| Ernesto Cortázar II | |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Death Place: | Tampico, Mexico |
| Era: | Contemporary |
Ernesto Cortázar (May 2, 1940August 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 .[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.