Pixinguinha

Known for: Acting

Born: April 22, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Died: February 16, 1973

Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, known as Pixinguinha (April 23, 1897 – February 17, 1973) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha composed popular music, particularly within the genre known as choro. Description above taken from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons.