Known For
Sound
Known Credits
5
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-03-05
Day of death
1959-11-17 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
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Heitor Villa-Lobos (Rio de Janeiro, March 5, 1887 – Rio de Janeiro, November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, pianist and guitarist, described as "the most significant creative figure in 20th century in Brazilian classical music", and becoming the best-known South American composer of all time.