Pedro Maffia was born on August 28th, 1899 in Balvanera.
He had a connection with music since he was a boy: first through the piano but some years later, when he heard "Pichuco" playing a "Bandoneon", he decided to start playing that instrument, so he began taking bandoneon lessons with Pepin Piazza. That would be one of his best decisions since, many years later he would be remembered as the best bandoneon player.
In 1913 he started playing at parties and cafes but as he was very young he was not taken into account. So he decided to travel around the country and perform on his own. In 1917 Jose Ricardo discovered Maffia, and convinced Roberto Firpo of letting the young artist play in his orchestra. This was one of Maffia´s career brightest points. He stopped  playing in 1921 but he went on playing when they recorded albums for about 5 years. In 1922 he played in Juan Carlos Cobian's sextet and he went on when Cobian was reemplaced by Julio De Caro. His mates were Leopoldo Thompsom, Francisco and Emilio De Caro, Luis Petruccelli, and some time later Pedro Laurenz. In 1926 he formed his own orchestra with Cayetano Puglisi, Alfredo De Franco, Francisco De Lorenzo, Elvino Vardaro and Osvaldo Pugliese. The following year he was a bandoneon teacher in a conservatory he directed together with Piana. In the late 30's he formed a group: "Los 5 ases Pebeco" with Pedro Laurenz, Ciriaco Ortiz, Carlos Marcucci and Sebastian Piana. Among his singers were Francisco Fiorentino (Fiore); Hector Pacheco and Pedro Lauga. He recorded for the following companies: Columbia, Brunswick, Odeon, Victor and T.K. As a composer he wrote the following songs: "Pelele"; "Triste" (Sad); "Diablito" (Little devil); "La mariposa" (The butterfly); "Amurado"; "Sentencia" (Veredict); "Amarguras" (Bitterness); "Pobre gallo bataraz" ( Poor batarz cock); "Pura maña"; "Noches de reyes" (Wise men from the East night); "Te aconsejo que me olvides" (I advice you to forget me); "Organito de mi barrio" (Pipe organ from my suburb);
"Taconeando"; "Ventarron" (Stong wind); "Manganga"; "Cornetin"; "No aflojes" (Go on); "Misa rea"; "Bandoneon"; "Berretines"; "Mineral"(Mineral); "Arco iris"(Rainbow) and "Tiny". He died on October 16th, 1967 in Flores, where he had lived all his life. Pedro Maffia was an innovator, a revolutionary and he was the example for many great artists, such as Troilo and Piazzola; according to the historians and the audience he was one of the most prestigious players. "El portal del tango" wants to pay homage to Pedro Maffia on the day of his birth and we want to send our sincere greetings to his family.