An 85-year-old pensioner had his bandoneon stolen, which he used to work on the street to survive
Enrique Fasuolo, an 85-year-old retiree, had his bandoneon stolen, which he used to play around the Obelisco to make ends meet, as his pension is not enough to survive. At this moment, the main concern is to recover the stolen instrument, since in addition to being his means of work, bandoneons in Argentina are declared cultural heritage.
Fasuolo has been an itinerant artist for years, working a few meters from the Obelisco in Buenos Aires and in the adjacent subway stations. He could be found at the Lima or 9 de Julio stations any day of the week. Thanks to this activity, he was able to supplement his pension and support himself and his wife.
On February 25, Enrique Fasuolo was working a few meters from the obelisk on Corrientes and 9 de Julio, when a thief approached him while he was putting away the instrument and threatened him with a gun.
The criminal took the bandoneon with total impunity using the cart that Enrique himself used to transport his instrument.
At this moment, Fasuolo is desperately seeking to speed up the process so that the Federal Police, Interpol and the Buenos Aires City Police can find the stolen object.
On the other hand, you can help the musician by donating money to his bank account until he can get another instrument. Banco Nación, CBU: 0110095230009504084401.
A street artist who loves musicFasuolo was born on September 3, 1940 in Buenos Aires. His scores with popular and classical repertoires thrilled sensitive passersby. "I feel that music rejuvenates me," he confessed in an interview with Infobae a few years ago.
He has been retired since 2004. He had been a toolmaker, a worker in a lathe factory for dentists, and a janitor at the ECEA school in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Real.
"When I was younger I was very afraid of playing in front of people. When I had the opportunity, during Alfonsín's government, they let me play on Florida Street and later on the subway. That contact with people disinhibited me, it freed me. Now I can play anywhere and I don't feel that fear," he said in the same note.
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