Astor Piazzolla
Also Known As: Astor Piazolla
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".
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Adult: No
Birthday: March 11, 1921
Age: 104 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 04, 1992
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El hombre del sábado
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-10-10
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Astor Piazzolla en Shams
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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El cielo en las manos
Overview: Three young men leave the orphanage where they grew up to make their ways in the adult world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-03-20
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Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Overview: Piazzolla and his Quintet perform with the Cologne Rundfunk Orchestra conducted by Pinches Steinberg in this film by Jose-Montes Baquer. Piazzolla is also featured in conversation.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-12
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Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-03
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El día que me quieras
Overview: Carlos Argüelles is the son of a wealthy man whose only interests in life are business and making money. While trying to succeed in show business he falls in love with a dancer and they elope to marry. But success is not easy to obtain.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1935-07-11
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Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Overview: Concert and Interview with Astor Piazzolla and his sextet by the BBC-Bristol.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-23
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Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Overview: Astor Piazzolla revolutionized the tango. By breaking with the codes of traditional tango, he brought this popular Argentine music from dance floors to concert halls around the world and is now recognized as a major composer of the 20th century. From numerous unpublished private archives, the voices of Astor and his children paint a unique portrait of this complex man.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-09-03
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Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Overview: A cinematic portrait of the world-wide legendary Argentinian composer who changed tango. For the first time ever, the hidden archives of bandoneón player Astor Piazzolla are opened by his son Daniel.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-08-30
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Prisioneros de una noche
Overview: A man and a woman fall in love in the streets of a nocturnal Buenos Aires.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-01-30
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Fuelle querido
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Argentinísima
Overview: Consists of musical performances, mostly Argentine folklore, many of which are accompanied by dancing. Several sequences were filmed in scenic locations throughout the country.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1972-06-07
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Tango argentino
Overview: The life of the city of Buenos Aires and the history of its music from its origins, with musicians and dancers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Quereme así (Piantao)
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Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1997-12-04
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Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Overview: The story of two friends who met on the eve of their fiftieth birthday: musician Astor Piazzolla and architect José Pons. They never imagined that their friendship would change their lives forever.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-09-07
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