Maria Entraigues-Abramson

Born in Buenos Aires, Entraigues became involved in the entertainment business when she was very young, acting on the popular TV show Supermingo with Juan Carlos Altavista. She toured as a singer with artist Alejandro Lerner, appearing on three albums with him. Later she sang with various artists, including Luis Miguel, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin,[8] Rubén Rada, Juan Carlos Baglietto, Nito Mestre, Ricardo Montaner, Shaila Dúrcal, Pepe Aguilar, Jean-Michel Byron, Cristian Castro, Colin Hay, and Eikichi Yazawa. She writes a monthly article about "The Voice and Singing" for Músico Pro, a Spanish music magazine from Music Maker Publications.[8]

Entraigues moved to Boston in 1992 when she was awarded with a scholarship to study Voice Performance and Composition at the Berklee College of Music. She later established herself in Los Angeles, California, and became a United States citizen. From 2009 to 2012, she also served as cultural attaché to the Consulate General of Argentina in Los Angeles.[8][9]

Entraigues engaged in singing and songwriting for movies including A Beautiful Life, and for A Walk in the Clouds, which was directed by Alfonso Arau, with whom she worked on six films after that. She also composed and performed music for Rush Hour 3, and for Disney movies, Disney radio campaigns and FOX Latin Television.

In 2005, Entraigues received an ASCAP award for co-writing the song "Luchare Por Tu Amor". This song was written as part of the soundtrack for the film, Zapata, starring Alejandro Fernández, for which the music was otherwise composed by Entraigues and Ruy Folguera.[10] Her performance of the works of music of legendary singer Carlos Gardel was positively reviewed in Global Rhythm, in 2007, where a reviewer noted that "ten classic tracks are lovingly interpreted by singer Maria Entraigues", and wrote that Entraigues "has a sweet voice which seduces me every time I hear the album".[11] Entraigues performed with the Cómplices Tour of Mexican singer Luis Miguel from 2008 to 2009. In 2010, she appeared in the Italian romantic comedy The Trick in the Sheet (original title: L'imbroglio Nel Lenzuolo), for which she also composed the music. In one scene, Entraigues sings Quando men vo from Puccini's opera, La bohème.[8]

Entraigues is also a pilot, and worked in that capacity on the set of the 2010 film, Jackass 3D.[12] She began flying out of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, as a way to overcome a fear of flying.[8] Her husband, Gary Abramson, is also a private pilot.[8]

Entraigues serves as the Director of Development for the SENS Research Foundation,[13] and is also part of the Advisory Team of the Coalition for Radical Life Extension,[14] a board member of the International Longevity Alliance,[15] Director of Communications for the California Transhumanist Party,[16] and a member of the advisory board of the Lifeboat Foundation.[9] In 2019, Aging Analytics[17] named Entraigues one of the Top-50 Women Longevity Leaders.[18] In 2022, she joined the Scientific Advisory Board of Afrolongevity, an organization aimed at addressing longevity issues in Africa,[19] and was designated an ambassador of the UK-based United Sigma Intelligence Association.[20]

• Maria Entraigues-Abramson at IMDb
• Lifeboat Foundation biography of Maria Entraigues
• "2111 show features Alcor member Maria Entraigues", Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence (May 10, 2013)
• Front and Center: Singer, Composer, Pilot, Global Outreach Coordinator at SENS Research Foundation, Maria Entraigues-Abramson, Women's International Music Network (October 2015)