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Norma Ferrer
Real name: Ferreyra de Zunino, Amalia
Singer
(23 December 1945 - )
Place of birth:
Argentina
SONGS IN THIS ARTICLE
Amor
Tango
La piel de Buenos Aires
Tango
ARTISTS IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Aznar
Alberto Marino
Alberto Morán
Carlos Acuña
Elba Berón
Elsa Rivas
Héctor De Rosas
Héctor Larrea
Jorge Casal
Jorge Dragone
Jorge Vidal
Julio Sosa
Leopoldo Federico
Lola Membrives
Norma Ferrer
Osvaldo Ribó
Pascual Mamone
Pedro Ortiz
Roberto Cassinelli
Roberto Goyeneche
Rubén Sosa
Víctor D'Amario
By
Todotango.com
he started at a very young age by singing in a television program,
La Escala Musical
, with the accompaniment of the Armando Patrono’s group and was presented by the singer Joe Borsani. She also appeared in
Patio de Tangos
, a TV show which also featured stars like
Julio Sosa
,
Elba Berón
,
Leopoldo Federico
, among others.
In the 70s she appeared in different clubs, theaters, on radio stations and television, just to name a few places. She was presented by
Héctor Larrea
, Hugo Alcaraz, Raúl Outeda and
Roberto Cassinelli
. By that time she performed alongside
Alberto Marino
,
Roberto Goyeneche
and
Jorge Casal
.
In 1977 she resumed her singing studies with
Héctor De Rosas
—the renowned singer of the Astor Piazzolla’s quintet—, with whom she appeared on many venues of the capital and the interior of the country. In the following decade she appeared at the Café de los Angelitos where she shared the stage with
Carlos Acuña
,
Osvaldo Ribó
,
Alberto Morán
,
Jorge Vidal
and also in Calle Angosta alongside
Elsa Rivas
and Chacho Santa Cruz, with the accompaniment of
Jorge Dragone
. Also her appearances in Mar del Plata were frequent.
Between 1978 and 1987 at the Café Tortoni she appeared in the show
Historia del Canto Nacional
, organized by the well-remembered tango researcher and record collector Héctor Ernié, with a cast of first level figures.
Other outstanding performances took place at the Teatro Presidente Alvear with the Orquesta Municipal del Tango, conducted by
Pascual Mamone
in the cycle
Buenos Aires hacia Los Barrios
. By that time she was awarded with the Gardel de Oro for her career by the Centro Cultural Argentino del Tango.
As for recordings, she made her debut on record with
Abel Aznar
’s “Después de tanto daño” with the
Rubén Sosa
’s orchestra (1978). With the latter she also appeared in the carnival balls of that year at the Vélez Sarsfield club. In 1982 with the
Víctor D'Amario
Orchestra she recorded “
Amor
”, a Gardel’s posthumous tango,
Pedro Ortiz
’s “
La piel de Buenos Aires
” and “Qué culpa tiene Dios”, among others. In 1994 with the
Pascual Mamone
’s sextet she recorded a cassette with several tangos that, now, have been compiled for a compact disc entitled
Norma Ferrer
, la dulce expresión del tango
.
In 2004 she was awarded with a diploma for her career as true interpreter of our national and popular culture issued by the Cámara de Diputados de la Nación and delivered at the Teatro Lola Membrívez. In 2005 she traveled to Madrid and appeared in different venues. In 2006 she again returned to that city and appeared at El Viejo Almacén, named after the homonymous venue of Buenos Aires, invited by the singer Carlos del Mar. On that occasion our friend Rodolfo Ghezzi interviewed her in his radio program.
She recorded the vocal guide of karaokes CDs that Roberto Rial Producciones and Todo Tango offers on the web.
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