Miriam Aracelis Cruz Ramírez, better known as Miriam Cruz, is a Dominican merengue musician and actress. Described as a "world famous merengue artist", she is best known for being the lead vocalist of the successful female merengue group, Las Chicas del Can. In 1992, she formed her own group called Míriam Cruz y Las Chicas. In 2022, after performing for four decades, she released the single, "Tú ganas". In the same year, she performed at the Lincoln Center.