Favourite Spanish Composers
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Personal favourites are Augusto Algueró, Roque Baños and Waldo de los Ríos.
Thanks for checking, enjoy.
Personal favourites are Augusto Algueró, Roque Baños and Waldo de los Ríos.
Thanks for checking, enjoy.
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Alberto Iglesias was born in 1955 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He is a composer and actor, known for The Skin I Live In (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The Constant Gardener (2005).- Writer
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Is the son of a Spanish mother and a Chilean father. His family moved back to Spain when he was 1 year old, and he grew up and studied in Madrid. He wrote, produced and directed his first short film La cabeza at the age of 19, and he was 23 when he directed his feature debut Thesis (1996). His film Open Your Eyes (1997) was a huge success in Spain and was distributed worldwide. It was remade in Hollywood by Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky (2001), starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz (also the star of the original version) and Cameron Diaz. The Others (2001) is Amenábar's first English language film.- Composer
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Adolfo Waitzman was born on 4 May 1932 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer, known for Zampo y yo (1966), Hotel Fear (1978) and Diferente (1962). He was married to Encarnita Polo, Nélida Pastori and Gogó Rojo. He died on 9 May 1998 in Madrid, Spain.- Music Department
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Alfonso Santisteban was born on 28 June 1943 in Madrid, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for La orilla (1971), Savana: Violenza carnale (1979) and En la red de mi canción (1971). He was married to Marisa Medina. He died on 24 May 2013 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.- Composer
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Ángel Arteaga was born on 28 January 1928 in Ciudad Real, Spain. Ángel was a composer, known for La Celestina (1969), Perversión (1974) and Docteur Justice (1975). Ángel died on 17 January 1984 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Antón García Abril was born on 19 May 1933 in Teruel, Aragón, Spain. He was a composer, known for No le busques tres pies... (1968), La fiel infantería (1960) and Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975). He was married to Aurea Ruiz. He died on 17 March 2021 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Antonio Pérez Olea was born on 11 December 1923 in Madrid, Spain. He was a composer and cinematographer, known for Con el viento solano (1966), El libro profético (1975) and La alpujarra, un mundo quieto (1968). He died on 5 January 2005 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Antonio Valero is known for Bajo el cielo andaluz (1960), Canto para ti (1959) and La reina mora (1955).- Composer
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Augusto Algueró was born on 23 February 1934 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for Roma (2018), Superintelligence (2020) and The Ministry of Time (2015). He was married to Carmen Sevilla. He died on 16 January 2011 in Torremolinos, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.- Composer
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Bernardo Bonezzi was born on 6 July 1964 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a composer, known for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989) and Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995). He died on 30 August 2012 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Bert Rosé is known for Mi novia es un fantasma (1944), Mosquita muerta (1946) and El retrato (1947).- Composer
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Carles Cases was born in 1958 in Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a composer and actor, known for Oviedo Express (2007), Food of Love (2002) and Havanera 1820 (1993).- Composer
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Born in Valencia, Spain in 1940, composer Carles Santos studied piano in Barcelona and eventually established a discography steeped in the practices of avant garde colleagues Anton Webern, Arnold Schoenberg, and John Cage. From the latter, Santos showed a preoccupation with silence as a part of music.His main working relationship was, beginning in 1968, on most of the films of director Pere Portabella. His soundtracks were not limited to piano but also included classical and jazz influenced rock excerpts, and in "Vampir Cuadecuc" such elements as an organ drone, knock knock Foley sounds, background murmurs, church bells, pneumatic drilling and an overhead jet engine.- Composer
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Cristóbal Halffter was born on 24 March 1930 in Madrid, Spain. He was a composer, known for El príncipe encadenado (1960), La pícara molinera (1955) and Camarote de lujo (1959). He was married to María Manuela Caro y Carvajal and María Manuela Caro. He died on 23 May 2021 in Villafranca del Bierzo, Leon, Spain.- Composer
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Enrique Escobar was born on 2 September 1921. He was a composer and editor, known for Botón de ancla (1961), La máscara (1977) and ¿Y ahora qué, señor fiscal? (1977). He died in 2004 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Composer
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Federico Martínez Tudó was born on 7 September 1907 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for La dama del alba (1966), Su desconsolada esposa (1958) and Los culpables (1962). He died on 10 December 1975 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Composer
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Fernando García Morcillo was born on 25 February 1916 in Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain. He was a composer, known for Camino del infierno (1951), Two Undercover Angels (1969) and Una cubana en España (1951). He died on 10 December 2002 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Fernando Velázquez (Getxo, 1976) is a composer of music for film, television and theatre, a creator of concerto music, a cellist and an orchestra conductor.
The soundtrack genre has allowed him to bring symphonic music to mass audiences and, above all, to explore very different expressive and narrative possibilities, from fantasy films to drama and comedy.
