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Pedro Knight Obituary
The Cuban-American salsero died at a hospital in Arcadia, Calif., said hospital spokesman Tony Yang. Knight suffered for years from diabetes and other ailments, but his family requested that details of his death be kept private.
Knight grew up in Cuba and played trumpet in the rollicking days of Havana in the 1950s with the internationally acclaimed Sonora Matancera, in which Cruz was a singer.
Band members fled Cuba after Fidel Castro's revolution, resettling in 1960 in Miami, and then moving in 1961 to New York.
Knight pined for Cruz for years before divulging his crush - only to have the Latin bombshell reject his initial advance.
The couple wed in 1962. Knight had already given up professional trumpet playing to manage the skyrocketing career of his wife, dubbed the "Queen of Salsa."
Cruz affectionately called the white-maned, mutton-chopped Knight "Cabecita de Algodon," (Cotton Head), and often crooned about their love. She almost never appeared on stage without Knight.
Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press
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Maria A. C. Justafre Steiselboin
February 16, 2007
Sr Pedro Knight que Dios te tenga en la gloria junto con tu amada Celia, que Dios los bendiga a lo dos Amen
Mercy
February 12, 2007
May God give you peace. I hope our God has you and your beloved wife Celia reunited in Heaven.
DEBBIE COS
February 7, 2007
PEDRO KNIGHT QUE DIOS TE VENDIGA AHORA PUEDES ESTAR CON TU HERMOSA ESPOSA
NORA RIVERA
February 5, 2007
Nuestro mas sentido pesame, para la familia. Celia y Pedro fueron admirados por todos.
martin ortiz
February 5, 2007
To a man who truly loved his wife. I say to you Pedro God bless. You are with Celia and We Will Miss you both.
Peace.
M. Ortiz ( a true fan).
Eunice Lara
February 5, 2007
Que Dios Lo tenga con su Querida Celia.Senor Pedro, eso era lo que usted siempre quiso despues de que se le fue su Amada Celia.
Espero que nuestro Dios los tenga a
los dos en Gloria.
Eunce
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