Horacio Ferrer

Authors · Musicians · librettist · lyricist

🇦🇷 Argentina

Uruguayan-Argentine poet, broadcaster, reciter, tango lyricist (1933–2014)

About Horacio Ferrer

Horacio Arturo Ferrer Ezcurra (2 June 1933 – 21 December 2014) 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.

Quick facts

Known for: María de Buenos Aires Suite / Verano porteño / Milonga del ángel (Versus Ensemble), María de Buenos Aires, En persona
Born: 1933-06-02
Died: 2014-12-21
Artist type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Montevideo
Associated area: Uruguay
Active period: 1933-06-02 – 2014-12-21
Genres: tango
Music tags: tango
ISNI: 0000000121485674
IPI: 00053636873, 00219927639