 He married musicologist Norma Inés Cuello de Ramírez.In 1964, the Ramírez composition "Misa Criolla" marked the beginning of a period of high musical productivity for the composer, which also heralded the premieres of the works "Navidad Nuestra" and "La Peregrinación" (both 1964); "Los Caudillos" (1965); "Mujeres Argentinas" (1969), and "Alfonsina y el Mar" (1969), all produced in collaboration with writer Félix Luna.