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Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Birthplace:
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Born:
March 11, 1921

Died:
July 4, 1992

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Music:
1949  Con los mismos colores
1950  El cielo en las manos
1950  Steel racing cars
1953  Stella Maris
1954  Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1956  Marta Ferrari
1957  Operación Antartida
1957  Violencia en la ciudad
1960  El crack
1960  The Furies
1961  Last year of Nacional High School
1962  Detrás de la mentira
1963  El nacimiento de un libro
1963  La fin del mundo
1963  Paula Cautiva
1963  Those who will see God
1965  Con gusto a rabia
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1969  Brief Heaven
1969  Impasse
1970  Con alma y vida
1970  El principio del fin
1973  All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973  The Return
1977  Armageddon
1977  What's Autumn?
1980  El infierno tan temido
1982  Are We?
1982  Le Pont du Nord
1982  Neon City
1982  To Return
1984  Cuarteles de invierno
1984  Ein Bett mit Passagieren
1985  Tango
1985  Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1988  Enligt beslut
1988  The South
1992  Eggshells
1994  Ett sommarspel
1994  The Color of Love
1995  The Lion with the White Beard
1997  Quereme así (Piantao)
2013  Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili
2017  Los Amantes del Tigre
2017  Tres Desinteresados y un Amante

Music Director:
1949  Con los mismos colores
1950  El cielo en las manos
1950  Steel racing cars
1953  Stella Maris
1954  Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1956  Marta Ferrari
1957  Operación Antartida
1957  Violencia en la ciudad
1960  El crack
1960  The Furies
1961  Last year of Nacional High School
1962  Detrás de la mentira
1963  El nacimiento de un libro
1963  La fin del mundo
1963  Paula Cautiva
1963  Those who will see God
1965  Con gusto a rabia
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1969  Brief Heaven
1969  Impasse
1970  Con alma y vida
1970  El principio del fin
1973  All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973  The Return
1977  Armageddon
1977  What's Autumn?
1980  El infierno tan temido
1982  Are We?
1982  Le Pont du Nord
1982  Neon City
1982  To Return
1984  Cuarteles de invierno
1984  Ein Bett mit Passagieren
1985  Tango
1985  Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1988  Enligt beslut
1988  The South
1992  Eggshells
1994  Ett sommarspel
1994  The Color of Love
1995  The Lion with the White Beard
1997  Quereme así (Piantao)
2013  Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili
2017  Los Amantes del Tigre
2017  Tres Desinteresados y un Amante

Musician:
1949  Con los mismos colores
1950  El cielo en las manos
1950  Steel racing cars
1953  Stella Maris
1954  Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1956  Marta Ferrari
1957  Operación Antartida
1957  Violencia en la ciudad
1960  El crack
1960  The Furies
1961  Last year of Nacional High School
1962  Detrás de la mentira
1963  El nacimiento de un libro
1963  La fin del mundo
1963  Paula Cautiva
1963  Those who will see God
1965  Con gusto a rabia
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1969  Brief Heaven
1969  Impasse
1970  Con alma y vida
1970  El principio del fin
1973  All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973  The Return
1977  Armageddon
1977  What's Autumn?
1980  El infierno tan temido
1982  Are We?
1982  Le Pont du Nord
1982  Neon City
1982  To Return
1984  Cuarteles de invierno
1984  Ein Bett mit Passagieren
1985  Tango
1985  Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1988  Enligt beslut
1988  The South
1992  Eggshells
1994  Ett sommarspel
1994  The Color of Love
1995  The Lion with the White Beard
1997  Quereme así (Piantao)
2013  Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili
2017  Los Amantes del Tigre
2017  Tres Desinteresados y un Amante

