Miguel Ángel Estrella

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Miguel Ángel Estrella (born 4 July 1940 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina), is an Argentine pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and a juror of the Russell Tribunal.

As a pianist, he numbers , , and Nadia Boulanger among his mentors.

He went into exile on 1976 during the National Reorganization Process and was imprisoned and tortured in 1977 by the Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay. He was released in 1980.[1]

From 2007 to 2016 he was the Argentine ambassador to the UNESCO and in 2010 he performed in the programme broadcast by the state-run Canal Siete. On 11 March 2013 he was honoured by the Argentine Senate for his career and his defense of human rights.[2]

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  1. ^ Miguel Angel Estrella homenajea en París a su “ángel liberador”(in Spanish)
  2. ^ Miguel Ángel Estrella recibió la distinción de honor del Senado(in Spanish)

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