Musician. He received world-wide notoriety as a South American tango composer in the early 20th century. His orchestra was the first to be admitted into South American aristocratic households where the tango was resisted. Then as one of the four Canaro brothers from Uruguay, he brought the tango to pre-World War II Europe. Not only was he a prolific composer of between 3,500 to 7,000 songs, he was a violinist and an orchestra leader. Many of his songs were written for money and not inspiration. Learning the necessity of copyrighting his songs, he established the Argentinean Society of Composer and Songwriters, SADAIC, and in 1935 purchased the downtown Buenos Aires lot on which the headquarters was built. In 1921 he successfully assembled an 32-piece orchestra, which was new for tango musicians. In 1925 he traveled to Paris, France with his orchestra for an European tour which ended in New York City. Another tour followed throughout Argentina. Of all the songs he composed, he is most well-known for his 1924 co-composition, with his brother Rafael Canaro, of the song “Sentimiento Gaucho,” a tango that was popular for decades. Lyrics were added to the song in 1925 and then the song was the recipient of the National Disco Award. Some of his successful compositions were "Envidia," "Se dice de mi," "La brisa," "Madreselva" and many others. He successfully brought his music to the stage but not with films. Born to Italian parents, who had immigrated to South America in the 1890s, his father was a grave digger, and the family lived in poverty. The family moved from Uruguay to Argentina when the brothers were young. He had no formal schooling. The musicians changed their name from Canarozzo, to “Canaro” for the stage performances. A midwife gave him from birth the nickname of “Pirincho.” Before becoming an award-winning musician, he was a factory worker and an oil drill hand, and after making a violin from an oil can, he played seedy bars. His orchestra could be heard on Argentinean radio from the 1940s through the 1950s. In 1956, he authored his memoirs “My Fifty Years with the Tango.” After developing Paget's Disease, he retired.