There's definitely a melancholic ingredient in Cafe Tacvba concerts in the United States versus in other places.

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

I have not created any characters nor have I changed my name. The last time I did, the band turned 20, and I said, "I'm going to stop changing my nam…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

Each one of us in Café Tacvba is a composer and we come to the group with songs written out, musically and lyrically. Occasionally, there's a collabo…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

At the end of the day, these are issues that need to be discussed: femicides, among other things - immigrant rights, women's' rights, indigenous peop…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

That song "Futuro" was written by Quique Rangel, the bassist. I wouldn't know how to explain the song, but each would have to give their own interpre…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

Oftentimes, our videos are collective ideas from the group, but others, they're personal ideas. I wanted to represent the video, 'Futuro', as humanit…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

I feel like there are moments where musicians may be more interested - or culture in general - to show roots and where one comes from. And later ther…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

It so happens that certain songs becomes part of culture, and culture is a form of preserving patterns. Yes, we're Mexican, and we're proud to be, bu…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega

Personally, the songs that I've written, when they arrive to the Café Tacvba group , they become something more. Some begin to take spiritual aspects…

- Ruben Isaac Albarran Ortega