José Fors

Not to be confused with José Manuel Fors.

José Fors Fierro
Background information
Birth nameJosé Alberto Fors Fierro
Born (1958-07-30) 30 July 1958 (age 65) Havana, Cuba
OriginGuadalajara, Mexico
GenresHard rock
Heavy metal
Experimental music
Occupation(s)Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
guitar
Years active1990–present

José Fors Fierro (born 30 July 1958) is a Mexican[1] singer and artist best known as the leading member of the bands Cuca and Forseps.[2]

Biography

Fors was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1958. At the age of three he and his family moved to Miami, Florida where he studied painting. In 1967 his family moved to Mexico City, where he lived for the remainder of his childhood. Later on he moved again to Guadalajara 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.[3] In 1990, along with Ignacio González (drums), Galileo Ochoa (guitar) and Carlos Avilez [es] (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

With Forseps

  • Bebé Mod.01 [es], 1995
  • .02, 2000
  • 333: El Despertar del Animal, 2002
  • En vivo un medio acústico [es], 2002
  • Forseps IV, 2004[4]
  • José Fors Forseps 5 , 2008[5]

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 ('El son del dolor [es]' 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

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Migración/ Centro de estudios migratorios., ed. (2010). 200 Mexicanos que nos Heredó el Mundo. Paralelo 21. p. 259. Las 200 personalidades incluidas aquí destacaron por sus notables contribuciones a México. Todas ellas nacieron en el exterior y se arraigaron en el país por diversos motivos y razones....
  2. ^ Gutierrez, Evan C. "Biography: Cuca". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. ^ "DUDA MATA". Rock MX: La Re-Evolución Mexicana.
  4. ^ Adán Velasco (19 November 2004). "Gabra Forseps CD con sonido proprio". El Universal.
  5. ^ Édgar Corona (2014). Cristian Zermeño (ed.). José Fors: El señor de las cuervos [José Fors: Lord of the Crows]. Editorial Universitaria, Libros UDG. ISBN 978-6077420286. {cite book}: |work= ignored (help)