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Of the twenty women featured on a quarter as part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women series, only one of them is a Hispanic artist.

In 2024, Celia Cruz, that irrepressible font of pure sonic Afro-Latino joy for half of the past century, joined the ranks of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, astronaut Sally Ride and poet Maya Angelou in being so immortalized. Emblazoned beside her image, her trademark cry of ¡Azúcar!” is the first Spanish word to appear on any U.S.

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Pretty sweet.

You won’t find that singular exclamation of ¡Azúcar!” anywhere, the rallying cry that became a signature to Cruz at the exquisitely curated exhibit devoted to Cuba’s most iconic singer at the Hibiscus Gallery at Pinecrest Gardens.

Cristina Blanco, executive director of the Gardens, wanted to dig deeper than that when she put together the venue’s loving homage, which is on view through Sunday, Feb.

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At the venue’s Banyan Bowl, a cen