Horacio Ferrer
Horacio Ferrer  | |
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Horacio Ferrer in 2013  | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Horacio Arturo Ferrer Ezcurra | 
| Born | 2 June 1933 Montevideo, Uruguay  | 
| Died | 21 December 2014 (aged 81) Buenos Aires, Argentina  | 
| Genres | Nuevo tango | 
| Occupation(s) | Poet, lyricist, broadcaster and reciter | 
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.