José Alejandro Lora Serna (born December 2, 1952), better known by his stage name Álex Lora, is a Mexican
musician
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and
composer
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Etymology and def ...
. He has been the frontman of the
Mexican rock band El Tri for over 50 years, since October 12 of 1968 when he founded among
Carlos Hauptvogel and
Guillermo Berea the
Three souls in my mind band, but because of differences with Carlos, Alex decided to create a new band called
El Tri, as the followers of Three souls in my mind used to call them. In 2006, Hispanic music website
batanga.com characterized Lora as "legendary", noting that among his honors and awards he has been named a "Distinguished Pueblan Citizen" in his home city and has been given the
keys to the city in
Miami
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, as well as having a day (November 10, 2002) and a statue in his hometown
Tequela, Nayarit.
Discography
* Lora, Su Lira y Sus Rolas (1998),
* Alex Lora: Esclavo del Rocanrol (2003)
Filmography
* 2003: ''Alex Lora: Esclavo del Rocanrol'' (documentary)
* 2008: ''
The Dead Sleep Easy'
* 2009: "
Nikté" (animated) as Chamán Chanek
See also
*
Statue of Álex Lora
References
External links
MSN Music: Alex Lora*
Alex Lora: ''Esclavo del rocanrol''(documentary)
1952 births
Living people
Ariel Award winners
Mexican male singer-songwriters
Mexican singer-songwriters
Mexican male composers
Mexican guitarists
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Mexican male guitarists
People from Puebla (city)
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Latin music songwriters
Best Original Music Score Ariel Award winners
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