Listening Room: Music & Literature

“It's Celia Cruz!”

[Music] 

Rita Gonzales
We had some great memories. Do you remember, Eduardo? Ok, because we were only on once a month. Okay? So if we had someone as our guest and if they were a no show, we had to come up with something because we have to fill the air. And do you remember? We did. I think I pretended I was Celia Cruz. [LAUGHING]

Eduardo Archuleta
I forgot about that, but yes. [LAUGHS] 

Rita Gonzales
Oh, I'm Celia Cruz, and here she comes. 

And then [as Celia Cruz] I will sing for you now. And then we would play a song.

[Archived Recording] 

[KNOCKING] 

Rita Gonzales
Wait! Someone's at yonder window. Why it's–

Rita Gonzales & Eduardo Archuleta
–it’s Celia Cruz!

Eduardo Archuleta
Celia, ¿cómo has estado? 

Rita Gonzales 
[Impersonating Celia Cruz] Bien, chica bien. Y tú, ¿cómo están? 

Eduardo Archuleta
Bien, aquí nomas esperandote. Cántame una canción. 

Rita Gonzales 
Ok. 

Eduardo Archuleta
Canta “Qué Bella Es Cuba.” 

Rita Gonzales  
[As Celia Cruz]: Bueno. 1, 2, 3. 

[“QUÉ BELLA ES CUBA” BY CELIA CRUZ] 

Eduardo Archuleta
Thank you, Celia, for being with us. I know you have to leave now. 

Rita Gonzales 
[As Celia Cruz] Gracias, Eduardo y Rita. Ciao 

[Original GLLU Jingle] 

Louis Jacinto
When I was a kid, I used to dance Mexican folklorico. So there was one album that I knew as a kid, and I still had it as an adult where it was an Indigenous song. It's just like a flute playing, you know, din di da din, you know, just a- a little melody. I played it to the group and I said, you know, I like the way this sounds. And, you know, I came up with- with these words to it. And all it was is that in Spanish we spelled out G-L-L-U. Radio GLLU. “So it was the music. 

[Original GLLU Jingle]