Ignacio Fernández Esperón
Ignacio Fernández Esperón [aka Tata Nacho] (Oaxaca 14 February 1894 – 1968) was a Mexican composer. He grew up in Oaxaca in a middle-class home. His alias Tata Nacho was a childhood nickname.
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Ignacio Fernández Esperón

Francisco Sancha · This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive, and is available under the digital ID: 640181bb-0e7b-442b-b982-78e150040cda · Public domain
- Name
- Ignacio Fernández Esperón
- Born
- 14 February 1894
- Birthplace
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Died
- 1968
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
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In 1937, he debuted his music on XEW, Mexico City's best known radio station. In 1947, he was given his own radio program Así es mi tierra. He composed over two hundred songs.

El compositor mejicano folklorista D. Ignacio Fernández Esperón, la señorita Elisa Cavalcanti y D. Rubén S. Orcillo, presidente de la Federación Universitaria Hispanoamericana, que ha dado ayer una interesante conferencia en Bellas Artes sobre las canciones populares mejicanas, cantadas por la señorita Cavalcanti y acompañadas al piano por el maestro folklorista mejicano Sr. Esperón. (Dibujos de S
Francisco Sancha · This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive, and is available under the digital ID: 640181bb-0e7b-442b-b982-78e150040cda
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• Name — Ignacio Fernández Esperón • Born — 14 February 1894 • Birthplace — Oaxaca, Mexico • Died — 1968 • Other Names — Tata Nacho • Occupation — Composer
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• "Íntima". Text: Ricardo López Méndez (1903–1989)
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