Fer Pita, the legendary rocker who said no to Redonditos de Ricota and formed the group Heroicos Sobvrevivientes, has died

The guitarist, singer and composer has died Fer Pita co-founder of the legendary group Heroic survivors.

The band was born in 1987 in Tigre. He has released numerous albums throughout his career, including a very recent one. He has performed on major stages and shared live or studio shows with figures such as Andrés Calamaro, Pappo, Skay Beilinson and Charly García.

The legendary band was completed in recent times with Ernesto “Garfield” Candenas on bass, Luciano “Lucky” Candenas on guitar, Pablo Estévez on drums and Izzy Gainza on backing vocals and acoustics.

a liver disease

Just a week ago, the group announced on their networks that Fer Pita was going through a difficult period liver failure and asked for financial help to cover healthcare costs.

“Fer is going through a health problem that requires constant medical care and we are making a great effort together, so that he has the best at his disposal,” he said.

And the statement continues: “We want to tell you that we are organizing an event that will bring together great artists and friends of Fer, who have altruistically offered to participate. We will soon send you all the corresponding information. Thank you very much and let us all continue to push for a speedy recovery ”.

A long career

According to Ferin Clarion“I had a small cover band that sang in English, and one day Flaco Spinetta appeared, who hadn’t yet recorded his first single, the Potato theme. I was 19, and at the end of the show he came to me and said, ‘Your thing is very good, but what language do we speak?’. ‘In Spanish’. “Then why do you sing in English?” “It was my first lesson.”

Among his laurels, Fer has always counted the fact that he said no to a band that was emerging in the fervent, but reduced, post-dictatorship music scene: Patricio Rey and his Ricotta Rounds.

He wanted to form his own band. “With the Heroicos the idea was always to defend rock & roll, in that challenge I was lucky enough to meet artists who taught me the path of rock”, she said.