Rubén Gómez (singer)

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Ruben Gomez
Birth nameRuben Gomez Cotti
Also known asRuben Gomez, Ruben Gomez Kane, Reuben Gaumes, Ruben Kane,
Born (1974-04-25) April 25, 1974 (age 51)
Brooklyn, New York, NY
GenresPop rock, rock, latin rock
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, actor
LabelsArista Latin, BMG Records, Ariola

Ruben Gomez (born Ruben Gomez Cotti; April 25, 1974) is an American singer, actor and former member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo.

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Biography

Ruben Gomez was born in Brooklyn, New York, NY on April 25, 1974, of Puerto Rican ancestry. He began his career in New York at a young age, participating in television commercials for national companies such as McDonald's and Roy Rogers. He studied acting and starred in roles in plays [1] including the Broadway production of "Oliver!" [2] and the film "A Time to Remember." [3] At the age of 10, he released a first single album titled "No es una ilusión", a Spanish version of "Puppy Love" previously popularized by Paul Anka.

He joined Menudo in Early 1987, [4] at the age of thirteen, replacing Robby Rosa. During his tenure in this group he performed songs in Spanish, English, Portuguese and participated in seven albums. Along with Sergio Blass, Robert Avellanet, Rawy Torres and Angelo Garcia, Rubén filmed the series "Los Ulitmos Heroes", the videohome "No me Corten el Pelo" and the series "Menudomania", which was very successful in Puerto Rico. By the time he was 15 or 16, Ruben stood at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), making him the biggest Menudo member by height.

On November 22, 1990, on their way from Mexico to Venezuela, Ruben and Sergio were arrested at Miami International Airport for drug possession and consequently dismissed from Menudo. [5] Ruben was eventually replaced by Venezuelan Actor, Jonathan Montenegro.

Gomez launches his solo career under the Arista Latin label with the album of the same name. The production, which has acoustic sounds, was made by the Argentine Daniel Freiberg (Cristian), also includes romantic ballads. The album was released on July 29, 1997. Rubén, along with Freiberg, chose songs that reflect his musical influences, personality, and performing style. In addition, producer Freiberg is an outstanding composer who in this case contributed songs of his own especially written for Rubén, such as the first single "Me Vuelves Loco", a contagious and rhythmic song. "Me Vuelves Loco" features a video filmed in Mexico City. An impressive team of prominent composers and their works complete the Ruben Gomez album: Argentine singer-songwriter Alejandro Lerner and his rock song "Nena Neurotica;" ex-Menudo Raymond Acevedo and his translation of the passionate ballad "Perdido;" and a contemporary version of the ballad "Porque Yo Te Amo," a 1970s hit performed by Spanish pop music icon Sandro.

In 2005, Ruben became part of Menudo: La Reunion, with Roy Rossello, Raymond Acevedo, Sergio Blass, and Andy Blázquez, then later Anthony Galindo and MDO Caleb Avilés, before the group disbanded in early 2006. [6] During the short time, The group made TV appearances and even recorded a demo & video of new version of 'Sabes a Chocolate'—with a more reggaeton-hip/hop beat.

Months later, after the Menudo:La Reunion tour, both Ruben and Anthony Galindo reunited as a new duo called Blacksheep , where the duo sang and performed primarily in the Brazil area. However, Ruben was involved in an accident in Rio de Janeiro when he was crossing the traffic and the traffic lights turned green and the car came towards him and hit him. Ruben was not seriously injured. [7]

Ruben became the lead vocalist of rock band Kings Harem with John Crisci (guitars), Jon Orth (drums), John Seput (keyboard) and Jerry Capri (bass). During Kings Harem, Ruben recorded four singles released in 2012. Ruben is currently in a group Banda Evoluxion, with the lineup from Somos Los Hijos Del Rock, specifically Raymond Acevedo, Ralphy Rodriguez and Sergio Blass (Ricky Martin was the only one who didn't participate in the group).

Discography

With Menudo

Solo career

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Oliver! Workhouse Boy / Fagin's GangBroadway/Known as Ruben Cuevas
1986Lady With a ViewJohnnyKnown as Reuben Gaumes at the time
1987The KnifeChoir Boy, Kitchen BoyOff-Broadway

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Magic SticksStreet kid #1Movie
1988A Time to RememberAngelo VillanoFilming occurred in 1985–1986. TV Movie
1990Los Últimos HéroesRuben Gomez (Main Character)4 episode Miniseries.
199424 Hours in Rock and RollSelfTV Movie
2002Big TroubleBoundman 3Movie
2010Red Dead RedemptionVoiceover
2011Drones, Clones and PheromonesAlpha MIBs

References

  1. Dietz, Dan (2010-03-10). Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-5731-1.
  2. "Oliver! at the Internet Broadway Database First Broadway production".
  3. "A Time to Remember (1988)".
  4. "LONG ISLAND GUIDE (Published 1987)". The New York Times. 1987-08-02. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. Anderson, Susan Heller (1990-11-24). "CHRONICLE (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. Pagán Sánchez, José R. (22 June 2004). "Menudo La Reunión revive época exitosa". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. https://ofuxico.com.br/noticias/ex-menudo-sofre-acidente-no-rio/