- Celia's father wanted her to be a Spanish teacher.
- Celia's aunt used to take her to cabarets to sing when she was a teenager.
- Celia was one of the most successful Cuban singers in the 20th century.
- Celia had an associated act with the band Sonora Matancera.
- Celia's album Regalo del Alma won an award in Premio Lo Nuestro in 2004.
- Celia participated in an Eastern Air Lines commercial in Puerto Rico in the late 1970s.
- Celia became a U.S. citizen in 1965.
- Celia won a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance in 1990.
- Celia's first album recording was made in Venezuela in 1948.
- Celia started her singing career in 1948.
- Celia used to live in New Jersey.
- Celia's parents were Catalina Alfonso and Simon Cruz.
- She made many tours through Latin America and Europe doing multiple concerts and television shows during the 1980s.
- Her husband's name is Pedro Knight.
- Celia used to sing with Tito Puente in several Afro-Cuban songs.
- Celia: (in an interview) If I had a chance I wouldn't have been singing and dancing.
