Universo will premiere the bio-musical series Celia on Monday, March 13

Universo has announced that it will add the bio-musical series Celia, a production of Fox Telecolombia and RCN, to its programming slate, premiering on Monday, March 13 at 6pm.

The production, which will air Monday to Friday, is inspired by the life of Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, better known as the “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz, one of the most iconic musical figures of our times.

The cast includes Jeimy Osorio and Modesto Lacén as the young Celia Cruz and Pedro Knight, with the introduction of Aymée Nuviola and Willie Denton playing the couple in their later year.

The series was directed by Victor Mallarino and Liliana Bocanegra, with Nelson Martínez as executive producer and a screenplay based on a script by Andrés Salgado and Paul Rodríguez.