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Gerardo Matos Rodríguez(1897-1948)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Gerardo Matos Rodríguez was born on 28 March 1897 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a composer, known for Strictly Ballroom (1992), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). He died on 25 April 1948 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
BornMarch 28, 1897
DiedApril 25, 1948(51)
BornMarch 28, 1897
DiedApril 25, 1948(51)
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Known for

Sonia Kruger, Paul Mercurio, and Tara Morice in Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Strictly Ballroom
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1992
Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30 (2004)
13 Going on 30
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon (1999)
Man on the Moon
7.4
  • Soundtrack(as G.H. Matos Rodriguez)
  • 1999

Credits

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Music Department

  • Tango (1998)
    Tango
    6.9
    • composer: tango "La Cumparsita"
    • 1998
  • Sonia Kruger, Paul Mercurio, and Tara Morice in Strictly Ballroom (1992)
    Strictly Ballroom
    7.2
    • composer: tango "La Cumparsita"
    • 1992
  • Irma Córdoba in La muchacha del circo (1937)
    La muchacha del circo
    5.0
    • composer: tango "La Cumparsita"
    • 1937
  • Las luces de Buenos Aires (1931)
    Las luces de Buenos Aires
    6.6
    • composer: tango "La Cumparsita"
    • 1931
  • Libertad Lamarque and Mario Parpagnoli in Adiós Argentina (1930)
    Adiós Argentina
    4.3
    • composer: tango "La Cumparsita"
    • 1930

Composer

  • Mi Refugio
    • Composer
    • Post-production

Soundtrack

  • Jenna Ortega in Wednesday (2022)
    Wednesday
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2025
  • Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here (2024)
    Here
    6.3
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2024
  • Cites (2015)
    Cites
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2024
  • Ana de Armas in Blonde (2022)
    Blonde
    5.4
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2022
  • Berenàveu a les fosques (2021)
    Berenàveu a les fosques
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2021
  • Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Bono, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Tori Kelly, and Taron Egerton in Sing 2 (2021)
    Sing 2
    7.3
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2021
  • The Stooge (2019)
    The Stooge
    7.9
    Short
    • writer: "LA CUMPARSITA 1", "LA CUMPARSITA 2", "LA CUMPARSITA 3"
    • 2019
  • Malla Malmivaara in Star Boys (2017)
    Star Boys
    5.6
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2017
  • Morfi, todos a la mesa (2015)
    Morfi, todos a la mesa
    2.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "La cumparsita"
    • 2016
  • Nilüfer Açikalin, Taner Birsel, Norayr Kasper, Tilbe Saran, Burak Altay, Ece Dizdar, Nurhan Özenen, Cengiz Coskun, Kubilay Tunçer, Kerem Can, Berkay Akin, Tugrul Tulek, Caner Alper, Gizem Erdem, Mesut Ulutas, Hakan Çimenser, Ece Yüksel, Pinar Töre, Hasan Ozsut, Mehmet Binay, Bulut Reyhanoglu, Huseyin Binay, Seyhan Arman, Ismail Onur Coskun, Jacinto Caetano, Aslihan Tiryaki, Ogulcan Yapici, and Selim Karakaya in Drawers (2015)
    Drawers
    6.9
    • music: "La Cumparsita"
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2015
  • Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
    Strictly Come Dancing
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "La cumparsita" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Dancing in Jaffa (2013)
    Dancing in Jaffa
    6.9
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2013
  • Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill (2011)
    Jack and Jill
    3.3
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2011
  • Lisa McCune, James Stewart, Shane Crawford, Nikki Osborne, Nova Peris, Samantha Jade, Ben Cousins, Julie Goodwin, Hayden Quinn, Adam Dovile, Nadia Bartel, and Ant Middleton in Dancing with the Stars (2004)
    Dancing with the Stars
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "La Cumparsita" (uncredited)
    • 2009–2011
  • Gina Gershon, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta in Love Ranch (2010)
    Love Ranch
    5.6
    • writer: "La Cumparsita"
    • 2010

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • G.H. Matos Rodriguez
  • Born
    • March 28, 1897
    • Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Died
    • April 25, 1948
    • Montevideo, Uruguay

Did you know

  • Trivia
    For a short period, during the early 1930s, he was based in Paris.
  • Nickname
    • Becho

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