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Eduardo Mateo

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Also known as Angel Eduardo Mateo Lopez

Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger (1940-1990)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • LAS NARRATIVAS DEL TERRORISMO
  • Transterrados
  • Como un señor del tiempo

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
UY
Active from
1940-09-10
Active to
1990-05-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
166,053
Total plays
1,846,303

Tags

uruguaycandombesinger-songwriterBossa NovaCandombe Beat

Eduardo Mateo (1940-1990) was a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist and arranger. He played a key role in the development of the modern Uruguayan pop music mixing rock, jazz, bossa nova and local rhythms like candombe, in a similar way than Brazilian Tropicalismo. Musicians like Argentinian songwriter Juana Molina or Academy Award winners Jorge Drexler and Gustavo Santaolalla cited Mateo as a big influence. Artists like Pedro Aznar, Milton Nascimento or León Gieco have covered his songs. <a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Uruguay
Place of birth
Montevideo
Place of death
Montevideo
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
Spanish
Image
Eduardo Mateo disco Mateo solo bien se Lame 1972 Argentina.jpg
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Commons category
Eduardo Mateo
date of birth
1940-09-19
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1960-00-00
birth name
Ángel Eduardo Mateo López
name in native language
Eduardo Mateo
second family name in Spanish name
López
date of death
1990-05-16
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