Miguel Ángel Estrella (4 July 1940 – 7 April 2022) was an Argentine pianist,

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, and a juror of the Russell Tribunal. As a pianist, he numbered Celia de Bronstein, Erwin Leuchter, and

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among his mentors. He was born in

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, Argentina. He went into exile on 1976 during the

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and was imprisoned and tortured in 1977 by the

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. He was released in 1980. From 2007 to 2016 he was the Argentine ambassador to the

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and in 2010 he performed in the Estudio País Bicentenario programme broadcast by the state-run

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. On 11 March 2013, he was honoured by the

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for his career and his defense of human rights.Miguel Ángel Estrella recibió la distinción de honor del Senado
/ref> He died in Paris, France.

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