Roberto Iniesta | |
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| Also known as | Robe |
| Born | Roberto Iniesta Ojea (1962-05-16)16 May 1962 Plasencia, Spain |
| Died | 10 December 2025(2025-12-10) (aged 63) Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain |
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| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1983–2025 |
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| Website | Official website |
Roberto Iniesta Ojea (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈβeɾtojˈnjestaoˈxe.a]; 16 May 1962 – 10 December 2025), also known asRobe, was a Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the frontman of the rock bandExtremoduro and was also active as a solo artist.
Roberto Iniesta Ojea was born inPlasencia, Spain on 16 May 1962.[1] After having left school with a third-classBaccalaureate, he worked with his father. At the age of twenty, he began writing songs and he formed his first band, Dosis Letal.
In 1987, he formed Extremoduro, the band that brought him fame. They did not have enough money for recording a studio album so they sold tickets that would be exchanged for the album. When they sold 250 tickets, they had earned enough money to afford the recording. In January 1989, they started the recording of their first demo tape.[2] The distribution of the demo tape began to attract attention inside and outside their home region of Plasencia; it was so well received that the Catalan television program Plastic invited them for a live performance.[2]
In 1996, he shot to fame in Spain due to the release ofAgila. That same year, he received the news of the death of his father. The entrance to the band of guitarist and producerIñaki "Uoho" Antón, at that time belonging torock and roll bandPlatero y Tú, was a turning point in the history of the band. They toured along with Platero y Tú that year.
He also joinedFito Cabrales (from Platero y Tú), Iñaki Antón to form thesupergroupExtrechinato y Tú. After five years of recording sessions, playing music inspired by lyrics written by urban poet Manolo Chinato, finally the album Poesía Básica was released in 2001.
In 2006, he created the record labelMuxik along with Iñaki Antón.
He wrote his first novel,El viaje íntimo de la locura, which was released on 28 September 2009.[3] The novel sold 10,000 copies in just over a week.[4]
Iniesta died on 10 December 2025, at the age of 63, from health complications after suffering apulmonary embolism in November 2024, forcing him to cancel his tour. The embolism caused a blockage in an artery in his lung due to a blood clot. Following the incident, he announced that he was improving, although he did not set a return date, and focused on his recovery, which required complete rest and medical treatment.[5]
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