José Fors Ferro (born 30 July 1958) is a Mexican
singer and artist best known as the leading member of the bands
Cuca and Forseps.
Biography
Fors was born in
Havana
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, in 1958. At the age of three he and his family moved to Miami, Florida escaping Castro's communism. There he studied painting. In 1967 his family moved to
Mexico City
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, where he lived for the remainder of his childhood. Later on he moved again to
Guadalajara
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where he has lived most of his life. In 1976 he studied anatomical drawing with Robert Martinez and started working with musical groups such as Mask and Lepra. In 1985 he developed an ambitious project with Carlos Esegé (''née''
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez) called Duda Mata. In 1990, along with Ignacio González (drums),
Galileo Ochoa (guitar) and (bass), he founded Cuca, a group that interprets irreverent songs in a hard rock style. In 1994 he left Cuca to initiate a new project, Forseps. In 2004 Cuca returned to the stage and recorded a live record on 14 May 2004. In 2005 he returned to the studio to record the album ''
Con Pelotas''. Fors currently lives in Guadalajara.
Discography
With Mask
* ''
The Fox '', 1985
With Duda Mata
* ''
Duda Mata '', 1987
With Cuca
* ''
La Invasión de los Blátidos '', 1992
* ''
Tu Cuca Madre Ataca de Nuevo '', 1993
* ''
El Cuarto de Cuca '', 1997
* ''
Viva Cuca '', 2004
* ''
Con Pelotas '', 2006
* ''
La Venganza De Cucamonga
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With Forseps
* ', 1995
* ''.02'', 2000
* ''333: El Despertar del Animal'', 2002
* ', 2002
* ''Forseps IV, 2004
* ''José Fors Forseps 5 '', 2008
Others
* '' Frankenstein: The Rock Opera '', 2009
* '' Orlok: The Rock Opera '', 2012
Connected
*''Culebra 1996'', 1996 (Cuca: 'La Balada' and 'Toma')
*''
Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte'', 1997 ('' featuring
Youth Brigade)
*''Operación Código Rojo'', 2004 ('Señalado y apartado' and 'Todos somos portadores')
*''Tokin Records Kompilado.2os'', 2004 ('Dulce Violencia')
*''Hellboy Soundtrack'', 2004 ('Hellboy')
*''La Otra Navidad'', 2005 ('Mi regalo de navidad' and 'Otra navidad')
References
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1958 births
Living people
Musicians from Havana
Artists from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Cuca (band) members
Mexican musicians
Musicians from Miami