Esmeralda Agoglia (29 August 1923 - 24 October 2014) was a former Argentine prima ballerina, choreographer and director of Argentina's Ballet Estable.

Biography

Agoglia joined the Ballet Estable at the

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in 1942. From 1949 to 1976 she was the company's

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1923 births Argentine ballerinas Prima ballerinas Actresses from Buenos Aires Argentine choreographers 2014 deaths {{ballet-bio-stub