Palacio de Bellas Artes - Mexico City downtown Ernesto Cortazar II(1940 - 2004) Ernesto Cortazar II(1940 - 2004) was born in Mexico City into a family of composers. Ernesto's father, Ernesto Cortazar Sr., was an accomplished composer respected in his field and was named president of the Society of Authors and Composers. When Ernesto Cortazar II was 13 he tragically lost both o..