Mike Laure

Miguel Laure Rubio, known professionally as Mike Laure, was born on September 29, 1937, in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico. He started his music career in the late 1950s as a rock & roll musician and formed Mike Laure y sus cometas in 1957. In the early 1960s, Mike Laure shifted to tropical rhythms, notably cumbia, achieving his first major success with "Tiburón a la vista". His subsequent hits included "La banda borracha" (1966), which topped Mexican music charts. Known as "El Rey del Trópico," Mike Laure combined Afro-Caribbean and Colombian instruments with rock & roll elements, creating a unique sound that influenced future tropical music groups. He also appeared in several Mexican films. Mike Laure passed away in 2000 in Mexico City.