Name Pedro Maffia Movies Canillita | Died October 16, 1967 Role Composer | |
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Albums Sangre Bohemia (Historical Recordings), (1930-1931), Pedro Maffia, Arreando (Historical Recordings) Similar People Pedro Laurenz, Homero Manzi, Catulo Castillo, Alfredo Malerba, Paul Misraki | ||
Music director Eclipse of the Sun | ||
Today s tango is chiqu pedro maffia 21 03 1931
Pedro Mario Maffia (August 28, 1899 – October 16, 1967) was an Argentine tango bandoneonist, bandleader, composer and teacher, as well as starring in several tango films.
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- Today s tango is chiqu pedro maffia 21 03 1931
- Today s tango is perlas negras pedro maffia 06 09 1929
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Maffia had a hard upbringing, he was beaten with a chain by his father and lived in dire poverty. He eventually ran away from home to live in the town of Punta Alta in Buenos Aires Province, where he was discovered by Carlos Gardel and José Razzano.
Maffia is remembered as a pioneer of the bandoneon and a great stylist. He was one of the first to play the instrument a cappella. He had a relaxed playing style and an inventiveness for misplaced accents and nuances.
Maffia starred in a number of tango films including ¡Tango! (1933), Canillita (1936) and Fueye querido (1966). He also worked as a music teacher, and wrote an important method of teaching the bandoneon.
The bandoneonist Aníbal Troilo dedicated a song to him entitled A Pedro Maffia.