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".
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
El hombre del sábado
1947
Astor Piazzolla en Shams
as Self - Bandoneon
1985
El cielo en las manos
1950
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
as Self
2007
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
as Self - Composer
2017
The Day You Love Me
as Niño diariero
1935
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
as Self
1990
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Prisioneros de una noche
1962
Fuelle querido
as Self
1967
Argentinísima
as Él mismo
1972
Tango argentino
as Self
1969
Quereme así (Piantao)
as Self
1997
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Milva, diva per sempre
as Himself
2024
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
as Self - bandoneon
2008
Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo - Vredenburg Music Hall
as Self - bandoneon
1984
