Astor Piazzolla
Birthday: 1921-03-11 | Place of Birth: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAstor 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".
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2024
Milva, diva per sempre
as Himself
2018
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
as Self - bandoneon
2007
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
as Self
1997
Quereme así (Piantao)
as Self
1990
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
as Self
1972
Argentinísima
as Él mismo
1935
The Day You Love Me
as Niño diariero
