Rubén Albarrán

About Rubén Albarrán

Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (born February 1, 1967[1]) is a Mexican musician, singer, song writer, music producer, and activist. He is a member and founder of the alternative rock band Café Tacvba.[2] As singer and frontman of Café Tacvba, the artist has characterized himself by his energetic attitude onstage[3] and for presenting himself as different characters and aliases throughout his career.[1][4] He started in music in the 1980s in the suburbs of Mexico City, forming Cafe Tacvba together with Joselo Rangel between 1988 and 1989, a group with which he gained international fame and made him worthy of the prizes Grammy and Grammy Latino. As a soloist he has released an album, Bienvenido al sueño and he formed the group Hoppo!, in addition to making duets and covers with diverse artists from Mexico and Latin America.