PLAYWRIGHT

At the early age of five, Ruben Estevez began playing the piano and writing poetry in his hometown of Houston, Texas.  As he got older, his love for creative storytelling continued to evolve; and in 1995, Ruben decided to move to Nashville to pursue his passion for songwriting. 

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Just two years later, he landed a writing deal with Word Records, followed by a string of Contemporary Christian Music cuts.  In the Country Music realm, Ruben received his first No.1 on the Indie Country Charts with his song "Why" and in 2011, he won the Grand Prize in The Music City Songwriter competition with his song "Lie."  

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In the summer of 2013, "Lie" was cut by Tracy Lawrence on his "Headlights, Taillights and Radios" album and became his third single in late February 2014.  Soon after, two additional country music cuts followed, “I Feel Ya” (Bucky Covington) and “Alive” (Cheree White).  

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In early 2019, after an inspirational trip to New York City, Ruben put pen to paper in a different form.  He decided to write an entire musical based on his personal experiences growing up in the 70’s and 80’s in Texas, as a closeted gay man in an extremely homophobic culture. 

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One year later, he has completed this work, titled Marcos, writing not only the music and lyrics of all the songs, but also the fictional libretto itself.  As he waits for Marcos to take center stage, Ruben is already working on his next musical venture.