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'''Pedro Mario Maffia''' (August 28, 1899 – October 16, 1967) was an ] ]ist, ], ] and teacher, as well as starring in several tango films. '''Pedro Mario Maffia''' (August 28, 1899 – October 16, 1967) was an ] ]ist, ], ] 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 ] in the ], where he was discovered by ] and ]. The son of Italian immigrants Angelo V. Maffia and Luisa Spinelli from ], 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 ] in ], where he was discovered by ] and ].


Maffia is remembered as a pioneer of the bandoneon and a great stylist. He was one of the first to play the instrument ]. He had a relaxed playing style and an inventiveness for misplaced accents and nuances. Maffia is remembered as a pioneer of the bandoneon and a great stylist. He was one of the first to play the instrument ]. He had a relaxed playing style and an inventiveness for misplaced accents and nuances.
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Pedro Maffia

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.

The son of Italian immigrants Angelo V. Maffia and Luisa Spinelli from Lombardy, 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.

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