Facts: - name: arsenio rodriguez - label: victor smc pro-arte puchito seeco ansonia tico epic - associated acts: conjunto chappottin sabu martinez carlos '' patato '' valdes Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of arsenio rodriguez .
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arsenio rodriguez -lrb- born ignacio arsenio travieso scull ; 31 august 1911 -- 30 december 1970 -rrb- was a cuban musician , composer and bandleader .he played the tres , as well as the tumbadora , and he specialized in son , rumba and other afro-cuban music styles .in the 1940s and 1950s rodriguez reorganized the son conjunto -lrb- ' son group ' -rrb- and developed the son montuno , the basic template of modern-day salsa .he claimed to be the true creator of the mambo and was an important as well as a prolific composer who wrote nearly two hundred songs .