Overview
- He had been in delicate health in recent days, with relatives requesting blood donors as his condition worsened, and no medical details were disclosed.
- Born Rubén Chauque on July 2, 1956 and of Tehuelche descent, he fused ancestral Patagonian sounds with contemporary musical languages across a decades-long career.
- He founded the 1984 educational workshop Volver a Ser Uno to help reconnect communities with Mapuche, Aonikenk and Selk’nam cultures.
- His work included collaborations with León Gieco, Divididos, Almafuerte, La Renga, Bersuit Vergarabat and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, plus film roles such as in Carlos Sorín’s La película del Rey, and he received Cosquín’s Camín a la Trayectoria in 2017.
- Artists and institutions issued tributes following the confirmation of his death, with most reports listing his age as 69 and one outlet reporting 67.