Héctor Varela (other)
Hector Varela may refer to: *Héctor Varela (musician) (1914–1987), Argentine tango Bandoneonist, bandleader and composer *Héctor Varela (author), Puerto Rican author *Héctor Benigno Varela Héctor Benigno Varela (January 27, 1875 – January 27, 1923) was an Argentina, Argentine military officer, best known for having been responsible for the massacre of between 300 and 1,500 workers in the Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz ...

Héctor Varela (musician)
Salustiano Paco Varela (29 January 1914 - 30 January 1987) was an Argentine tango bandoneónist, bandleader and composer. Varela was born and raised in Avellaneda in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, where he trained as an accountant. He played in several bands from the age of 16, including those of Alberto Gambino and Juan d'Arienzo. He went on to form his own tango orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ..., which performed on Argentine radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked with several singers, including Rodolfo Lesica, whom he met in a taxi, and Argentino Ledesma. External linksHéctor Varelaat todotango.comHéctor Varelaat tango.info * 1914 births 1987 deaths People from Avellaneda Argentine people of Galician descent Argen ...
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Héctor Varela (author)
Héctor Varela is a Puerto Rican author. His main work, the novel ''Affinity for Trouble: A Puerto Rican Story'' (2006) tells the story of a boy growing up in Santurce, a central neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the 1940s and 1950s. Life Varela was born and raised in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico until he was almost 11 years old, when he moved with his family to Fort Bliss, Texas.Midwest Latino"Interview with Héctor Varela"Retrieved on November 20, 2008. Upon arrival in the U.S., he did not speak English. After his father's infantry duty tour in Korea, Héctor became an Army brat on Army tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. Varela served honorably in the United States Navy for eight years, then returned to Puerto Rico and became Deputy Assistant Labor Relations Director for Fluor/Daniel Caribbean during the industrial pharmaceutical boom of the 1970s. In 1980 he returned to the U.S., where he served as a Police Officer at the Miami-D ...
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