Astor Piazzolla
Born
March 11, 1921
Died
July 4, 1992 (71 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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".
Known For
Milva, diva per sempre
Himself
2024
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Self (archive footage)
2018
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Self (archive footage)
2017
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Self (archive footage)
2017
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Self - Composer
2017
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Self
2007
Quereme así (Piantao)
Self
1997
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Self
1990
Siempre lunes
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Chico & Caetano
(1 episode)
1986
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
Self - Bandoneon
1985
Bei Bio
Self · (1 episode)
1983
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Numéro un
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Argentinísima
Self
1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (2 episodes)
1972
Tango argentino
Self
1969
Fuelle querido
Self
1967
Prisioneros de una noche
1962
El cielo en las manos
1950
El hombre del sábado
1947
El día que me quieras
Newspaper's kid
1935