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Paolo Zavallone, known professionally as El Pasador, was born on August 29, 1932, in Riccione, Italy. He began his musical career in the early 1950s as a keyboardist with Henghel Gualdi's group before forming his own band in 1957. Zavallone initially released singles under his real name on labels such as CAR Juke Box and Club, distributed by Dischi Ricordi. He also wrote songs for other artists, including "Le Notti lunghe" for Adriano Celentano’s 1965 album Non mi dir. In the mid-1970s, Zavallone adopted the pseudonym El Pasador and released several albums, including Il Meglio De El Pasador (1976) and Amanda Mia Amore Mio (1978). Notable singles under this alias include "Madrugada" (1975), "Amazonas" (1976), and "Amada Mia, Amore Mio" (1977), which was featured in the 1977 Festivalbar. El Pasador also composed TV themes like "La Sberla" and "Non stop", and directed the orchestra at the 1978 Sanremo Music Festival. In 1980, he appeared in the film Sbamm! and collaborated with his daughter Cristina on the single "Papà ha la bua". Zavallone worked on arrangements for the Zecchino d'Oro from 1989 to 2001 before retiring from television. His song "Amada Mia, Amore Mio" was included in Woody Allen’s 2012 film To Rome with Love. El Pasador passed away on June 20, 2023, at the age of 90.
