Luiz Bonfá
Sign in to saveAlso known as Luiz Bonfa, Luiz Floriano Bonfá
Brazilian musician (1922–2001)
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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
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
- Genre
- samba-canção
- 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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