Celia Cruz, also known as the "Queen of Salsa", continues to reign and her extraordinary talent will be celebrated with a biopic TV series that Fox Telecolombia Network is developing with Canal RCN.

The highly-anticipated TV tribute, which has also been dubbed a "biopic-novela," will be made up of 80 one-hour episodes that will narrate the story of Cruz's fascinating life from her birth to the height of her fame.

Filming for the TV biopic reportedly began in September, but there are still many details that will follow. In the meantime, Cruz fans can yell, "¡Azucar! (Sugar!)," the sweet, iconic phrase sung by the legendary Cruz because some casting news has been revealed -- and it's pretty sweet given the talent that's slated to participate.

Who will be playing the iconic salsa legend?

Jennifer Lopez? While the icon was channeled by the multi-talented Lopez with a stellar performance at the American Music Awards last year, she would have been a good guess, but that's not the case. There will be three actresses/singers who will bring the razzle-dazzle to the small screen, all of whom resemble the beloved Cruz and bring forth some impressive talent. Each actress/singer will capture different stages of Cruz's life.

In January, it was announced that Isa Mosquera López was chosen to emulate Cruz in her early career, according to Remezcla. The Colombian former pop star is a regular in Canal RCN, and has appeared in a few of its variety shows, including "3 Milagros," "Latin American Idol" and "Popstars."

In addition, Jeimy Osorio has also been cast as "an incarnation of Cruz." Osorio, who has a background in film, has appeared in "Fast Five" and "Maid in Manhattan," in addition to a few telenovelas. To avoid confusion, "Jeimy is not related to Fernando Osorio, the Colombian singer-songwriter who composed the last track that Celia Cruz recorded before her passing."

Aymée Nuviola, a Havana-born singer and Latin Grammy nominee who's known as "La Sonera del Mundo," will portray Cruz at the height of her career.

She recently got the nod in the Best Tropical Album category for her 2014 album "First Class to Havana." The ceremony is set for Nov. 20, airing on Univision, according to the Miami Herald.

Nuviola also has a musical lineage that includes: her sister Lourdes Nuviola, also a singer; her niece Paola Guanche, winner of Telemundo's "La Voz Kids" contest; her brother, percussionist Alexander 'Pupi' Carriera, who has occasionally played in her band; and her cousin Luis Bofill, also a local musician.

Who will play Cruz's husband of 40 years?

Modesto Lacén will portray Pedro Knight, who was also an accomplished musician in his own right. Lacén proved that he has the right stuff to bring it -- he previously starred as Knight in the successful off-Broadway production "The Life and Music of Celia Cruz."

The TV biopic is reportedly scheduled to be filmed in Cartagena and Bogotá, Colombia and Miami. Cruz's homeland of Cuba, however, is not on the list of filming locations.

Currently, the plan is to air the show in its entirety in Latin America, Remezcla adds, but there is the hope that "HBO Latino or another network" brings it to the U.S.

The recent buzz surrounding "La Reina de Salsa" TV biopic coincided with the icon's birthday on Oct. 21, which marked what would have been Cruz's 89th birthday.

Born Ursula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso to a working-class family in Havana in 1925, Cruz began singing as a child, an interest later encouraged by her aunt, who introduced her to the world of Cuba's nightclubs, Billboard points out. A student of Cuba's Conservatory of Music, Cruz's career took off in 1950 when she joined La Sonora Matancera, one of Cuba's most prominent dance orchestras.

The vocal powerhouse embarked on a tour with La Sonora Matancera in 1960, shortly after the Cuban Revolution, and never returned to her "Cubita Linda." Sadly, when her father passed away, the Cuban government refused to let her return to the island to pay her final respects.

However, the United States welcomed her with open arms and she evolved into an international icon. Cruz launched a solo career with percussionist Tito Puente, and performed with the Fania All Stars in the 1970s. She became known for her enthusiastic stage presence and her catchphrase "Azúcar!" as well as her flair for the dramatic with brightly colored dresses and wigs.

Cruz continued to take the stage throughout her seventies, including the award-winning La Negra Tiene Tumbao in 2001. By the time of her death at 77 (from cancer) two years later, she had raked in 10 Grammys, honorary doctorates from Yale and the University of Miami, and a Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement Award. Cruz, who died in her home in Fort Lee, New Jersey, is buried in a mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. She has also been remembered with a postage stamp and honored with a National Endowment for the Arts and a Smithsonian Museum exhibit.