Bernardo Silvano Bonezzi Nahón (6 July 1964 – 30 August 2012) was a

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composer and musician who was born in

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. He won a

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for '' Bendito infierno'', and was nominated for three

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and won one for his work on '' Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto''. He was a frequent collaborator of

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular c ...

on his early films, having composed for five, before being succeeded by

Alberto Iglesias Alberto Iglesias Fernández-Berridi (born 21 October 1955) is a Spanish composer. He was first noticed as a score composer for Spanish films, mostly from Pedro Almodóvar and Julio Medem. His career became more international with time and he even ...

. He began his career as a member of the 1980s teen group "Los Zombies". They are best known for the song "Groenlandia", which is perhaps Bonezzi's most famous composition. On the fifth anniversary of his death, the song "Fade to Black" was released as a tribute to him. It was written and recorded by his long time friend, actress, and singer Tres Hanley. Bonezzi was found dead in his home on 30 August 2012. It is reported that his last Facebook post to friends was “I'm fading to black”. Which is where the title of the song comes from. The music video for "Fade To Black" features clips from Bonezzi’s home movies as well as clips with Los Zombies.

Filmography

*'' Labyrinth of Passion (Laberinto de Pasiones)'' 1982 *'' What Have I Done to Deserve This? (¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?)'' 1984 *''

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'' 1986 *''

Law of Desire ''The Law of Desire'' () is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio, it was the first film Almodóvar made independen ...

(La Ley del Deseo)'' 1987 *''

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' () is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Ivá ...

(Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios)'' 1988 *'' All Tied Up'' 1994 *'' Hi, Are You Alone? (Hola, ¿estás sola?)'' 1995 *''

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ''Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto'' () is an awarded 1995 Spanish noir drama film written and directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Cast *Gloria Duque – Victoria Abril *Doña Julia – Pilar Bardem *Eduardo – Federico Luppi *Do� ...

Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto)'' 1995 *''Mouth to Mouth (Boca A Boca)'' 1995 *''

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health ''Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health'' () is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira and starring Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Gabino Diego and Penélope Cruz. Synopsis In Paris, King Juan Carlos I offers a dinner at ...

(El amor perjudica seriamente la salud)'' 1997 *''

Don't Tempt Me ''Don't Tempt Me'' (, also known as ''Sin noticias de Dios'' in Spanish and ''No News From God'' in English) is a 2001 Mexican and Spanish co-production comedy film. The screenplay for the film was written especially for Penélope Cruz and Victor ...

(Bendito Infierno / Sin noticias de Dios in Spanish / No News From God)'' 2001 *''

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(Desafinado)'' 2001

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