The Life of Celia Cruz

"A career that spanned five decades" - can you express this idea in other words?

        A career that lasted five decades, a five-decade career.

How many prizes and recognitions did she receive? Can you find the verb+noun collocations that are used in the video to give this information?

        She had countless gold and platinum albums, and 5 Grammies; starred in ten feature films, was granted an Honorary Degree from Yale University and a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame; she was invited to the White House by six American presidents, and she received the National Endowment for the Arts Medal presented to her by president Bill Clinton.

What expressions with the word "influence" can you find?

        '...whose influence touched millions...'  ;  'her influence went way beyond the world of Latin music'.

How do they define "the ultimate American spirit"?

The ultimate American spirit: a tireless performer who came to the land of opportunity with nothing but a dream, and fulfilled it beyond her wildest imagination.