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Osvaldo Ruggiero

Osvaldo Ruggiero was a tango musician and composer who joined Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra in 1939 and remained associated with it until 1968 [1][5]. That year he co-founded the Sexteto Tango with Pugliese colleagues [4]. He died in Buenos Aires on 31 May 1994 [3].

Osvaldo Ruggiero was born on 22 September 1922, according to one source [8]. He is described as having joined Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra at the age of seventeen in 1939 [1]. Sources do not fully agree on his age at the time, as noted below [1][8]. A 1939 line-up of the Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Pugliese lists him among the bandoneons, alongside Enrique Alessio and Luis Bonnat [6]. One source gives his membership in the orchestra as running from 1939 to 1968 [5].

In October 1968 Ruggiero co-founded the Sexteto Tango with colleagues from the Pugliese orchestra, and the group debuted at Caño 14 [4]. With the sextet he toured the Americas, played the Teatro Colón, and appeared in Paris during a European tour [3][4]. He was also a composer. Credits attribute to him the tangos "Tiempo", "Para dos", "Yunta de oro", "A mis compañeros" and "Malambeao" , and Pugliese's orchestra recorded several of his works [3]. He died in Buenos Aires on 31 May 1994 and was buried in Chacarita [3].

Early life

One source gives Ruggiero's date of birth as 22 September 1922 [8]. The dossier contains no information on his birthplace, family or musical training [8].

With Osvaldo Pugliese (1939–1968)

Ruggiero is described as joining Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra at seventeen in 1939 [1]. In his own account, the group first worked at El Germinal, and the definitive line-up debuted at the Café El Nacional in August 1939 [1]. A separate record gives August 1939 as the month he joined the orchestra [1]. If the 22 September 1922 birth date is correct, he would have been sixteen in August 1939, so the sources are not fully consistent on his age when he joined [1][8].

A 1939 personnel listing of the Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Pugliese includes the following members [6]:

  • Bandoneons: Enrique Alessio, Osvaldo Ruggiero, Luis Bonnat [6]
  • Violins: Enrique Camerano, Julio Carrasco, Jaime Tursky [6]
  • Double bass: Aniceto Rossi [6]
  • Singers: Amadeo Mandarino and Roberto Beltrán [6]

A biographical sketch of the singer Amadeo Mandarino also names him among the orchestra's members, using the spelling "Ruggero" [7].

Sources record his time in the orchestra differently. One gives a span from 1939 to 1968 [5]. Another places him in the orchestra in 1939 [6][7] and also records him there in a 1945–1947 period [6]. These records do not necessarily conflict, but they cover different spans [5][6].

Pugliese's orchestra recorded Ruggiero's composition "Catuzo" in 1949 and his "Para dos" in 1952 [3].

Sexteto Tango

In October 1968 Ruggiero co-founded the Sexteto Tango with fellow members of the Pugliese orchestra, and the new group debuted at Caño 14 [4]. In 1970 the sextet made a long tour of the Americas that ended in Los Angeles [4].

In 1974 Ruggiero played the Teatro Colón with the sextet, on a bill that also included Troilo and Salgán [3]. In 1987, during a European tour, he performed for two months at Trottoirs de Buenos Aires in Paris [4].

Compositions

Ruggiero composed the tango "Tiempo" in 1946 [2]. Music credits attribute the following works to him :

- "Tiempo" - "Para dos" - "Yunta de oro" - "A mis compañeros" - "Malambeao"

His "Catuzo" was recorded by Pugliese's orchestra in 1949, and "Para dos" in 1952 [3].

Death

Ruggiero died in Buenos Aires on 31 May 1994 and was buried in Chacarita [3].

References

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  1. 1.Osvaldo Ruggiero y sus confidencias · todotango.com“Primero trabajamos en El Germinal, pero la formación definitiva debutó en el Café El Nacional, en agosto de 1939.”
  2. 2.Osvaldo Ruggiero · todotango.com
  3. 3.Osvaldo Ruggiero · es.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.Sexteto Tango · todotango.com
  5. 5.Osvaldo Pugliese · en.wikipedia.org
  6. 6.Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Pugliese · todotango.com“1939. Enrique Alessio, Osvaldo Ruggiero, Luis Bonnat (bandoneones); Enrique Camerano, Julio Carrasco, Jaime Tursky (violines); Aniceto Rossi (contrabajo). Cantores: Amadeo Mandarino y Roberto Beltrán.”
  7. 7.Amadeo Mandarino - Semblanza por Abel Palermo · todotango.com“Osvaldo Ruggero”
  8. 8.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app

Tours

  1. 1970Long tour of the Americas with the sextet, ending in Los Angeles.†

    Part of Sexteto Tango's 1970 tour of the Americas

    Places named: Los Angeles

  2. 1987Two months at Trottoirs de Buenos Aires in Paris during a European tour.†

    Part of Sexteto Tango's 1987 European tour

    Places named: Paris

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As a musician1994

  • bandoneon, 1994

As a composer

As a musician

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Instruments: bandoneon.

Played in

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Pugliese
  2. 2todotango.com/historias/cronica/435/Orquesta-Tipica-Osvaldo-Pugliese/
  3. 3todotango.com/creadores/biografia/107/Amadeo-Mandarino/
  4. 4todotango.com/english/history/chronicle/435/Orquesta-Tipica-Osvaldo-Pugliese
  5. 5es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexteto_Tango

Composer8

Yunta de oro — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Para dos — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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A mis compañeros — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Tiempo — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Malambeao — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Tremolina — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Catuzo — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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N.N. — composed by Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Notes12

Joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra at seventeen; it plays Café Germinal and debuts at Café El Nacional in August.1939

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Composes the tango Tiempo.1946

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Pugliese's orchestra records his Catuzo.1949

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Pugliese's orchestra records his Para dos.1952

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In October co-founds the Sexteto Tango with Pugliese colleagues; debut at Caño 14.1968

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Long tour of the Americas with the sextet, ending in Los Angeles.1970

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Plays the Teatro Colón with the sextet, alongside Troilo and Salgán.1974

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Two months at Trottoirs de Buenos Aires in Paris during a European tour.1987

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Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in Chacarita.May 31, 1994

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Bandoneonista y compositor

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Ruggiero's long held bandoneón note at the start of Mala Pinta, drifting off into silence, exemplifies the courage and fearlessness Lavocah hears as central to the Pugliese sound.

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Known as «El Tano»

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Played in3

Played in Osvaldo Pugliese1939–1968

Supported · 2

Played in Sexteto TangoOct 1968

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Enrique Mora — played in Osvaldo Ruggiero

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Joined1

Joined Osvaldo PuglieseAug 1939

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Born1

Born on September 22, 1922

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Left1

Left Osvaldo Pugliese1968

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In other catalogues4

TodoTango · creador/706

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Wikidata · Q55432962source

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MusicBrainz · f2c5e2b2-f2e8-4095-82b1-6db57b07e117source

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tango.info · OsvalRuggi

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Died1

Died on May 31, 1994

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Birthplace1

Born in Buenos Aires Argentina

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