz

• Francisco Franco

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Choose 2: What year did the Cuban Revolution start? What year did the Cuban Revolution end?

• 1954

• 1953

• 1959

• 1970

Multiple Choice

Which definition matches ASSIMILATION best?

• They assume the same values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.

• They take parts of both of their cultures in order to fit in.

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Which definition matches ACCULTURATION best?

• They assume the same values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.

• They take parts of both of their cultures in order to fit in.