Alicia Ika

Alicia "Makohe" Ika (born October 8, 1976) is a native Rapa Nui actress,[1] musician,[2] surf instructor and tourist agent.[3] She was born to a Rapa Nui mother and a Chilean father. Alicia received international fame, particularly in the climbing and surfing community, after appearing in the documentary sports drama 180° South[4][5] in 2010.

Alicia Ika
Born
Alicia Salomé Acuña Ika

(1976-10-08) October 8, 1976
Hanga Roa, Easter Island
OccupationActress, musician, surf instructor
Spouse(s)Marcus Edensky (2012-present)
Children2

After having dedicated the earlier years of her adult life to wave surfing, her always present interest in music grew stronger. In 2003, in a time when she lived at Hawai'i, Makohe started singing professionally. Two years later, when she returned to Rapa Nui, she introduced a new sound to the Rapa Nui music culture with her Hawai'ian influences and partially falsett voice. Having inherited her mother's singing voice and being the first female artist of the island she quickly became an acknowledged artist.

Bringing outside influences to Easter Island, she brought the idea of teaching surf when she opened up the island's first surf school in 2005. She was then the only female surfer in the Easter Island waves, which at first caused controversy. After having had a strong presence in the local surfing community, several women later followed her example. Today, being a female surfer is socially accepted in the Easter Island surfing community.

Alicia Ika currently has two released CD's: Hokorua and Te 'Ua Te Tokerau. Hokorua is a mix between covers of traditional Rapa Nui music and her own songs, while Te 'Ua Te Tokerau solely consists of her own original songs.

In 2014, she appeared with family in House Hunters International on HGTV.

References
  1. "Makohe". IMDb.
  2. "Alicia "Makohe" Ika". iTunes.
  3. "About Easter Island Travel".
  4. "Crew list - Makohe". 180° South. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  5. Malloy, Chris; Chouinard, Yvon, eds. (2010). 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless. Patagonia Books. ISBN 9780979065941.


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