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Gustavo Santaolalla

1951 - Today

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Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo alˈfɾeðo santaoˈlaʝa]; born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine composer, record producer and musician. He is the recipient of numerous accolades for his works, including two Academy Awards for Best Original Score, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards and 17 Latin Grammy Awards. He is known for his minimalist approach to composing and for his influence in the Latin rock music genre. Involved in music from a young age, he began a professional career in 1967 founding the band Arco Iris, who were influential to the rock nacional genre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustavo Santaolalla is the 341st most popular musician (up from 346th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 87th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Argentinean Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gustavo Santaolalla ranks 341 out of 3,175. Before him are Fats Domino, Friedrich Gulda, André Previn, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Sérgio Mendes, and Ian Stewart. After him are Leonid Kogan, Janick Gers, Kirk Hammett, PJ Harvey, Marco Hietala, and Paul Wittgenstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Gustavo Santaolalla ranks 86. Before him are Carl Wieman, Emmanuel Todd, Karekin II, Fatmir Sejdiu, Barry Marshall, and Lou Ferrigno. After him are Kazumi Takada, Javier Marías, Sydne Rome, Shigemi Ishii, Dana Rosemary Scallon, and Frank Wilczek.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Gustavo Santaolalla ranks 85 out of 1,154. Before him are Jorge Solari (1941), Gerardo Martino (1962), Mario Aurelio Poli (1947), Tamara Bunke (1937), Carlos Tevez (1984), and Gabriela Sabatini (1970). After him are Mauricio Kagel (1931), Quino (1932), Claudio Caniggia (1967), Manuel Puig (1932), Fernando Redondo (1969), and Leopoldo Luque (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Gustavo Santaolalla ranks 4. Before him are Martha Argerich (1941), Chris de Burgh (1948), and Lalo Schifrin (1932). After him are Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), José Cura (1962), and Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901).

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