He has composed award-winning and memorable soundtracks for films including all those by J.A. Bayona, such as El orfanato (The Orphanage), The Impossible and Un monstruo viene a verme (A Monster Calls), the latter of which was awarded the Goya for Best Original Score in 2017. He also composed the music for some of the highest-grossing films in Spanish cinema's history, such as Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair), Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes), El silencio de la ciudad blanca (The Silence of the White City), Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest) and series such as Patria, El inocente (The Innocent) and the upcoming Alma, among others. His Hollywood experience includes films such as Guillermo del Toro's The Scarlet Summit and M. Night Shyamalan's The Evil Trap. He was asked by Wim Wenders to score his 2017 film Submergence. He has also enjoyed a significant and award-winning career as a classical musician and composer. Among his more than 250 symphonic compositions, the record release of 'Viento' is a particular highlight. It is also worth mentioning Humanity at Music, a cantata translated into several languages which has become the international anthem of cooperativism. It is part of an inter-cooperative artistic project bringing together artistic disciplines such as music, storytelling, singing, illustration, theatre and dance. Also of note is Concierto para trombón y orquesta (Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra), recorded by Ximo Vicedo and Euskadiko Orkestra in 2020. As a conductor, he has led London's Philharmonia, the London Metropolitan, the Czech National Orchestra, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of RTVE, Bilbao, Euskadi, Extremadura, Galicia, Comunidad de Madrid, Navarra, Murcia, Principado de Asturias and Seville, among others. As an arranger, he has worked on orchestral arrangements of pieces by other composers, such as a version of the famous Cántico espiritual by Amancio Prada, based on the poems of San Juan de la Cruz, or his collaboration on Jorge Drexler's latest album, Tinta y tiempo, among many others.- Composer
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Gregorio García Segura was born on 13 February 1929 in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. He was a composer, known for The Things of Love (1989), El cafre (1986) and Pecado de amor (1961). He died on 5 December 2003 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Javier Navarrete was born in 1956 in Teruel, Aragón, Spain. He is a composer, known for Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Wrath of the Titans (2012) and Byzantium (2012).- Composer
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José Nieto was born on 1 March 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He is a composer and actor, known for The Fencing Master (1992), Carmen (2003) and La pasión turca (1994).- Music Department
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Juan Carlos Calderón was born in 1938 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He was a composer and writer, known for The Family Man (2000), Tommy Boy (1995) and Luis Miguel: O tú o ninguna (1999). He died on 26 November 2012 in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Juan Quintero was born on 19 June 1903 in Ceuta, Spain. He was a composer, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Un drama nuevo (1946) and La violetera (1958). He died on 26 January 1980 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Louiguy was born on 3 April 1916 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for A Star Is Born (2018), X-Men: First Class (2011) and Sabrina (1954). He was married to Simone Malherbe and Andrée Castel. He died on 4 April 1991 in Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Composer
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Luis de Pablo was born on 28 January 1930 in Bilbao, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for Javier y los invasores del espacio (1967), The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) and Peppermint Frappé (1967). He died on 10 October 2021 in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.- Music Department
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Manuel de Falla was born on 23 November 1876 in Cadiz, Spain. He was a writer and composer, known for Oldboy (2013), Bewitched Love (1967) and El retablo de Maese Pedro (1927). He died on 14 November 1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina.- Composer
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Manuel Parada was born on 19 May 1902 in Corona, Spain. He was a composer, known for Mi calle (1960), Cristo negro (1963) and La duda (1972). He died on 26 December 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Composer
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Miguel Asins Arbó was born on 21 January 1916 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961), It's Your Move (1968) and The Executioner (1963). He died on 26 October 1996 in Valencia, Spain.- Music Department
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Narciso Yepes was born on 14 November 1927 in Lorca, Spain. He was a composer, known for Forbidden Games (1952), Bewitched Love (1967) and The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961). He was married to Marysia Szumlakowska. He died on 3 May 1997 in Murcia, Spain.- Composer
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Pascal Comelade was born on 30 June 1955 in Montpellier, Hérault, France. He is a composer and actor, known for L'illa de l'holandès (2001), Mon meilleur amour (2001) and Viaje a la luna (1998).- Actor
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Patxi Andión was born on 6 October 1947 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982), La virtud del asesino (1998) and Blood Hunt (1986). He was married to Gloria Monis and Amparo Muñoz. He died on 18 December 2019 in Cubo de la Solana, Soria, Castilla y León, Spain.- Composer
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Roque Baños was born in 1968 in Jumilla, Murcia, Spain. He is a composer and director, known for Don't Breathe 2 (2021), The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) and The Commuter (2018).- Composer
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Salvador Ruiz de Luna was born on 18 March 1908 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain. He was a composer, known for Gayarre (1959), El mejor alcalde, el rey (1974) and Tengo 17 años (1964). He was married to Luisa de Córdoba. He died on 5 August 1978 in Madrid, Spain.- Composer
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Pianist, composer, conductor and arranger born in Buenos Aires in 1934. He was formed at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música, studied with Alberto Ginastera and Teodoro Fuchs and gave from his very early years an avant-garde spirit to his performances. He composed music for films, including the music for the film Savage Pampas (1965) and for the TV series Curro Jiménez (1976). In 1960 he looked to his roots in Spain and incorporated new musical genres to his repertoire. In 1973 he composed his Concierto para guitarra criolla. Four years later, the victim of a deep nervous breakdown, he commited suicide in Madrid, shooting himself in the head.