Celso Piña
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| Birth name | Celso Pina |
| Born | April 6, 1953 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | August 21, 2019 (aged 66) |
| Genres | Cumbia |
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| Years active | 1980–2019 |
| Labels | La Tuna |
| Website | celso |
Celso Piña Arvizu (April 6, 1953 – August 21, 2019) was a Mexican singer, composer and accordionist, mainly in the genre of cumbia, being one of the most important musicians in the style of "cumbia rebajada".
Piña was a pioneer in the mixture and fusion of tropical sounds, with many of his works having elements of cumbia, regional Mexicano, cumbia sonidera, ska, reggae, rap/hip-hop, R&B, etc. Piña is also known as El Rebelde del acordeón or the Cacique de la Campana.