Artist page

Antón García Abril (19 May 1933 – 17 March 2021) was a Spanish composer, musician, and conductor, born in Teruel, Spain. He composed soundtracks for numerous movies and television series, including "El hombre y la Tierra," "Curro Jiménez," "Fortunata y Jacinta," "Brigada Central," "Ramón y Cajal," "Anillos de Oro," "Segunda Enseñanza," "Los Santos Inocentes," "Sor Citroen," "Los Camioneros," "La Ciudad no es para mí," "El Turismo es un Gran Invento," "Compuesta y Sin Novio," "Réquiem por Granada," and "El Padre de la Criatura," among over 200 soundtracks. García Abril studied at the Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music from 1952 to 1955 under Julio Gmez and Francisco Cales, and at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with Vito Frazzi (composition), Paul van Kempen (orchestral conducting), and Angelo Francesco Lavagnino (film music). In 1964, he continued his studies at the Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome under Goffredo Petrassi, supported by a scholarship from the Juan March Foundation in Madrid. He won the Tormo de Plata Prize in 1965 for "Cantico delle creature" during the IV Cuenca Religious Music Week. Along with Luis de Pablo

For any edit requests, please reach out to info@rovr.live