Armando Pontier

Armando Pontier
Background information
Birth nameArmando Francisco Punturero
Born(1917-08-29)August 29, 1917
Zárate, Argentina
DiedDecember 25, 1983(1983-12-25) (aged 66)
GenresTango
Occupation(s)Orchestra conductor, composer, bandoneonist
InstrumentBandoneon
Years active1930–1970

Armando Francisco Punturero, better known as Armando Pontier (Zárate, Argentina, August 29, 1917 – December 25, 1983), was an Argentine tango musician who stood out as an orchestra conductor, composer, and bandoneonist. He was highly representative of the period known as the Golden Age of tango.

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