Original Music Composer:
1949  Con los mismos colores
1950  El cielo en las manos
1950  Steel racing cars
1953  Stella Maris
1954  Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1956  Marta Ferrari
1956  The Bitter Stems
1957  A Difficult Widow
1957  Operación Antartida
1957  Violencia en la ciudad
1960  El crack
1960  Saturday Night, Cinema
1960  The Furies
1961  Last year of Nacional High School
1962  Detrás de la mentira
1963  El nacimiento de un libro
1963  La fin del mundo
1963  Paula Cautiva
1963  Those who will see God
1964  Extraña ternura
1965  Con gusto a rabia
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Las locas del conventillo
1967  Las pirañas
1969  Brief Heaven
1969  Impasse
1969  Kuma-Ching
1969  The Slowness
1970  Con alma y vida
1970  El principio del fin
1973  All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973  The Return
1975  Rain over Santiago
1975  When the City Awakes
1976  Lumière
1977  Armageddon
1977  What's Autumn?
1980  El infierno tan temido
1980  The Intruder
1981  Paris s'en va
1982  Are We?
1982  Le Pont du Nord
1982  Neon City
1982  To Return
1984  Cuarteles de invierno
1984  Ein Bett mit Passagieren
1984  Henry IV
1985  Tango
1985  Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1988  Enligt beslut
1988  The South
1992  Eggshells
1992  The Journey
1994  Ett sommarspel
1994  The Color of Love
1995  The Lion with the White Beard
1997  Quereme así (Piantao)
2013  Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili
2017  Los Amantes del Tigre
2017  Tres Desinteresados y un Amante
2019  María de Buenos Aires

Songs:
1949  Con los mismos colores
1950  El cielo en las manos
1950  Steel racing cars
1953  Stella Maris
1954  Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1956  Marta Ferrari
1956  The Bitter Stems
1957  A Difficult Widow
1957  Operación Antartida
1957  Violencia en la ciudad
1958  Dos basuras
1960  El crack
1960  Saturday Night, Cinema
1960  The Furies
1961  Last year of Nacional High School
1962  Detrás de la mentira
1963  El nacimiento de un libro
1963  La fin del mundo
1963  Paula Cautiva
1963  Those who will see God
1964  Extraña ternura
1965  Con gusto a rabia
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Las locas del conventillo
1967  Las pirañas
1969  Brief Heaven
1969  Impasse
1969  Kuma-Ching
1969  The Slowness
1970  Con alma y vida
1970  El principio del fin
1973  All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973  The Return
1975  Rain over Santiago
1975  When the City Awakes
1976  Lumière
1977  Armageddon
1977  What's Autumn?
1980  El infierno tan temido
1980  The Intruder
1981  Paris s'en va
1982  Are We?
1982  Le Pont du Nord
1982  Neon City
1982  To Return
1984  Cuarteles de invierno
1984  Ein Bett mit Passagieren
1984  Henry IV
1985  Tango
1985  Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1988  Enligt beslut
1988  The South
1992  Eggshells
1992  The Journey
1994  Ett sommarspel
1994  The Color of Love
1995  The Lion with the White Beard
1997  Quereme así (Piantao)
2013  Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili
2017  Los Amantes del Tigre
2017  Tres Desinteresados y un Amante
2019  María de Buenos Aires

Sound:
1949  Con los mismos colores
1950  El cielo en las manos
1950  Steel racing cars
1953  Stella Maris
1954  Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1956  Marta Ferrari
1956  The Bitter Stems
1957  A Difficult Widow
1957  Operación Antartida
1957  Violencia en la ciudad
1958  Dos basuras
1960  El crack
1960  Saturday Night, Cinema
1960  The Furies
1961  Last year of Nacional High School
1962  Detrás de la mentira
1963  El nacimiento de un libro
1963  La fin del mundo
1963  Paula Cautiva
1963  Those who will see God
1964  Extraña ternura
1965  Con gusto a rabia
1966  Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1966  Las locas del conventillo
1967  Las pirañas
1969  Brief Heaven
1969  Impasse
1969  Kuma-Ching
1969  The Slowness
1970  Con alma y vida
1970  El principio del fin
1972  La ñata contra el vidrio
1973  All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973  The Return
1975  Rain over Santiago
1975  When the City Awakes
1976  Lumière
1977  Armageddon
1977  What's Autumn?
1980  El infierno tan temido
1980  The Intruder
1981  Paris s'en va
1982  Are We?
1982  Le Pont du Nord
1982  Neon City
1982  To Return
1984  Cuarteles de invierno
1984  Ein Bett mit Passagieren
1984  Henry IV
1985  Tango
1985  Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1988  Enligt beslut
1988  The South
1992  Eggshells
1992  The Journey
1994  Ett sommarspel
1994  The Color of Love
1995  The Lion with the White Beard
1997  Quereme así (Piantao)
2013  Mind in the Wilderness: Khatia Buniatishvili
2017  Los Amantes del Tigre
2017  Tres Desinteresados y un Amante
2019  María de Buenos Aires

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Songs:
2002  Los simuladores

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