Favourite Spanish Composers
by mister_gs | created - 31 Aug 2012 | updated - 06 Dec 2020 | PublicNo ranking, just sorted First Name / Family Name. Personal favourites are Augusto Algueró, Roque Baños and Waldo de los Ríos. Thanks for checking, enjoy.
1. Alberto Iglesias
Composer | La piel que habito
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).
2. Alejandro Amenábar
Writer | The Others
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 ...
3. Adolfo Waitzman
Soundtrack | Zampo y yo
Adolfo Waitzman was born on May 4, 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 May 9, 1998 in Madrid, Spain.
4. Alfonso Santisteban
Composer | La orilla
Alfonso Santisteban was born on June 28, 1943 in Madrid, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for La orilla (1971), Savana: Violenza carnale (1979) and La red de mi canción (1971). He was married to Marisa Medina. He died on May 24, 2013 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
5. Ángel Arteaga
Composer | La Celestina
Ángel Arteaga was born on January 28, 1928 in Ciudad Real, Spain. Ángel was a composer, known for La Celestina (1969), Perversión (1974) and Docteur Justice (1975). Ángel died on January 17, 1984 in Madrid, Spain.
6. Antón García Abril
Composer | No le busques tres pies...
Antón García Abril was born on May 19, 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 March 17, 2021 in Madrid, Spain.
7. Antonio Meliveo
Composer | El país del miedo
Antonio Meliveo is known for El país del miedo (2015), Fugitivas (2000) and Plenilunio (1999).
8. Antonio Pérez Olea
Composer | Con el viento solano
Antonio Pérez Olea was born on December 11, 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 January 5, 2005 in Madrid, Spain.
9. Antonio Valero
Composer | Bajo el cielo andaluz
Antonio Valero is known for Bajo el cielo andaluz (1960), Canto para ti (1959) and La reina mora (1955).
10. Augusto Algueró
Soundtrack | Roma
Augusto Algueró was born on February 23, 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 January 16, 2011 in Torremolinos, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.
11. Bernardo Bonezzi
Composer | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
Bernardo Bonezzi was born on July 6, 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 August 30, 2012 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
12. Bert Rosé
Composer | Mi novia es un fantasma
Bert Rosé is known for Mi novia es un fantasma (1944), Mosquita muerta (1946) and El retrato (1947).
13. Carles Cases
Composer | Oviedo Express
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).
14. Carles Santos
Composer | Minimalet Minimalot
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 ...
15. Cristóbal Halffter
Composer | El príncipe encadenado
Cristóbal Halffter was born on March 24, 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 May 23, 2021 in ...
16. Enrique Escobar
Composer | Botón de ancla
Enrique Escobar was born on September 2, 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.
17. Federico Martínez Tudó
Composer | Su desconsolada esposa
Federico Martínez Tudó was born on September 7, 1907 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for Su desconsolada esposa (1958), Las aventuras de Taxi Key (1959) and Presagio (1970). He died on December 10, 1975 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
18. Fernando García Morcillo
Soundtrack | Camino del infierno
Fernando García Morcillo was born on February 25, 1916 in Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain. He was a composer, known for Camino del infierno (1951), Two Undercover Angels (1969) and Los Tarantos (1963). He died on December 10, 2002 in Madrid, Spain.
19. Fernando Velázquez
Composer | A Monster Calls
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 ...
20. Gregorio García Segura
Composer | Las cosas del querer
Gregorio García Segura was born on February 13, 1929 in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. He was a composer, known for The Things of Love (1989), Samba (1965) and El cafre (1986). He died on December 5, 2003 in Madrid, Spain.
21. Javier Navarrete
Composer | El laberinto del fauno
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).
22. José Nieto
Composer | El maestro de esgrima
José Nieto was born on March 1, 1942 in Madrid, Spain. He is a composer and actor, known for The Fencing Master (1992), Carmen (2003) and La pasión turca (1994).
23. Juan Carlos Calderón
Soundtrack | The Family Man
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 November 26, 2012 in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
24. Juan Quintero
Soundtrack | Los abrazos rotos
Juan Quintero was born on June 19, 1903 in Ceuta, Spain. He was a composer, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Un drama nuevo (1946) and La violetera (1958). He died on January 26, 1980 in Madrid, Spain.
25. Louiguy
Soundtrack | A Star Is Born
Louiguy was born on April 3, 1916 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for A Star Is Born (2018), X: First Class (2011) and Sabrina (1954). He was married to Simone Malherbe and Andrée Castel. He died on April 4, 1991 in Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
26. Luis de Pablo
Composer | Javier y los invasores del espacio
Luis de Pablo was born on January 28, 1930 in Bilbao, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for Javier y los invasores del espacio (1967), Peppermint Frappé (1967) and The Spirit of the Beehive (1973). He died on October 10, 2021 in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
27. Manuel de Falla
Soundtrack | Oldboy
Manuel de Falla was born on November 23, 1876 in Cadiz, Spain. He was a writer and composer, known for Oldboy (2013), Television Theater (1953) and Bewitched Love (1967). He died on November 14, 1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina.
28. Manuel Parada
Composer | Mi calle
Manuel Parada was born on May 19, 1902 in Corona, Spain. He was a composer, known for Mi calle (1960), Cristo negro (1963) and La duda (1972). He died on December 26, 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
29. Miguel Asins Arbó
Composer | Il conquistatore di Maracaibo
Miguel Asins Arbó was born on January 21, 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 October 26, 1996 in Valencia, Spain.
30. Narciso Yepes
Music_department | Jeux interdits
Narciso Yepes was born on November 14, 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 May 3, 1997 in Murcia, Spain.
31. Pascal Comelade
Composer | L'illa de l'holandès
Pascal Comelade was born on June 30, 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).
32. Patxi Andión
Actor | Asesinato en el Comité Central
Patxi Andión was born on October 6, 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 December 18, 2019 in Cubo de la Solana, ...
33. Roque Baños
Composer | Don't Breathe 2
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).
34. Salvador Ruiz de Luna
Composer | Gayarre
Salvador Ruiz de Luna was born on March 18, 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 August 5, 1978 in Madrid, Spain.
35. Waldo de los Ríos
Composer | Curro Jiménez
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 ...
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