Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (born February 1, 1967[1]) is a Mexican musician, singer, song writer, music producer, and activist.

[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.

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.

Initially he wanted to play the electric guitar, but his parents insisted in buying him an acoustic, school teaching instrument which Albarrán studied, for which he broke it at the end of the course.

Albarrán joined as a singer and he stood out for his talent in reaching high notes in songs by Led Zeppelin and Sting.

In 1987 they decided to form a band called Alicia ya no vive aquí, in which both could share their similarities, with a strong influence of Love and Rockets, La Unión and The Cure, which was joined by Joselo's brother Quique.

[citation needed] In 2010 Rubén Albarrán formed the group Hoppo!, a Latin American folk song covers band, with two Chilean musicians and with Alejandro Flores, better known as "the fifth Tacvbo".

In 2011, together with Ofelia Medina he made the theatrical performance El placer de nuestra lengua, consisting of a histrionic montage with erotic poetry.

In an interview in the Argentine music magazine Los Inrockuptibles he mentions the origin of his constant name changes: "Sometimes I regret [being Rubén Albarrán] and other times I take it as a game.

In the words of Joselo when he spoke of it for the first time, "Rubén was on that occasion with a white hat and a bag, and it was a strange and interesting thing, because no vocalist saw themselves like that, they all like rockers, but not him.

In 2018 he showed his support for the independent candidate María de Jesús Patricio Martínez, participating in public acts to back her.