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Waldo de los Ríos

Waldo de los Ríos, Argentine composer and conductor (died 1977)

Born
September 7, 1934
Died
March 28, 1977
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1934

About Waldo de los Ríos

Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro Gutiérrez, better known as Waldo de los Ríos, was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger. His first recordings were made with his folk group "Los Waldos". His record Mozart in the Seventies rearranged famous Mozart pieces in a contemporary style, with a large percussion section.

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The world when Waldo de los Ríos was born

Waldo de los Ríos was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Waldo de los Ríos's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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