An Argentine-American actress and singer.
Maia Reficco Viqueira (born July 14, 2000) is an Argentine-American actress and singer. She is known for roles in the Nickelodeon Latin America original series, Kally's Mashup, and in the horror thriller series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a spinoff of Pretty Little Liars.
Reficco was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and at the age of 6, she moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with her family, of Argentine origin. From a young age she showed interest in music, singing and playing the guitar, piano, saxophone and ukulele. Her mother Katie Viqueira is a singer and singing teacher, and is the director of her own Center for Vocal Art, and her father Ezequiel Reficco is a professor at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá. She has a younger brother, Joaquín Reficco Viqueira, who is also a singer. Reficco did acrobatics for 11 years. At the age of 15, she traveled to Los Angeles, and lived with Claudia Brant, where she had the opportunity to study singing with Eric Vetro, a vocal coach for artists such as Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes. She also attended a 5-week program at Berklee College of Music in Boston in which she excelled, earning a scholarship.
An Argentine-American actress and singer.
An Italian-born Belgian theatre director
Franco Dragone (12 December 1952 – 30 September 2022) was an Italian-born Belgian theatre director. He was the founder and artistic director of Dragone, a creative company specializing in the creation of large-scale theatre shows. He was also known for his work with Cirque du SoleilCirque du Soleil and Celine DionCeline Dion.
CNN said that Dragone was "one of the key architects of Cirque du Soleil's theatrical style", and that "while Cirque du Soleil's signature was contemporary circus, Dragone's solo work embodies more theater, dance - and, of course, water" through the use of his "trademark" aquatic stages.
Dragone died from a heart attack in Cairo, EgyptCairo, Egypt, on 30 September 2022 at the age of 69.
Italian film director
An Italian-born Belgian theatre director
Franco Dragone (12 December 1952 – 30 September 2022) was an Italian-born Belgian theatre director. He was the founder and artistic director of Dragone, a creative company specializing in the creation of large-scale theatre shows. He was also known for his work with Cirque du Soleil and Celine Dion.
CNN said that Dragone was "one of the key architects of Cirque du Soleil's theatrical style", and that "while Cirque du Soleil's signature was contemporary circus, Dragone's solo work embodies more theater, dance - and, of course, water" through the use of his "trademark" aquatic stages.
Dragone died from a heart attack in Cairo, Egypt, on 30 September 2022 at the age of 69.