The following year he joined Astor Piazzolla’s Octeto Buenos Aires with the bandoneons of Piazzolla and Roberto Pansera (later replaced by Leopoldo Federico), the violin of Hugo Baralis, the cello of José Bragato, the double bass of Aldo Nicolini (later replaced by Juan Vasallo), the electric guitar of Horacio Malvicino and the piano of Atilio Stampone.
He worked with a series of renowned tango musicians such as Roberto Grela, Leopoldo Federico and Paul Garello and with Horacio Salgán he composed the Oratorio Carlos Gardel in 1975.
Following his switch to Columbia Records in 1961, the Pontier orchestra incorporated a new bandoneonist, Leopoldo Federico, and the association helped make the group the most successful in its genre, at the time.
Since that time, he had acted in Argentina and abroad, and recorded songs with artists like Armando Pontier, Charly García, Pedro Aznar, Leopoldo Federico, Raúl Garello, Litto Nebbia, the guitarist Roberto Grela and José Colángelo.
Federico García Lorca | University of Naples Federico II | São Leopoldo | Federico Luppi | Federico Boyd | Leopoldo Federico | Leopoldo Batres | Federico Peña | Federico Hernández Denton | Federico Faggin | Federico Barocci | Luis Federico Leloir | Leopoldo Alas | Federico Moccia | Federico Méndez | Federico Halbherr | Federico Garcia Lorca | Federico Errázuriz Echaurren | Federico Cesi | Federico Caffè | Federico Borromeo | Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan | Leopoldo Alas (Clarín) | Giovanni Federico | Federico Zuccari | Federico Ughi | Federico Savelli | Federico Higuaín | Federico Errázuriz Zañartu | Federico Bahamontes |