Alberto Cortez y Facundo Cabral

The first son of a large family, Alberto Cortéz studied at the Manuel Ignacio Molina secondary school in San Rafael. Music was an early love and almost a vocation, as Cortéz began composing songs by age 11. After studying piano at the Chopin Conservatory in Mendoza, the young singer continued enhancing his voice and craft. At the age of 18, Cortéz went to Buenos Aires to enter university, but his stay was short-lived. From there, Cortéz ventured to Europe and was heavily influenced by Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel. After performing as part of a traveling musical sextet, Co...