Beto Cuevas
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Luis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo is the former lead singer of the now-defunct Chile
an rock band, La Ley
. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, and is fluent in French
, English
, and Spanish
. He was born in Santiago, Chile
, and now resides in Los Angeles
(California
) and is pursuing a solo career.
rite in Chile) to Estela Mora in 2001. They have two children, Martina (1987) and Diego (1992).
Since then, Beto Cuevas has been one of the main creative forces behind the band, writing and singing all of his tracks. Many band observers credit his early years in North America
as the greatest influence in La Ley’s sound, which is unique among Chile
an and Latin American bands.
In 1998, he recorded the song "La nave del olvido", for the album "Volcán: Tributo a José José
", a tribute album to iconic Mexican singer José José
. Beto has also been working on some small musical projects, including the song "Loud" which is a collaboration with Masters At Work ("Little Louie" Vega & Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez) and was released in 2006 on the MAW upcoming album. He also recycled the song Mentira, which was originally featured on the La Ley MTV Unplugged
, and made a new version to be featured on the soundtrack for the movie La mujer de mi hermano
.
Other musical projects include a collaboration with Chilean band Los Prisioneros
on their 2004 album Manzana where Beto stepped in to play synthesizers, guitars and vocals on the songs "Insatisfacción", a reversion of the Rolling Stones classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
", and "Eres Mi Hogar". Beto plays the role of an Opus Dei
priest in the film La mujer de mi hermano and appears in the film Borderland
by director Zev Berman, where Beto plays a satanic cult leader. He is also getting ready to work on his first starring role on the film Una Vez Mas from director Ricardo DeMontreuil due for release in 2007, and which features Beto as a philosophy professor.
In September 2008, Cuevas released Miedo Escenico
, an album he produced along with Steve Tushar
and Aureo Baqueiro. The record was released in Latin America on September 23, 2008 and in the United States on September 30, 2008 by Warner Brothers. In May 2008, Beto went on the road to undertake an American tour and in September/October 2008 he played several venues in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile to promote the new album. The first single off the record was "Vuelvo
" for which a music video was also made, produced by Cuevas.
(English: My brother's woman).
Cuevas played also a bigger role as the character Santillan in the 2007 American film Borderland
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an rock band, La Ley
La Ley (band)
La Ley was a Grammy Award and two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Chilean pop rock band formed by Andrés Bobe and Rodrigo Aboitiz with Mauricio Claveria, Beto Cuevas and Luciano Rojas. After a failed first album, Desiertos , they released Doble Opuesto , which appears as the official first album...
. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, and is fluent in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. He was born in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, and now resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
(California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) and is pursuing a solo career.
Biography
His family moved to Montreal, Canada to escape Pinochet's dictatorship . He got married (by a MapucheMapuche
The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage. Their influence extended...
rite in Chile) to Estela Mora in 2001. They have two children, Martina (1987) and Diego (1992).
Music career
During a 1988 trip to Santiago Beto met La Ley’s drummer, Mauricio Claveria. The drummer invited BetSince then, Beto Cuevas has been one of the main creative forces behind the band, writing and singing all of his tracks. Many band observers credit his early years in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
as the greatest influence in La Ley’s sound, which is unique among Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an and Latin American bands.
In 1998, he recorded the song "La nave del olvido", for the album "Volcán: Tributo a José José
Volcán: Tributo a José José
Volcán: Tributo a José José is a 1998 tribute album to Mexican singer José José.Paying homage to José José for his influence on Latin pop music, the album was recorded by several popular Latin artists such as Molotov, Cafe Tacuba, Julieta Venegas, Moenia, Beto Cuevas, and Aleks Syntek.The main...
", a tribute album to iconic Mexican singer José José
José José
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...
. Beto has also been working on some small musical projects, including the song "Loud" which is a collaboration with Masters At Work ("Little Louie" Vega & Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez) and was released in 2006 on the MAW upcoming album. He also recycled the song Mentira, which was originally featured on the La Ley MTV Unplugged
La Ley MTV Unplugged
-Sales and certifications:- La Ley :*Mauricio Clavería - Drums*Beto Cuevas - Vocals, guitar*Pedro Frugone - Guitar- Others :*Richard Bravo - Percussion*Juan Coderch - Percussion*Archie Frugone - Bass guitar*Ely Guerra - Vocals, guitar...
, and made a new version to be featured on the soundtrack for the movie La mujer de mi hermano
La mujer de mi hermano
La mujer de mi hermano is a 2005 Mexican film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, based on the novel of the same name by the Peruvian writer, journalist and TV host Jaime Bayly...
.
