Astor Piazzolla
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".
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- Born:
- Mar 11, 1921 In Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 16
- First Appeared:
- In the movie El día que me quieras 1935-07-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark 2018-08-30
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark | Self (archive footage) | 2018-08-30 |
| Movie | Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo | Self (archive footage) | 2017-09-03 |
| Movie | Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel | Self - Composer | 2017-04-03 |
| Movie | Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla | Self (archive footage) | 2017-09-07 |
| Movie | Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango | Self | 2007-06-12 |
| Movie | Quereme así (Piantao) | Self | 1997-12-04 |
| Movie | Astor Piazzolla in Portrait | Self | 1990-06-23 |
| Movie | Astor Piazzolla en Shams | Self - Bandoneon | 1985-01-01 |
| Series | Bei Bio | Self | 1983-03-10 |
| Movie | Argentinísima | Self | 1972-06-07 |
| Movie | Tango argentino | Self | 1969-01-01 |
| Movie | Fuelle querido | Self | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | Prisioneros de una noche | 1962-01-30 | |
| Movie | El cielo en las manos | 1950-03-20 | |
| Movie | El hombre del sábado | 1947-10-10 | |
| Movie | El día que me quieras | Newspaper's kid | 1935-07-11 |