Known For
Sound
Birthday
March 11, 1921
Place of Birth
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also Known As
- Astor Piazolla
Astor Piazzolla
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".
Known For - Movies
El hombre del sábado
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
as Self (archive footage)
Milva, diva per sempre
as Himself
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
as Self - Composer
Argentinísima
as Él mismo
The Day You Love Me
as Niño diariero
Prisioneros de una noche
Tango argentino
as Self
Fuelle querido
as Self
Quereme así (Piantao)
as Self
