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Pedro Mario Maffia (August 28, 1899 – October 16, 1967) was an Argentine tango

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ist, bandleader, composer and teacher, as well as starring in several tango films. 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

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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 ''

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'' (1933), '' Canillita'' (1936) and '' Fueye querido'' (1966). He also worked as a music teacher, and wrote an important method of teaching the

. The bandoneonist

Aníbal Troilo Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician. Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular with ...

dedicated a song to him entitled ''A Pedro Maffia''.

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Pedro Maffia
at tango.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Maffia, Pedro 1899 births 1967 deaths Tango musicians Argentine musicians Male tango film actors Argentine people of Italian descent People from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine male actors Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery