José Fors
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Fors Ferro, José Alberto (born 30 July 1958) is a Mexican
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 singer and artist
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 best known as the leading member of the bands Cuca
Cuca
Cuca can refer to:*The Cambridge University Conservative Association*Cuca, a monster in Brazilian folklore*Cuca , a Mexican rock group.* Cuca, a commune in Argeş County, Romania* Cuca, a commune in Galaţi County, Romania...

 and Forseps.

Biography

He was born in Havana
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, Cuba
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. At the age of three he and his family moved to Miami, Florida
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 where he started to take courses in painting
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. 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 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 or Lepra. In 1985 he developed an ambitious project called Duda Mata. In 1990, along with Ignacio González (drums), Galileo Ochoa (guitar) and Carlos Avilez (bass), he founded Cuca, a grouping that interprets irreverent songs in rock and hard rock style. In 1994 he left Cuca to initiate a new project, Forseps. In 2004 Cuca returned to the stages and recorded a live record on 14 May 2004 and in 2005 returned to the studio to record the album “Con Pelotas
Con Pelotas
Con Pelotas is the sixth studio album by Cuca. It was released in 2006. This album marks the first non-compilative album by the band in 9 years.-Track listing:All tracks by José Fors and Galo Ochoa...

”. Fors currently lives in Guadalajara.

With Cuca

  • La Invasión de los Blátidos
    La Invasión de los Blátidos
    La Invasión de los Blátidos is the first disc "Cuca", grouping Mexican hard rock originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco recorded in 1991.- Track listing :# Cara de Pizza# El Son del Dolor# El Mamón de la Pistola# Hijo del Lechero# Don Goyo...

     
    , 1992
  • Tu Cuca Madre Ataca de Nuevo
    Tu Cuca Madre Ataca de Nuevo
    Tu Cuca Madre Ataca de Nuevo is the second disc from "Cuca", a Mexican hard rock group originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco recorded in 1993 in Surrey, England.- Track listing :# D.D.T.T.V# Mujer Cucaracha# Joder# Todo Con Exceso# Manuela...

     
    , 1993
  • El Cuarto de Cuca
    El Cuarto de Cuca
    El Cuarto de Cuca is the fourth disc "Cuca", grouping Mexican hard rock originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco.In this production Jose Fors returned to the ranks of Cuca together to close the life cycle of the group, which is separated after a series of farewell concerts by the Mexican Republic.-...

     
    , 1997
  • Viva Cuca
    Viva Cuca
    Viva Cuca is the fifth disc "Cuca", and first recorded completely live, after an absence of 10 years, this record features the best songs of La Cuca...

     
    , 2004
  • Con Pelotas
    Con Pelotas
    Con Pelotas is the sixth studio album by Cuca. It was released in 2006. This album marks the first non-compilative album by the band in 9 years.-Track listing:All tracks by José Fors and Galo Ochoa...

     
    , 2006

With Forseps

  • Bebé Modelo 01 , 1995
  • .02 , 2000
  • 333: El Despertar del Animal , 2002
  • En Vivo Un Medio Acústico , 2002
  • IV , 2004
  • José fFors Forseps 5 , 2008

Connected

  • Culebra 1996, 1996 ('La balada' y 'Toma')
  • Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte, 1997 ('El son del dolor')
  • Operación Código Rojo, 2004 ('Señalado y apartado' y 'Todos somos portadores')
  • Tokin Records Kompilado.2os, 2004 ('Dulce Violencia')
  • Hellboy Soundtrack, 2004 ('Hellboy')
  • La Otra Navidad, 2005 ('Mi regalo de navidad' y 'Otra navidad')
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