About Sergei Cortez
Lived 1935 – 2016 (aged 81). Sergei Cortez was a Belarusian and Russian composer and film score composer.
Sergei Cortez (, ; 18 February 1935 – 26 June 2016) was a Belarusian composer.
Cortez was born in San Antonio, Chile. He lived for most of his early life in Argentina, and emigrated with his parents to Minsk in the Byelorussian SSR in 1955 at the age of 20.
Works One-act operas Jubilee and The Bear after stories by Anton Chekhov. The Bear was premiered by Alexander Anisimov and the Belarusian Philharmonic. Jubilee was premiered at the Moscow State Academic Chamber Musical Theatre B. A. Pokrovsky. Visit of the Lady «Визит дамы»
Selected filmography Adventures in a City that does not Exist (1974)
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Who was Sergei Cortez?
Soviet and Belarusian composer (1935-2016)
When was Sergei Cortez born?
Sergei Cortez was born on 18 February 1935 in San Antonio.
When did Sergei Cortez die?
Sergei Cortez died on 26 June 2016 in Minsk.
What was Sergei Cortez's occupation?
Sergei Cortez was a composer and film score composer.
What nationality was Sergei Cortez?
Sergei Cortez was Belarusian and Russian.
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