Horacio Ferrer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrer and the second or maternal family name is Ezcurra.

Horacio Ferrer
Horacio Ferrer in 2013
Horacio Ferrer in 2013
Background information
Birth nameHoracio Arturo Ferrer Ezcurra
Born(1933-06-02)2 June 1933
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died21 December 2014(2014-12-21) (aged 81)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresNuevo tango
Occupation(s)Poet, lyricist, broadcaster and reciter

Horacio Arturo Ferrer Ezcurra (2 June 1933 – 21 December 2014)[1] was a Uruguayan-Argentine poet, broadcaster, reciter and tango lyricist. He is particularly well known for having composed the lyrics for tangos by Astor Piazzolla, such as Balada para un loco and Chiquilín de Bachín.

  1. ^ "Poet, writer Horacio Ferrer dies in Buenos Aires at age 81". MercoPress. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.