After some rough years as a struggling artist, Argentine bandoneonist, composer, and arranger Rodolfo Mederos joined the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese, in which he served as bandoneonist and arranger until 1974. Afterward he formed a group of his own, Generación Cero, and began releasing solo albums with 1978's Todo Hoy. In 1984, he and associates founded La Escuela de Música Popular in the Avellaneda neighborhood, at which he served as a professor for many years. This didn't stop him from resuming his recording career. Eterno Buenos Aires (1999), Tangos (2000), and Comunidad (2006) were nominated for Latin Grammy Awards. ~ Jason Birchmeier