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
all 95
Movies 86
self 15
TV Shows 9
Original Music Composer
María de Buenos Aires (2019)
Movie
Self
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark (2018)
Movie
Music
Tres Desinteresados y un Amante (2017)
Movie
Self
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla (2017)
Movie
Self
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo (2017)
Movie
Music
Los Amantes del Tigre (2017)
Movie
Composer
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel (2017)
Movie
Music
Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili (2013)
Movie
Composer
Cómo se hizo "El exilio de Gardel" (2010)
Movie
Self
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango (2007)
Movie
Composer
Satori Uso (2007)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Los Misterios del Tango (2006)
TV
Songs
Los simuladores (2002)
TV
Self
Quereme así (Piantao) (1997)
Movie
Composer
Nackt im Cabrio (1997)
Movie
Composer
Unter der Milchstraße (1996)
Movie
Composer
The Lion with the White Beard (1995)
Movie
Music
Ett sommarspel (1994)
Movie
Music
The Color of Love (1994)
Movie
Composer
The Journey (1992)
Movie
Self
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait (1990)
Movie
Composer
Hab' ich nur deine Liebe (1989)
Movie
Composer
Enligt beslut (1988)
Movie
Self - Guest
Siempre lunes (1988)
TV
Composer
The South (1988)
Movie
Chico & Caetano (1986)
TV
Composer
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985)
Movie
Self - Bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla en Shams (1985)
Movie
Composer
Der Callboy (1985)
Movie
Composer
Cuarteles de invierno (1984)
Movie
Composer
Henry IV (1984)
Movie
Music
Ein Bett mit Passagieren (1984)
Movie
Composer
Bella Donna (1983)
Movie
Self
Bei Bio (1983)
TV
Composer
Are We? (1982)
Movie
Composer
To Return (1982)
Movie
Music
Le Pont du Nord (1982)
Movie
Music
Neon City (1982)
Movie
Self
Champs-Elysées (1982)
TV
Composer
Paris s'en va (1981)
Movie
Composer
El infierno tan temido (1980)
Movie
Composer
The Intruder (1980)
Movie
Composer
What's Autumn? (1977)
Movie
Composer
Armageddon (1977)
Movie
Composer
Lumière (1976)
Movie
Composer
Rain over Santiago (1975)
Movie
Composer
When the City Awakes (1975)
Movie
Self
Numéro un (1975)
TV
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Composer
The Return (1973)
Movie
Composer
All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973)
Movie
Sound
La ñata contra el vidrio (1972)
Movie
Self
Argentinísima (1972)
Movie
Self
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
TV
Composer
Con alma y vida (1970)
Movie
Music
El principio del fin (1970)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Kuma-Ching (1969)
Movie
Composer
Pulsation (1969)
Movie
Composer
Brief Heaven (1969)
Movie
Composer
Tango argentino (1969)
Movie
Composer
The Slowness (1969)
Movie
Music
Impasse (1969)
Movie
Composer
Crimen sin olvido (1968)
Movie
Composer
Las pirañas (1967)
Movie
Self
Fuelle querido (1967)
Movie
Music
Buenos días, Buenos Aires (1966)
Movie
Composer
Las locas del conventillo (1966)
Movie
Composer
Con gusto a rabia (1965)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Extraña ternura (1964)
Movie
Composer
Paula Cautiva (1963)
Movie
Composer
La fin del mundo (1963)
Movie
Music
Those who will see God (1963)
Movie
Music
El nacimiento de un libro (1963)
Movie
Composer
Detrás de la mentira (1962)
Movie
Composer
Prisioneros de una noche (1962)
Movie
Composer
Last year of Nacional High School (1961)
Movie
Composer
The Furies (1960)
Movie
Composer
Saturday Night, Cinema (1960)
Movie
Music
El crack (1960)
Movie
Composer
Dos basuras (1958)
Movie
Composer
Historia de una carta (1957)
Movie
Composer
Operación Antartida (1957)
Movie
Composer
A Difficult Widow (1957)
Movie
Composer
Violencia en la ciudad (1957)
Movie
Composer
The Bitter Stems (1956)
Movie
Composer
Marta Ferrari (1956)
Movie
Music
Sucedió en Buenos Aires (1954)
Movie
Music
Stella Maris (1953)
Movie
Composer
El cielo en las manos (1950)
Movie
Composer
Steel racing cars (1950)
Movie
Composer
Con los mismos colores (1949)
Movie
El hombre del sábado (1947)
Movie
Newspaper's kid
El día que me quieras (1935)
Movie
Composer
Che, Buenos Aires
Movie
Composer
Lina y Tina
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.37
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2019
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1921-03-11
Deathday1992-07-04 (71 years old)
Birth NameAstor Pantaleón Piazzolla
Birth PlaceMar del Plata, Argentina
ChildrenDaniel Piazzolla
RelativesDaniel Piazzolla
CitizenshipsArgentina
AwardsCésar Award for Best Music Written for a Film
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