Career
Not to be confused with Rick Rubin At the age of 12, Rubín joined the group Timbiriche, one of the most important and influential popular bands of the 1980s on the Spanish language charts. His entry into the group transformed it into a sextet. His first album with the group their fourth album.
While with the group, he recorded more than 10 albums, participated in several television specials, and visited various countries during their concert tours.
He is best known for hits such as "Mágico amor", "Ámame hasta con los dientes" and "Princesa Tibetana". Rubín remained with Timbiriche until 1991.
The last Timbiriche album he worked on was their tenth. In 1998 he joined on Timbiriche reunion and he wrote new songs for the album El Concierto, which he co-produced.
In 2007, for the 25th Anniversary of Timibiriche, he rejoined the band and produced their new album.
He also performed with former band mate Paulina Rubio as part of the Mexican Bicentennial Celebrations. Rubín has made several television appearances as an actor over the course of his career, including small roles in telenovelas Lazos de Amor (1995) and Rebelde (2004), in which he also sang the title theme song. He starred alongside Ricky Martin in the musical-romance telenovela Alcanzar una estrella II (1991).
He is also frequently invited to appear as a performer or awards presenter at various Spanish-language popular culture ceremonies, in Mexico and in the United States.