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Cristóbal Halffter(1930-2021)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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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.
BornMarch 24, 1930
DiedMay 23, 2021(91)
BornMarch 24, 1930
DiedMay 23, 2021(91)
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Known for

El príncipe encadenado (1960)
El príncipe encadenado
5.6
  • Composer
  • 1960
Mischa Auer, Francisco Rabal, and Carmen Sevilla in La pícara molinera (1955)
La pícara molinera
5.9
  • Composer
  • 1955
Camarote de lujo (1959)
Camarote de lujo
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1959
Suspiros de Triana (1955)
Suspiros de Triana
4.6
  • Composer
  • 1955

Credits

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Composer

  • Halffter: 90 Compases (2021)
    Halffter: 90 Compases
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2021
  • El filandón (1985)
    El filandón
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Rafael Alberti, un retrato del poeta (1984)
    Rafael Alberti, un retrato del poeta
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Lagerstraße Auschwitz
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Tautólogos plus X
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Alessio Orano and Sonia Petrovna in Un hombre como los demás (1974)
    Un hombre como los demás
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • España puerta abierta
    2.7
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Beyond the Mountains (1967)
    Beyond the Mountains
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Talgo, el tren español
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Peter Finch, Romy Schneider, and Melina Mercouri in 10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)
    10:30 P.M. Summer
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Gran teatro
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cristobal Halffter)
    • 1965
  • Strange Voyage (1964)
    Strange Voyage
    7.6
    • Composer (as Cristobal Halffter)
    • 1964
  • Sinfonía española (1964)
    Sinfonía española
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Fernando Lamas and Esther Williams in Magic Fountain (1963)
    Magic Fountain
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Zamora, tierras de cumbre
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1961

Music Department

  • Mischa Auer, Francisco Rabal, and Carmen Sevilla in La pícara molinera (1955)
    La pícara molinera
    5.9
    • songs music
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • El filandón (1985)
    El filandón
    6.1
    • Soundtrack ("Tema de Vegamián")
    • 1985
  • Camarote de lujo (1959)
    Camarote de lujo
    7.1
    • music: "Caballero, quiérame"
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • C. Halffter
  • Born
    • March 24, 1930
    • Madrid, Spain
  • Died
    • May 23, 2021
    • Villafranca del Bierzo, Leon, Spain(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      María Manuela Caro y Carvajal? - December 18, 2017 (her death, 3 children)

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    Nephew of Ernesto Halffter and Rodolfo Halffter.

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