Celia Cruz is the first Afro-Latina to be on the US quarter. She was known as the Queen of Salsa and was the first Black Latina to sing in Spanish on American television and perform at Carnegie Hall. “¡Azúcar!" The 2024 Celia Cruz Quarter is the 14th coin in a series for a US American Woman Quarters Program. Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century.