ini ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁and ▁ad oles c ence ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Camp ana ▁on ▁the ▁Par an á ▁River . ▁ ▁Here ▁he ▁studied ▁the ▁viol in ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁viol in ist ▁Juan ▁E h iert ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁when ▁Carlos ▁Gard el ▁gave ▁a ▁concert ▁in ▁Camp ana , ▁Franc ini ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁H é ctor ▁St am pon i , ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁as ▁him , ▁ ▁presented ▁Gard el ▁with ▁a ▁t ango ▁which ▁the ▁friends , ▁had ▁composed ▁together . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁▁ ▁Franc ini ▁started ▁his ▁musical ▁career ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁or chestra ▁of ▁El h ert , ▁which ▁included ▁ ▁H é ctor ▁St am pon i ▁and ▁Arm ando ▁Pont ier , ▁ ▁and ▁performed ▁on ▁a ▁well - known ▁afternoon ▁programme ▁on ▁Radio ▁Pri eto . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁form ▁a ▁tri o ▁with ▁St am pon i ▁and ▁Pont ier ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁Radio ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁or chestra ▁of ▁Miguel ▁Cal ó ▁which ▁included ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁Os mar ▁Mad erna , ▁Dom ingo ▁Feder ico , ▁Carlos ▁L azz ari ▁and ▁Arm ando ▁Pont ier . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Franc ini ▁and ▁Pont ier ▁formed ▁the ▁Or questa ▁Franc ini - P ont ier ▁which ▁played ▁together ▁successfully ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years ▁and ▁made ▁ 1 2 0 ▁records , ▁ 3 4 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁instrument als ,