Pablo Benegas

Pablo Benegas Urabaien, born on June 21, 1976 in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, is a Spanish guitarist and musician. He is known for being one of the founders and guitarist of the pop group La Oreja de Van Gogh. Son of Maite Urbaien and the politician Txiki Benegas, who was president of the Basque Socialist Party (PSE-EE) and died in 2015, Pablo Benegas has had a distinguished career in music. In addition to his work with La Oreja de Van Gogh, he directed a short film titled La promesa, in which his wife, Eider Ayuso, participated. In 1996, Benegas co-founded La Oreja de Van Gogh, serving as guitarist and being one of the main composers and writers of the group's lyrics. In October 2025, after the departure of Leire Martínez and the announcement of a reunion tour with the original vocalist Amaia Montero, Benegas announced that he would not be part of this new phase, although he clarified that he was not definitively leaving the band.