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Florentín Giménez is a Paraguayan pianist and composer. He is considered one of the most important figures in Paraguayan music. He has composed over 500 works, including symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and works for solo piano. He has also written several books on music theory and composition. Giménez was born in Ybycuí, Paraguay, on 14 March 1925. He began studying music at the age of five, and at the age of nine he was accepted into the National Conservatory of Music in Asunción. He graduated in 1945, and went on to study at the National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Giménez has composed works for orchestra, chamber music, and solo piano. He has also written several books on music theory and composition. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the National Prize for Music from the Paraguayan government in 1998. Giménez is currently 96 years old.

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Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 14 March, 1925
Birthday 14 March
Birthplace Ybycuí, Paraguay
Date of death March 11, 2021
Died Place Asunción, Paraguay
Nationality Paraguay

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2019

He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay, three days short from his 96th birthday.

1953

Because of his protests against the government, Giménez was labeled a communist and arrested in 1953. He was jailed for several months. Upon his release, he signed a contract to play with his orchestra in more than 80 Brazilian cities, but the government refused to allow him to leave the country. In 1956, Giménez left Paraguay.

1950

In 1950, he formed the 14-member orchestra “Florentín Giménez y su típica Moderna”, which featured singers Oscar Escobar, Juan Carlos Miranda, Carlos Centurión, and Jorge Alonso. The group toured extensively in Argentina. During this same period, he formed an orchestra dedicated solely to folk music.

1945

Giménez was born in Ybycuí, Paraguarí Department. In his teens, he learned to play the drums and became a member of the Orchestra of Popular Music, directed by Severo Rodas. In 1945, at the age of 20, he learned to play the piano and became a pianist in Ramón Reyes’ Orchestra, where he stayed until 1947, when the Paraguayan Civil War forced him to leave the country and settle in Argentina. After the war, he returned to Paraguay and formed his first orchestra, “Ritmos de América” (America’s Rhythms).

1925

Florentín Giménez (14 March 1925 – 11 March 2021) was a Paraguayan pianist and composer.