Regalo del Alma (English: A Gift from the Soul) is the final studio album recorded by Cuban salsa recording artist Celia Cruz, released posthumously on 29 July 2003 by Sony Music Latin, following Cruz's death from brain cancer on July 16, 2003.

"Hay Que Empezar Otra Vez" peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.

[12] In early 2003,[13] following a partially successful surgery to remove the tumor, Cruz returned to the studio to record Regalo del Alma,[12] weeks after the operation.

[14] While recording the album, Cruz knew "she was gonna die at any moment, any month," according to producer Sergio George.

He cited Cruz's "will to win and to fight to get this record done" as being something he would cherish for the rest of his life, calling the album his great achievement.

[12] "Ella Tiene Fuego" ("She Has Fire") combines tropical and rap musical genres.

[22] "Ríe y Llora" ("Laugh and Cry") was composed in minor key tonality with joyful lyrics and catchy hooks.

"[25] Cuban writer Jose Quiroga claimed the song to be "an appeal to live for the moment, and to understand that forgiveness is not forgetting, but rather the possibility of remembering without pain.

[28] "Yo Vivire (I Will Survive)" was originally performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor.

[29] Cruz originally covered the song in Spanish on her 2000 album, Siempre Vivire (I Will Always Live).

He praised the album for "keeping with the exuberant, joyful tone" of Cruz and for its freshness that made the project invigorating.

"[53] Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine felt that the album was recorded in "typical Cruz manner: quickly and from the heart.

He claimed the album to deliver "power pop, hardcore salsa and Cuban soul".

He called "Yo Vivire" "over the top", also labeling it "testimony," because according to him, "for all her modesty, even she [Cruz] knew she was timeless.

"[54] "Ríe y Llora" received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Tropical Song of the Year.

[58] According to the Spanish-language newspaper, El Pais, the song helped relieve the "nostalgia" caused by Cruz's death.

[60] "Ella Tiene Fuego" also received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Tropical Song of the Year in 2005.

[63] The Spanish-language newspaper La Nación claimed "Ríe y Llora" and "Yo Vivire" to be two of Cruz's most "tasty" videos.

[66] In the Tropical Album of the Year female category, Cruz was also nominated with Exitos Eternos (2003) and Hits Mix.

In the Greatest Hits Album of the Year category, Cruz was also nominated for Exitos Eternos.