Argentinian piano prodigy Martha Argerich among Kennedy Center honorees

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By Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News Latino (4 minute read) 

For the second year in a row a Latin artist will receive the nation’s highest honor for the arts.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday that the Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich will be honored this year alongside acting great Al Pacino, rock band The Eagles, gospel singer Mavis Staples and singer-songwriter James Taylor.

“My late mother would be very proud today, and I would like to share this wonderful tribute with her,” Argerich, 75, said in a statement, adding that her mother always dreamed that she would study and perform in the United States.

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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the pianist was a child prodigy who gave her first concert at age 8 . . . READ MORE 

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Lucia I. Suarez Sang is the Entertainment Editor for Fox News Latino. She can be reached at lucia.suarez@foxnewslatino.com. Follow her on Twitter @luciasuarezsang

[Photo by Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación Argentina/Flickr]

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