Egle Martin

Egle Lucía Martínez Furque (17 June 1936 – 14 August 2022), best known as Egle Martin, was an Argentine singer and actress.

Life and career Born in Buenos Aires, the daughter of writer Verónica Berry, Martin began studying classical dance at the age of seven, and started her professional career in 1952, taking part in the film This Is My Life. After making her stage debut in musical comedy, from 1956 she specialized in the revue genre, becoming "the first vedette who danced, sang and created her own choreographies, scenery and wardrobe". In her later years, she moved to Barracas, where she directed a multidisciplinary training school of music, dance and acting.

Martin received various honors and awards, notably the title of Master of Argentine Art and Culture by the National Institute of Anthropology and Latin American Thought in 2003. She was the inspiration for the Astor Piazzolla-Horacio Ferrer opera "María de Buenos Aires". She died on 14 August 2022, at the age of 86.