Fulano de Tal

Discography

The first recording by Elsten Torres under the name Fulano De Tal was the EP Revolución, released in 1994 on the independent label Radio Vox. The EP contained one song presented in multiple versions, including the single "mix de la tierra" and its music video.

The song was a protest piece about the Cuban rafters situation of the mid-1990s and received critical and commercial attention. The track listing includes "Revolución (mix de la tierra)" at 4:06, "Revolución (mix del cielo)" at 5:30, "Revolution (acoustic pissed off mix)" at 4:06, "Revolution (the island is gonna blow mix)" at 5:32, and "Revolución (version sangre)" at 3:37. Personnel on Revolución included Elsten Torres on guitars and lead vocals, Frank Lord on percussion and chants, Cesar Lemos on electric guitars, Julio Hernandez on bass, and Rodolfo Castillo on programming and keyboards.

Normal, released in 1997 on BMG/RCA, was the major label debut of Fulano De Tal and the first major release by a Latin rock artist from the United States. Songs released from the album include "Cristina Maria", "No Soy Gringo", and "Los Demas".

The album's track list comprises "Cristina Maria" (4:39), "No soy gringo" (3:30), "Los Demas" (4:51), "Estados Unidos" (4:38), "Inquietud" (3:39), "Afuera de mi cabeza" (3:22), "Duele" (4:02), "Complicated" (3:38), "Selfish" (5:29), "No quiero trabajar" (3:48), "Normal" (6:48), and "Cuando me muera yo" (4:45). Band members on Normal were Elsten Torres, Brendan Buckley, Julian Adam Zimmon, and John M. Falcone. All songs were written by Elsten Torres except "Complicated", co-written by Brendan Buckley and Elsten Torres.

Did You Know?

• The band's name is the Portuguese/Spanish variant of the American term "John Doe".
• Elsten Torres released the Grammy-nominated album Individual in 2006 under the name "Fulano", with Brendan and Julian contributing to production and performance.