Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla

Born: March 11, 1921
Died: July 4, 1992
in 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".

Movies for Astor Piazzolla...

Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Title: Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 30, 2018
Type: Movie
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.
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Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Title: Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 7, 2017
Type: Movie
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.
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Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Title: Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 3, 2017
Type: Movie
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 From numerous unpublished private archives, the voices of Astor and his children paint a unique portrait of this complex man.
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Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Title: Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Character: Composer
Released: April 3, 2017
Type: Movie
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Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Title: Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
Character: Self
Released: June 12, 2007
Type: Movie
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.
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Quereme así (Piantao)
Title: Quereme así (Piantao)
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 1997
Type: Movie
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Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Title: Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Character: Self
Released: June 23, 1990
Type: Movie
Concert and Interview with Astor Piazzolla and his sextet by the BBC-Bristol.
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Title: Siempre lunes
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 8, 1988
Type: TV
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Title: Chico & Caetano
Released: April 25, 1986
Type: TV
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Astor Piazzolla en Shams
Title: Astor Piazzolla en Shams
Character: Self - Bandoneon
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
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Title: Bei Bio
Character: Self
Released: March 10, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Numéro un
Character: Self
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: TV
A French variety show.
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Argentinísima
Title: Argentinísima
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 1972
Type: Movie
Consists of musical performances, mostly Argentine folklore, many of which are accompanied by dancing. Several sequences were filmed in scenic locations throughout the country.
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Tango argentino
Title: Tango argentino
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
The life of the city of Buenos Aires and the history of its music from its origins, with musicians and dancers.
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Fuelle querido
Title: Fuelle querido
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
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Prisioneros de una noche
Title: Prisioneros de una noche
Released: January 30, 1962
Type: Movie
A man and a woman fall in love in the streets of a nocturnal Buenos Aires.
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El cielo en las manos
Title: El cielo en las manos
Released: March 20, 1950
Type: Movie
Three young men leave the orphanage where they grew up to make their ways in the adult world.
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El hombre del sábado
Title: El hombre del sábado
Released: October 10, 1947
Type: Movie
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El día que me quieras
Title: El día que me quieras
Character: Newspaper's kid
Released: July 11, 1935
Type: Movie
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.