Nicknamed “The Queen of Feeling” from a very young age, Zaida Castiñeyra came back to life at the age of 70 when she remarried for the third time—and now, she’s unstoppable. In her youth, she received the highest grades at the Cuban Music Academy, but relinquished the musical fame she could have achieved in bustling Havana by deciding to stay in her hometown of Santa Clara. Now in her old age, we see the myriad of pills she takes for her ailments and watch as she visits her doctor who urges her to keep singing, because music is what keeps her alive.

She is now married to Pedro Alejo, her partner in love and on stage, who waited for her his entire life and became a musician just to be at her side. Together, they made the transcendental decision to perform together until death takes them both. Speaking of age, Zaida makes the following claim: “What is old age? What are the years? Look, I have been an artist for 58 years, and every time I go on stage it feels like it is the first time… Like when I was a child. Because to truly sing, you have to surrender yourself. And to sing a bolero, a ballad, even a Cuban son, you have to feel like that, with a lot of emotions, with Feeling!”