Ernesto Cortázar II

Ernesto Cortázar II
Born(1940-05-02)May 2, 1940
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedAugust 2, 2004(2004-08-02) (aged 64)
Tampico, Mexico
EraContemporary

Ernesto Cortázar (May 2, 1940 – August 2, 2004) was a Mexican composer, arranger, and pianist, born in Mexico City and who died in Tampico, Tamaulipas.[1] He was the son of composer, Ernesto Cortázar, founder and president of the Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico [es].[2]

At the age of 13, Ernesto Cortázar lost his parents in a car accident. He finished his musical studies, and at age 17, began his work as a film musician. In 1958, he won the Best Background Music Award for a Latin American film at the International Festival of Cartagena (Colombia), with the melody Rio de Sueños.

He scored more than 500 films and managed to become the #1 artist of mp3.com during the years 1999 and 2001, achieving more than 14 million downloads at that time.[3]

After living in Los Angeles, California for most of his adult life, he returned to Mexico, settling in Tampico, where he died, the victim of cancer in 2004.

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Ernesto Cortazar (Relaxing Piano Music). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ "Biografía de Ernesto Cortázar II". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. ^ "Biography". Ernesto Cortazar (Relaxing Piano Music). Retrieved 2022-04-07.