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Also known as Luiz Bonfa, Luiz Floriano Bonfá

Brazilian musician (1922–2001)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
BR
Active from
1922-10-17
Active to
2001-01-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
453,029
Total plays
6,139,767

Tags

Bossa Novajazzbrazilianguitarbrazil

Luiz Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born in Rio de Janeiro. He began teaching himself to play guitar as a child. He studied in Rio with Uruguayan classical guitarist Isaías Sávio from the age of 12. These weekly lessons entailed a long, harsh commute by rail and on foot from his family home <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1">Re

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Portuguese
Field of work
music
Instrument
guitar
Record label
RCA Records
Image
LuizBonfa1962.jpg
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cause of death
prostate cancer
Commons category
Luiz Bonfá
date of birth
1922-10-17
date of death
2001-01-12
birth name
Luiz Floriano Bonfá
name in native language
Luiz Bonfá
end of work period
2000-00-00
start of work period
1955-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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