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Mario Demarco
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1959Leaves Pugliese before the tour of China and the USSR; Julián Plaza replaces him.†
Places named: China
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As an orchestra leader
As a musician1968
- bandoneon, 1968
As a composer
As a musician
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Instruments: bandoneon. Led Mario Demarco.
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- 1959
Composer4
Pata ancha — composed by Mario DemarcoSupported · 2
Entrador — composed by Mario DemarcoSupported · 2
Llegando a puerto — composed by Mario DemarcoSupported · 2
Si nace chancleta — composed by Mario DemarcoSingle source
Played in1
Played in Osvaldo Pugliese1955, 1956Single source
In other catalogues4
Born1
Born on August 5, 1917Supported · 2
Died1
Died on February 4, 1970Supported · 2
Birthplace1
Born in Buenos Aires ArgentinaSupported · 2
Notes3
Bandoneonista, director, arreglador y compositorSupported · 2
Bandoneonist Mario Demarco joined Pugliese's orchestra after a long career as a sideman in other bands.Single source
Bandoneonist Mario Demarco led his own, commercially unsuccessful orchestra before joining Pugliese in the early 1950s, bringing with him a theme that became one of Pugliese's tangos.Single source
Arranged for1
Arranged for Roberto Rufino1959Single source
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