Alfredo Juan Falú (born October 10, 1948) is an

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ist and composer. He was born in Tucumán in 1948, to a family of

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descent. His uncle, Eduardo Falú, was by then a well-known folk guitarist. A

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by profession and adherent of left-wing

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during the 1970s, Falú was forced into exile after losing his brother, Lucho, to Argentina's notorious "

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." He returned to

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after 1983 and later began teaching at the

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was a Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20t ...

Music Conservatory. He received, among other awards, the 2005

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for best folklore group together with

Liliana Herrero Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, Entre Ríos. In 1966, she moved to Rosario, Santa Fe, in order to study Philosophy, and has since become an adoptive citizen. In her youth, she took part in the vocal groups ' ...

. Falú continues to perform in solo concerts and with other prominent figures in Argentine folklore. He is the brother of architect and social activist Ana Falú,

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student activist , and lawyer and politician Dr. Jose Ricardo Falú.

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Argentine classical guitarists Argentine male guitarists 1948 births Living people Argentine people of Syrian descent People from Tucumán Province Argentine composers {{Argentina-composer-stub