Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Birthdate
1921-03-11
Day of Death
1992-07-04
Place of Birth
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Astor Piazzolla
Biography
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".
Filmography (18)
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself
Milva, diva per sempre
2024
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
2018
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
2017
⭐ 8.3
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - Composer
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
2008No Image
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
2007
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
Quereme así (Piantao)
1997
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
1990No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - Bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
1985No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
1984
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Él mismo
Argentinísima
1972
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Self
Tango argentino
1969
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Fuelle querido
1967
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Unknown
