Piola Vago

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Piola Vago are a Cumbia Villera ("shantytown cumbia") band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their line-up includes famous Argentina and Boca Juniors football player Carlos Tevez and his brother Diego.

Piola Vago is a band that was started in the slums of Villa de Los Andes (Fuerte Apache)

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