Other musical projects include a collaboration with Chilean band Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros
Los Prisioneros was a chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1982. They began as a local band during the early 1980s, playing small shows in their neighborhood and high school...
on their 2004 album Manzana where Beto stepped in to play synthesizers, guitars and vocals on the songs "Insatisfacción", a reversion of the Rolling Stones classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
" Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
", and "Eres Mi Hogar". Beto plays the role of an Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
priest in the film La mujer de mi hermano and appears in the film Borderland
Borderland (film)
Borderland is a 2007 horror film written and directed by Zev Berman. It is released as one of the 8 Films to Die For at Horrorfest 2007. It is very loosely based on the true story of Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, the leader of a religious cult that practiced human sacrifice...
by director Zev Berman, where Beto plays a satanic cult leader. He is also getting ready to work on his first starring role on the film Una Vez Mas from director Ricardo DeMontreuil due for release in 2007, and which features Beto as a philosophy professor.
In September 2008, Cuevas released Miedo Escenico
Miedo Escenico
Miedo Escenico is the first solo studio album by the Chilean singer and ex-member of the Chilean rock band La Ley, Beto Cuevas. The album was released in Latin America on 23 September 2008, and in the United States on 30 September 2008 by Warner Brothers....
, an album he produced along with Steve Tushar
Steve Tushar
Steve Tushar is a Latin Grammy nominated music producer and musician. He has been a keyboardist, remixer, programmer and producer for metal band Fear Factory, music producer for Beto Cuevas and Chroma Key, and keyboard player for metal/industrial act 16 Volt...
and Aureo Baqueiro. The record was released in Latin America on September 23, 2008 and in the United States on September 30, 2008 by Warner Brothers. In May 2008, Beto went on the road to undertake an American tour and in September/October 2008 he played several venues in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile to promote the new album. The first single off the record was "Vuelvo
Vuelvo (Beto Cuevas song)
"Vuelvo" is a Pop/Rock and Alternative rock song recorded by Beto Cuevas, Chilean singer and ex member of the internationally successful and Grammy-winning band La Ley and first single from his first solo studio album, Miedo Escenico.-Song information:...
" for which a music video was also made, produced by Cuevas.
Albums with La Ley
- 1990: DesiertosDesiertosDesiertos is an album by now defunct Chilean pop/rock band, La Ley. The album was the only one featuring all the original members: Beto Cuevas, Mauricio Clavería, Andrés Bobe, Luciano Rojas, and Rodrigo Aboitiz. Due to inner problems with the producer, only 500 copies of the album were released....
- 1991: Doble OpuestoDoble OpuestoDoble Opuesto was the first successful album of the Chilean rock/pop group La Ley . The album was released in 1990 under the production of Jorge Melibosky. Band members for this record were Andrés Bobe , Mauricio Clavería , Alberto Cuevas and Luciano Rojas...
- 1993: La LeyLa Ley (album)La Ley was the band's self-titled third album. It was produced by Alejandro Sanfuentes and released in 1992 by Universal. The album includes the number one hits "Tejedores de Ilusión" and "Auto-Ruta ", whose music video was banned from some TV shows such as Canal 13's Más Música because of...
- 1994: Cara de DiosCara de DiosCara de Dios is an EP by the Chilean band La Ley. La Ley performed a new song, "En La Ciudad", at a live TV concert, which set the expectations for the release of a new album...
- 1995: Invisible
- 1998: VértigoVértigo (La Ley album)Vértigo is La Ley's fifth album. The album is separated from the band's other albums because of its electronic sound, machined-style rhythm, and particular cover. The album was completed with the same people as in Invisible, but just before the release, Rodrigo Aboitiz left the band due to a drug...
- 2000: Uno
- 2001: La Ley MTV UnpluggedLa Ley MTV Unplugged-Sales and certifications:- La Ley :*Mauricio Clavería - Drums*Beto Cuevas - Vocals, guitar*Pedro Frugone - Guitar- Others :*Richard Bravo - Percussion*Juan Coderch - Percussion*Archie Frugone - Bass guitar*Ely Guerra - Vocals, guitar...
- 2003: LibertadLibertad (La Ley)-Sales and certifications:- La Ley :*Mauricio Clavería - Drums*Beto Cuevas - Vocalist*Pedro Frugone - Lead Guitar...
- 2004: Historias e HisteriaHistorias e HisteriaHistorias e Histeria is La Ley's ninth album, however, instead of a complete length album, the band was convinced to do a greatest hits compilation. The band had to make an album of 16 songs in very limited amount of time. The album was released almost immediately after their previous album...
Film career
Cuevas portrayed the character Padre Santiago in the 2005 Mexican film La mujer de mi hermanoLa mujer de mi hermano
La mujer de mi hermano is a 2005 Mexican film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, based on the novel of the same name by the Peruvian writer, journalist and TV host Jaime Bayly...
(English: My brother's woman).
Cuevas played also a bigger role as the character Santillan in the 2007 American film Borderland