Maria Martínez (singer)

Maria Martínez
"Maria L'Antillaise" by Nadar, tentatively identified as Martínez
Born
Ana María Loreto Martínez

c.1820
Havana, Cuba
Occupation(s)Guitarist, singer

Ana María Loreto Martínez was a Cuban guitarist and singer who was active in Spain, France, and the United Kingdom in the mid 19th-century. Originating in Cuba, she moved to Seville and studied at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. She performed to prominent audiences in Paris and later London, at Her Majesty's Theatre, which attracted significant press coverage.