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".

Known For

El hombre del sábado
El hombre del sábado
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
Prisioneros de una noche
Prisioneros de una noche

Filmography

2024 Milva, diva per sempre
as Himself
2018 Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
as Self - Composer
2007 Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango
as Self
1997 Quereme así (Piantao)
as Self
1990 Astor Piazzolla in Portrait
as Self
1988 Siempre lunes
as Self - Guest
1986 Chico & Caetano
as
1985 Astor Piazzolla en Shams
as Self - Bandoneon
1983 Bei Bio
as Self
1982 Champs-Elysées
as Self
1975 Numéro un
as Self
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1972 Argentinísima
as Self
1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1969 Tango argentino
as Self
1967 Fuelle querido
as Self
1962 Prisioneros de una noche
as