Eduardo Mateo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduardo Mateo

Uruguayan musician

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1940

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 16-May-1990

Profession: composer, songwriter, guitarist, percussionist

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Eduardo Mateo (1940–1990) was a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger.
He played an important role in the development of modern Uruguayan music that combines beat, jazz, bossa nova and local rhythms like candombe in a way similar to Brazilian Tropicalismo.
Academy Award-winner Jorge Drexler cited Mateo as a big influence. His songs have been performed by Pedro Aznar, Martin Buscaglia, Hugo Fattoruso, Fernando Cabrera, Leon Gieco, Mio Matsuda, Sandra Mihanovich, Milton Nascimento, Jaime Roos, and Tomohiro Yahiro.