USA: FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR LATIN SINGING LEGEND CELIA CRUZ TRAVELS THROUGH DOWNTOWN MIAMI.

Record ID: 958481

  • Title: USA: FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR LATIN SINGING LEGEND CELIA CRUZ TRAVELS THROUGH DOWNTOWN MIAMI.
  • Date: 20th July 2003
  • Summary: (W2) MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA (JULY 19, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR OF "FREEDOM TOWER" (WHERE FUNERAL PROCESSION BEGAN) 2. FUNERAL PROCESSION 3. WOMAN CARRYING PHOTOGRAPH OF CELIA CRUZ 4. PATRON SAINT OF CUBA, OUR LADY OF CHARITY 5. MEDIA TAKING PICTURES OF HEARSE ACCOMPANIED BY POLICE 6. LINE OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR PROCESSION 7. CRUZ FANS WATCHING HEARSE DRIVE BY 8. HEARSE IN FUNERAL PROCESSION WITH CROWD CLAPPING 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY MEL MARTINEZ, SENT TO THE FUNERAL BY U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, SAYING: "I came in the name of the President. He asked me to come not only to accompany the Cuban exile community and the Cuban people but also all the the Latin American people who loved Celia Cruz so much - she symbolised so much for their lives and the Cuban music. It's a day of sadness but also of glory." 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FAMOUS MEXICAN SINGER JOSE JOSE SAYING: "We are here to say thank you for everything that Celia gave us during so many years because she wanted her music to unite and make them happy. And that is what's happening here - we are remembering Celia's wishes." 11. MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR THE PROCESSION TO PASS 12. HORSES LEADING THE PROCESSION 13. HEARSE PULLING UP TO GESU CHURCH FOR FUNERAL MASS 14. EXTERIOR OF CHURCH WHERE FUNERAL MASS WAS HELD 15. PEDRO KNIGHT, HUSBAND OF CELIA CRUZ, WALKING IN THE PROCESSION 16. EXTERIOR OF CHURCH WITH PALLBEARERS REMOVING COFFIN FROM HEARSE 17. OUR LADY OF CHARITY BEING TAKEN INTO CHURCH 18. PALLBEARERS CARRYING COFFIN INTO CHURCH 19. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED CELIA CRUZ FAN SAYING: "It is very emotional, and that is why we all came together - with my children - as a family." 20. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED CELIA CRUZ FAN SAYING: "It was a very beautiful event - the people will never forget Celia Cruz." (W1) MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA (JULY 19, 2003) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 21. FUNERAL MASS FOR CELIA CRUZ WITH COFFIN IN THE MIDDLE 22. FATHER ALBERTO CUTIE HUGGING PEDRO KNIGHT 23. SINGER GLORIA ESTEFAN AND HER HUSBAND MUSIC PRODUCER EMILIO ESTEFAN IN A PEW 24. FUNERAL MASS 25. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FATHER ALBERTO CUTIE SAYING: "Because Celia was so so big - Celia is so so big - but she was always very humble and modest." 26. GENERAL SHOT OF THE MASS 27. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SINGER CARLOS VIVES (STANDING WITH CUBAN SALSA SINGER WILLY CHIRINO) SAYING: "For the happiness that Celia brought us with her great talent, her humility serves us as an inspiration until one day we will meet her forever. Let us to pray to the Lord." MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA (JULY 19, 2003) (NBC - NO ACCESS CNN/USA/INTERNET/WIRELESS) 28. AERIAL SHOT OF "FREEDOM TOWER" WHERE WAKE WAS BEING HELD AND LINE OF PEOPLE WAITING TO VIEW CRUZ'S BODY 29. LINE OF PEOPLE WAITING TO VIEW THE BODY 30. PEOPLE LEAVING AND ENTERING "FREEDOM TOWER" 31. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE FILING PAST CRUZ'S COFFIN WITH CELIA CRUZ'S MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
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