Astor Piazzolla
Sound
March 11, 1921
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 movies
4.6 avg
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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
2020s1 film
2010s4 films
2000s2 films
1980s2 films
1970s1 film
1960s3 films
1950s1 film
1940s1 film
1930s1 film
