For many fans, Celia Cruz had an unmistakable sound.

And people are remembering her music, life and legacy on the 20th anniversary of her death.

Miguel Amadeo is the owner of the legendary Casa Amadeo record shop in the South Bronx.

He says he worked with Cruz when she came to New York and wrote songs on the first album she recorded here in the 1960s.

“Having Celia Cruz record my music to me was like hitting the lotto, la loteria,” Amadeo said.

Known as the Queen of Salsa, Cruz had lots of passion and style.

Born in Cuba, she was already a star in Latin America before moving to Mexico and eventually hitting the Big Apple and recording here.

Over her career, she had more than 70 albums and won multiple Grammy awards.

Looking through his store’s collection of Cruz’s recordings, Amadeo said her music is still very much alive for him.

Cruz died on July 16, 2003, after suffering complications from surgery for a brain tumor.

During her funeral, thousands packed St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan and Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.

Miguel Amadeo Jr. also had the opportunity to meet the legend and see her perform.

“I’m used to see all the guys, and she was the only woman,” he said. “She stood out and she held her own because she was the queen.”

Cruz will be the first Afro-Latina honored next year by the United States Mint with her face placed on the quarter as a part of the American Women Quarters Program.

On Sunday at the Cuban and Hispanic American parade, Cruz will be celebrated and remembered.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Madison Avenue and 38th Street.

At Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx where she is buried, her mausoleum will be open to the public starting at 10 a.m.