Biography
The year 1987 marked the formation of the techno-pop ensemble La Ley by three musicians drawn from earlier groups: Rodrigo Aboitiz of Aparato Raro, Andrés Bobe of Paraíso Perdido, and Shia Arbulu of Nadie. Following the release of an EP, Aboitiz and Arbulu departed to pursue separate endeavors, prompting Bobe to recruit drummer Mauricio Clavería, formerly of Pancho Puelma, along with Luciano Rojas from Paraíso Perdido and newcomer Beto Cuevas, born Luis Alberto Cuevas Olmedo.
Once the hit single "Desiertos" appeared, the Chilean pop/rock outfit unveiled its debut full-length effort, Doble Opuesto, which included a rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Angie." Local audiences soon embraced La Ley as a leading rock act. Tragedy struck when founder Andrés Bobe died in a car accident during April 1994. The band nevertheless continued by adding guitarist Pedro Frugone, previously of Anachena, and issued Invisible in 1995 before delivering Vértigo three years afterward.
The Grammy-winning MTV Unplugged, which followed the Latin alternative pop/rock album Uno, became La Ley's initial major commercial success across Latin America. Capitalizing on that momentum, both WEA and Universal put out compilations in 2002, after which the group returned with the studio album Libertad in 2003.
La Ley disbanded in 2005 upon completing a series of farewell concerts that ended with a large-scale performance in Buenos Aires. The members reconvened in 2008 to record Las de Ley de La Ley for WEA Latina and embarked on another South American tour. An extended hiatus soon followed as each musician focused on individual projects. Early in 2014 the group reassembled once more and released Retour, a collection that revisited material from across its catalog—including three tracks drawn from the MTV Unplugged set—while introducing the fresh song "Olividar." A tour encompassing Mexico as well as Central and South America ensued.
That touring experience reignited creative energy between Cuevas and Clavería. Midway through 2015 they entered a Los Angeles studio to lay down new tracks, marking the first original studio material since 2003. The advance single "Ya no estás," issued the following January, confirmed that the band retained its distinctive spark. The resulting album Adaptación contained a dozen fresh songs and reached digital platforms on April 8, 2016, with physical copies arriving two weeks later. A Chilean trek covering more than twenty cities and a subsequent summer run through Mexico rounded out the promotional cycle.
Once the hit single "Desiertos" appeared, the Chilean pop/rock outfit unveiled its debut full-length effort, Doble Opuesto, which included a rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Angie." Local audiences soon embraced La Ley as a leading rock act. Tragedy struck when founder Andrés Bobe died in a car accident during April 1994. The band nevertheless continued by adding guitarist Pedro Frugone, previously of Anachena, and issued Invisible in 1995 before delivering Vértigo three years afterward.
The Grammy-winning MTV Unplugged, which followed the Latin alternative pop/rock album Uno, became La Ley's initial major commercial success across Latin America. Capitalizing on that momentum, both WEA and Universal put out compilations in 2002, after which the group returned with the studio album Libertad in 2003.
La Ley disbanded in 2005 upon completing a series of farewell concerts that ended with a large-scale performance in Buenos Aires. The members reconvened in 2008 to record Las de Ley de La Ley for WEA Latina and embarked on another South American tour. An extended hiatus soon followed as each musician focused on individual projects. Early in 2014 the group reassembled once more and released Retour, a collection that revisited material from across its catalog—including three tracks drawn from the MTV Unplugged set—while introducing the fresh song "Olividar." A tour encompassing Mexico as well as Central and South America ensued.
That touring experience reignited creative energy between Cuevas and Clavería. Midway through 2015 they entered a Los Angeles studio to lay down new tracks, marking the first original studio material since 2003. The advance single "Ya no estás," issued the following January, confirmed that the band retained its distinctive spark. The resulting album Adaptación contained a dozen fresh songs and reached digital platforms on April 8, 2016, with physical copies arriving two weeks later. A Chilean trek covering more than twenty cities and a subsequent summer run through Mexico rounded out the promotional cycle.
Albums
Desiertos
2026
1988
2026
Adaptación
2016
Retour
2014
Historias e Histerias
2004
Libertad
2003
Grandes Exitos
2002
La Ley MTV Unplugged
2001
La Ley
2001
Uno
2000
Vértigo
1998
Invisible
1995
Doble Opuesto
1991
Singles
