Astor Piazzolla
b. 1921 — d. 1992 (aged 71)
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Actor
Composer
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish pronunciation: [piasola], Italian pronunciation: [pjattsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termednuevo 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
Filmography
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María de Buenos Aires
2023 Composer
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Strangers
2023 Composer
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Quinteto Astor Piazzolla - Philharmonie de Paris
2022 Composer
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Masterclass
2018 Composer
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★ 7.3
Tango in Paris, Memories of Astor Piazzolla
2017 Self
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Chistaya pobeda. Bitva za Sevastopol
2014 Composer
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Carnalidad
2014 Composer
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Cómo se hizo El exilio de Gardel
2010 Composer
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★ 9.1
Satori Uso
2007 Composer
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Astor Piazzolla in Conversation and in Concert: The Next Tango
2007 Self
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Adiós
2007 Composer
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Sociedad anónima
2005 Composer
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Piazzola en Buenos Aires
2005 Composer
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Ponpa hutsak
2004 Composer
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★ 7.0
Tango Octogenario
2003 Composer
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Le grand tango
2002 Composer
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Cospel
2001 Composer
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Nicole et Jean
2001 Composer
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Borges en porteño
1999 Composer
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Queréme así, piantao
1997 Self
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Any Questions
1996 Composer
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★ 7.0
Under the Milky Way
1995 Composer
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★ 7.2
The Lion with the White Beard
1995 Composer
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★ 9.7
Ballad for Two Lovers
1995 Composer
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Comme tout le monde
1994 Composer
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O lo uno o lo otro
1993 Composer
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★ 7.1
The Journey
1992 Composer
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Eddie
1992 Composer
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Rue Saint-Valentin
1991 Composer
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L'éternelle idole
1989 Composer
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Hab' ich nur deine Liebe
1989 Composer
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Og så kom fyren
1989 Composer
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The South
1988 Composer
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Enligt beslut
1988 Composer
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Tierra sin mal
1988 Composer
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Parlez-moi du Che
1987 Composer
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Mine Field
1986 Composer
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Chico & Caetano
1986 Self
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Kärleken är allt
1986 Composer
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★ 7.1
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1985 Composer
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Der Callboy
1985 Composer
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Henry IV
1984 Composer
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★ 6.7
Cuarteles de invierno
1984 Composer
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★ 8.4
Astor Piazzolla: Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
1984 Self
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Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto Tango Nuevo
1984 Actor
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Self
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Bella Donna
1983 Composer
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To Return
1982 Composer
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Are We?
1982 Composer
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Tacón
1982 Composer
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Paris Goes Away
1981 Composer
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Non-Lieu
1981 Composer
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So Feared a Hell
1980 Composer
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Lina y Tina
1980 Composer
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★ 6.5
The Intruder
1979 Composer
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Peronaje al exterior
1978 Composer
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★ 6.1
Armaguedon
1977 Composer
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★ 5.4
When the City Awakes
1977 Composer
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★ 7.6
What's Autumn?
1977 Composer
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Arrivano i mostri
1977 Self
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Les petites galères
1977 Composer
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★ 5.7
Lumiere
1976 Composer
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★ 6.5
Rain over Santiago
1975 Composer
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★ 6.9
All Nudity Shall Be Punished
1973 Composer
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★ 6.3
Return
1973 Composer
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La resistencia
1972 Composer
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Vallejos
1972 Composer
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★ 7.1
Con alma y vida
1970 Composer
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Show-Report
1970 Self
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★ 7.4
The Fiaca
1969 Composer
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★ 7.4
Brief Heaven
1969 Composer
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Pulsation
1969 Composer
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Tango argentino
1969 Composer
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Crimen sin olvido
1968 Composer
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★ 5.8
Las pirañas
1967 Composer
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Fuelle querido
1967 Self
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★ 5.3
Las locas del conventillo
1966 Composer
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Buenos Aires
1966 Composer
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Buenos Aires en camiseta
1966 Composer
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Los anónimos
1966 Composer
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★ 6.4
Paula cautiva
1963 Composer
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★ 6.3
Con gusto a rabia
1963 Composer
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★ 5.5
Los que verán a Dios
1963 Composer
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La fin del mundo
1963 Composer
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★ 5.4
Detrás de la mentira
1962 Composer
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Che, Buenos Aires
1962 Composer
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★ 7.0
Prisioneros de una noche
1961 Actor
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★ 6.6
Quinto año nacional
1961 Composer
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★ 6.8
Las furias
1960 Composer
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★ 6.8
Sábado a la noche, cine
1960 Composer
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Buenos días, Buenos Aires
1959 Composer
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★ 6.1
Dos basuras
1958 Composer
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Una viuda difícil
1957 Composer
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★ 6.7
Historia de una carta
1957 Composer
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Violencia en la ciudad
1957 Composer
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Operación Antartida
1957 Composer
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The Bitter Stems
1956 Composer
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★ 5.7
Marta Ferrari
1956 Composer
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★ 6.2
Sucedió en Buenos Aires
1954 Composer
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Stella Maris
1953 Composer
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El cielo en las manos
1950 Composer