Full Name
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso
Date of Birth
October 21, 1925[2]
Place of Birth
Barrio Santos Suarez, Havana, Cuba[1]
Date of Death
July 16, 2003 (complications after surgery for a brain tumor)[4]
Place of Death
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States[4]
Education
National Music Conservatory, (Studied musical theory, voice, and piano)[9]
Spouses Names
Pedro Knight[1]
Children Names
No children
Parents Names
Catalina Alfonso, Simon Cruz[2]
Known Affiliates Names
Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Fania All Stars, Marc Anthony, Luciano Pavarotti, Gloria Estefan, David Byrne, Caetano Veloso[4]