 He was the creator of the standard tango sextet (Orquesta típica), and the establisher of the piano in the tango orchestra.Firpo was born in the Flores district of Buenos Aires, where his father owned a grocery store.Firpo left school at 15 to work with his father and then several other companies, he eventually saved 200 Pesos (around US$100, at the time) to buy his first piano.