Celia is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Fox Telecolombia for RCN Televisión and Telemundo[1] which is based on the life of Cuban singer Celia Cruz.[1][4][5] The telenovela's theme "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" received an award for Television Theme Song of the Year, at the 2016 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards.[6]
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Genre | Telenovela |
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Opening theme | "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" by Celia Cruz |
Country of origin | Colombia, United States |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 80[2] |
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Executive producer | Nelsón Martínez |
Production locations | Cartagena, Bogotá, Colombia[3] San Juan, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Release | 5 October 2015 8 February 2016 | –
Celia tells the story of one of the legends of Latin music and her major international career: Celia Cruz. We know the beginnings of her passion for singing in Cuba starting in 1950,[7] and her recognition as the most decisive singer of La Sonora Matancera. Leaving Cuba with her future husband Pedro Knight, a trumpeter with La Sonora Matancera, the series follows her departure from Cuba to Mexico soon after the Castro revolution took control of the island in 1959. The series then showcases her subsequent move to New York City, and follows her early days there, and then how her career conquered markets in other languages as she became one of the most recognized Salsa singers of all time. She honored the musical genre with her signature phrase "Azucar" (Sugar). The series showcases her love and longing for her Cuban country, always hoping that a positive change would come during her lifetime. Celia Cruz has become an invaluable legacy in the world in which she was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", "La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as "The Queen of Latin Music."[8]
Note(s)
The series originally aired from 5 October 2015 to 5 February 2016 in Colombia on RCN Televisión.[28][29][30] The series aired on Telemundo from 13 October 2015 until 8 February 2016.[3][31]
In Colombia, the series premiered with 13.3 of rating, exceeding the program La Voz Kids Colombia.[32] His final chapter by Caracol Televisión only got a total of 8.3 rating.[33] In the United States the series debuted with 2.38 million viewers.[34]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated works | Result |
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2016 | Premios Tu Mundo[35] | Novela of the Year | Celia | Nominated |
Favorite Lead Actor | Modesto Lacen | Nominated | ||
Favorite Lead Actress | Jeimy Osorio | Nominated | ||
The Best Bad Boy | Abel Rodríguez | Nominated | ||
Favorite Actress | Carolina Gaitán | Won | ||
The Perfect Couple | Jeimy Osorio and Modesto Lacen | Nominated |