After announcing the doll in 2021, Mattel released a limited-edition Celia Cruz Barbie in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday. Retailing for $35, it’s now sold out on the Barbie Signature website, although it’s still available at Amazon and select retailers.
Cruz, who was known as the “Queen of Salsa,” is one of the bestselling Latin music artists in history. She appeared in several films, including 1957’s “Affair in Havana” and “Amorcito Corazón” (1960). After leaving her native Cuba for Mexico, and later, the U.S., Cruz’s music career took off in the ’70s.
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Before her death in 2003, Cruz had produced 75 albums, won three Grammys and received the President’s National Medal of Arts in 1994.
“As a stage performer, on-screen actor, and recording artist who succeeded in a male-dominated music scene, Celia Cruz is also known as the ‘Latin Triple Threat.’ Her long and storied career serves as an endless inspiration for aspiring musicians,” wrote Mattel on Instagram.
Designed by Carlyle Nuera, Cruz’s doll comes with a red lace mermaid dress with bell sleeves, which features pops of gold glitter. She also wears a pair of open-toe ankle strap heels and a set of silver jewelry, which includes a statement choker and earrings. Her blond hair is styled in an updo with bangs, while her face is painted with red lipstick and glittery gold eye shadow.
Other accessories include a doll stand and a gold microphone that Cruz’s miniature can hold. Customers will also receive a certificate of authenticity.
The Barbie Tribute collection has honored several trailblazing women with their own dolls. Mattel has released Barbies modeled after Ella Fitzgerald, Laverne Cox, Lucille Ball and Vera Wang as part of the limited-edition series.