Indocumentado (1992) is the ninth studio album

Studio album

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 by Mexican

Music of Mexico

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 Rock

Rock music

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, Blues

Blues

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 band El Tri

El Tri

El Tri is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City fronted by Alex Lora. Founded in 1968 as Three Souls in My Mind, the group is regarded as influential in the development of Mexican rock music....

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The name of the album comes for the main single, "Indocumentado" is the common word for a Mexican person or any other nationality that find its way into the US without the proper documentation; The song is a tale of the physical and emotional hardships the "Indocumentado" goes trough.

Track listing

All tracks by Alex Lora

Alex Lora

José Alejandro Lora Serna , better known by his stage name Alex Lora, is a Mexican musician and composer. He has been the frontman of the Spanish rock band El Tri for over 40 years...

 except were noted

1. "El dragón" (_{The Dragon}) – 3:48
2. "Cuando canta el grillo" (_{When The Cricket Sings}) (Lora, Rafael Salgado) – 4:09
3. "Indocumentado" (_Undocumented) – 4:19
4. "No vuelvo a agarrar la jarra" (_{I Won't Take The Jar Again}) – 2:44
5. "Nadie sabe para quién trabaja" (_{No One Knows Who Works For}) (Lora, Pedro Martinez) – 3:42
6. "Valle de lágrimas" (_{Valley Of Tears}) – 2:57
7. "Tirando a matar" (_{Shooting To Death}) – 3:35
8. "Así se hacen los chismes" (_{That's How Gossip Is Born}) – 4:04
9. "El blues de la Navidad" (_{Christmas's Blues}) – 3:39
10. "Igual pa' todos" (_{Same For Everyone}) – 4:48

Personnel

• Alex Lora – guitar, arranger, vocals, producer, mixing, artistic producer
• Rafael Salgado – harmonic
• Felipe Souza – electric & rhythm guitar
• Eduardo Chico – guitar
• Pedro Martínez – drums, backing vocals
• Ruben Soriano – bass
• Chela DeLora – backing vocals, Coordination

Guest Musicians

• Carolyn Asplin – violin on "Tirando a matar"
• Victor Anderson – brass instrument
• Victor Cisneros – brass instrument

Technical personnel

• Pancho Gilardi – photography
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Michael Hoffman – coordination, art coordinator
• Chuck Johnson – mixing, mixing assistant
• Richard Kaplan – engineer, mixing

External Links

• www.eltri.com.mx
• Indocumentado at MusicBrainz
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• [ Indocumentado] at Allmusic