Aymée Nuviola

“Many people relate Aymée with Celia Cruz. Probably the main reason is that, since Celia Cruz, we haven’t seen any singer with the power of attraction and charisma and grace and talent that we see from Aymée. She’s not trying to become Celia Cruz. That’s impossible. She has been trying to be Aymée Nuviola, and this is what she does. They have different personalities. As with Celia Cruz, Aymée is very Cuban. That’s not a limitation – she can go many other places. But she has that thing that Cuban people recognize as Cuban – not only on the stage but also outside the stage. You can see the double-meaning of everything she says. She’s an amazing storyteller, which is very typical of many Cuban people. She can make you laugh. But at the same time, she really deep and serious in what she does. So, any connection with not only Celia, but many of the greatest Cuban artists, is valid. But she’s the only Aymée.” Ted Panken New York Daily News