Celia Cruz Quater
Cuban singer songwriter and superstar celebrity Celia Cruz makes history as first Afro Latina visage to appear on the US quarter.
Cruz died in 2003, and was selected by the United States Mint to be one of the five honorees in the 2024 American Women Quarters Program.
The U.S. Mint has selected Celia Cruz as one of the honorees for the 2024 American Women Quarters Program. The “Queen of Salsa” will become the first Afro-Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter.