Luis Bacalov
Luis Bacalov · Arts & Literature
Composer of Il Postino (Academy Award 1995)
1933, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina — 2017, Rome, Italy
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Rome, Italy
Luis Bacalov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer of Il Postino (Academy Award 1995)
Bacalov was an Argentine-Italian film composer who won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score for Il Postino (The Postman), and scored many Spaghetti Westerns and Italian art films across a five-decade career. Born in Buenos Aires to a family of Bulgarian-Jewish origin, he identified as Jewish. He settled in Italy, where he also collaborated with progressive-rock bands.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring
Composer of Il Postino (Academy Award 1995)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Scoring
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