Background
He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a singer and actress in the 1960s. And his father, Benny, an actor and 1960s rock singer in the Mexican band Los Yaki.
He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a singer and actress in the 1960s. And his father, Benny, an actor and 1960s rock singer in the Mexican band Los Yaki.
Ibarra left Timbiriche in 1986, and from 1985 to 1989 he studied jazz, guitar, classical music, and composition at the Walnut Hill School in Boston.
Ibarra started his music career in the popular band Timbiriche (1981), and began working as a solo artist in 1992. They have two children. As part of Timbiriche, he recorded 7 albums.
He also starred in Vaselina (Grease).
In 1998, Timbiriche reunited to tour Mexico and Central America, and in 1999 released a live album El Concierto. Ibarra recorded the album March Adentro en la Sangre with Guadalajara-based progressive rock band Santa Sabina the same year.