Maria Kockmann was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay. Her roots are French and broadly European, blending French Basque and Spanish from Asturias on her father's side, with Italian and English on her mother's side. She attended the Lycée Français, like most children of European families who emigrated to South America in the 19th century. Growing up under military dictatorship, her father, a musician and conductor, was arrested, and family members were forced into exile. Amidst this climat
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