Astor Piazzolla
Sound • Born 1921-03-11 – Died 1992-07-04
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
25 credits
El hombre del sábado
Movie • 1947
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
Movie • 1985
Self - Bandoneon
El cielo en las manos
Movie • 1950
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Movie • 2007
Self
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Movie • 2017
Self - Composer
El día que me quieras
Movie • 1935
Niño diariero
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Movie • 1990
Self
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Prisioneros de una noche
Movie • 1962
Fuelle querido
Movie • 1967
Self
Argentinísima
Movie • 1972
Él mismo
Tango argentino
Movie • 1969
Self
Quereme así (Piantao)
Movie • 1997
Self
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Milva, diva per sempre
Movie • 2024
Himself
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
Movie • 2008
Self - bandoneon
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
Movie • 1984
Self - bandoneon
Bei Bio
TV • 1983
Self
Chico & Caetano
TV • 1986
Siempre lunes
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV • 1975
Self
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self