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Gustavo Santaolalla has achieved truly remarkable success: two Academy Awards, plus two BAFTA awards, two Grammys, and a whopping nineteen Latin Grammys! His incredible accolades become all the more incredible upon discovering he can’t even read or write music! As his accomplishments continue collecting accolades, next Fall your eyes will turn to his the Latin GRAMMey with its Trustees Lifetimes Award, cementing his place as one of the greatest musical composers yet.
This pivotal event will be a private occasion held at Sevilla’s Teatro Lope de Vega Nov. 12, 2023. Another prestigious moment in Santaolalla career: Eric Clapton has invited Gustavo to perform at his 2023 Crossroads Festival happening Sept. 24 at the Crypto Arena. This noteworthy honor is a benefit for Crossroads- an Antiguinga Treatment and Educational centre- helmed by Clapton.
His stoic career includes international success; having scored for multiple video games (amost specifically, “The Last of Us” and its 2020 sequel) and numerous collaborations with renowned filmmakers, including Alejandro González Inarritu, Walter Salles, and Lee Ang- making this multifaceted composer a VIP in Hollywood’s inexhaustible ranks. Adding to his enormous list successes, becoming part of the well-regarded event of Life Achievement Awardees amongst talent like Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Chiquis Rivera and many others this November, El Eco noted if he joins such laurel Academy for TV Arts (the Emmys) by being victorious, Santaoalla ranks ascendance into the scarce EGOT circle competition!
