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Chris Strachwitz(1931-2023)

  • Sound Department
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Chris Strachwitz was born on 1 July 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was a producer, known for I Went to the Dance (1989), Del mero corazón (1979) and Chulas Fronteras (1976). He died on 5 May 2023 in San Rafael, California, USA.
BornJuly 1, 1931
DiedMay 5, 2023(91)
BornJuly 1, 1931
DiedMay 5, 2023(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

I Went to the Dance (1989)
I Went to the Dance
7.8
  • Sound Department
  • 1989
Lydia Mendoza in Chulas Fronteras (1976)
Del mero corazón
6.7
Short
  • Producer
  • 1979
Los Alegres De Teran in Chulas Fronteras (1976)
Chulas Fronteras
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1976
Always Been a Rambler (2009)
Always Been a Rambler
  • Producer
  • 2009

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Francisco Aguabella in Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995)
    Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
    6.6
    Short
    • additional sound
    • 1995
  • Gerald Gaxiola in The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)
    The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
    7.1
    • additional sound
    • 1995
  • Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990)
    Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
    7.3
    Short
    • additional sound
    • 1990
  • I Went to the Dance (1989)
    I Went to the Dance
    7.8
    • sound recordist
    • 1989
  • Gap-Toothed Women (1987)
    Gap-Toothed Women
    7.1
    Short
    • additional sound recordist
    • 1987
  • Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
    Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
    7.3
    • extra sound
    • 1980
  • Musical Holdouts (1976)
    Musical Holdouts
    • sound
    • 1976

Producer

  • Different Johns (2020)
    Different Johns
    • associate producer
    • 2020
  • Always Been a Rambler (2009)
    Always Been a Rambler
    • executive producer
    • 2009
  • Everything But the Squeak!
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • I Went to the Dance (1989)
    I Went to the Dance
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Lydia Mendoza in Chulas Fronteras (1976)
    Del mero corazón
    6.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Los Alegres De Teran in Chulas Fronteras (1976)
    Chulas Fronteras
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1976

Additional Crew

  • Meeting Mance (2014)
    Meeting Mance
    Video
    • additional stills courtesy of
    • 2014
  • Always for Pleasure (1978)
    Always for Pleasure
    7.4
    • consultant
    • 1978
  • Alphonse Ardoin in Dry Wood (1973)
    Dry Wood
    6.7
    Short
    • help
    • 1973
  • Spend It All (1972)
    Spend It All
    7.3
    Short
    • advisor: Arhoolie Records
    • 1972
  • Mance Lipscomb in A Well-Spent Life (1971)
    A Well-Spent Life
    7.4
    Short
    • advisor
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Official sites
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  • Born
    • July 1, 1931
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • May 5, 2023
    • San Rafael, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Parents
      lexander Maria Hubertus Hyacinthus Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz a
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Although of German extraction, his maternal grandmother was an American, born in California (to where he moved), daughter of a Representative and Senator from Nevada son of Scottish parents, and maternal granddaughter of another Senator from Nevada.
  • Nickname
    • Chris

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