María Eugenia Rubio should not be confused with María Eugenia Rubio (footballer).
María Eugenia Rubio | |
Birth Date: | 1933 |
Birth Place: | Mexico |
Death Date: | 9 December 2013 (aged 80) |
Death Place: | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
Occupation: | Singer, actress |
Instrument: | Vocals |
María Eugenia Rubio (1933 – 9 December 2013)[1] was a Mexican singer and actress, one of the pioneers of Mexican rock and roll music.
She began her career singing boleros and recording songs such as "Cachito" and "Te adoraré más y más" for Musart Records.
In the early 1960s, she found greater success as a rock and roll singer and recorded two studio albums with the Orfeón label. She also appeared as an actress in the Mexican films A ritmo de twist and Las hijas del Amapolo (both 1962), where she sang her hit single "Fuiste tú".