Mário Zan
Accordionist Mario Giovanni Zandomeneghi, better known by his stage name Mario
Zan, was born on October 9, 1920, in the small town of Roncade in the Treviso
province, Italy. A few months after his birth, his family relocated to Santa
Adélia in the interior of São Paulo. Encouraged by his cousin, fellow
accordionist Hilário Fossalussa, Mario Zan picked up the instrument at the age
of 13 and quickly became a virtuoso, receiving praise from artists like Luís
Gonzaga. Some of his most famous compositions include "Quadrilha Completa,"
"Balão Bonito," "Noites de Junho," and "Pula a Fog...
