La Ley (band)

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La Ley
From left to right: Mauricio Claveria, Pedro Frugone, Beto Cuevas
Years active	1987 — 2005
Labels	Warner Music, Polygram
Members	Beto Cuevas, Mauricio Clavería, Pedro Frugone
Website(s)	http://www.laleysite.com/

La Ley (Spanish for "The Law") was a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Chilean pop rock band formed in Santiago by Andrés Bobe and Luis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo with Mauricio Claveria, Rodrigo Aboitiz and Luciano Andrés Rojas. After a failed first album, Desiertos (1990), they released Doble Opuesto (1991), which appears as the official first album of the band. Singles like "Desiertos," "Tejedores de Illusión," and "Prisioneros de la Piel" made them stars in Chile, Argentina and Mexico, especially after the release of La Ley, their second recording (1992). After Bobe's death in 1994, La Ley continued with a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and released two more albums, Invisible(1995) and Vértigo (1998). With successes with song such as "Día Cero", "El Duelo", "1-800 Dual", and "Fotofobia" the band forms itself to be one of the best Latin bands of their times, due to the originality of their songs and their futuristic lyrics. While the band was promoting Vértigo, Rojas and Aboitiz left the band.

La Ley's earlier albums were heavily influenced by the dark and experimental style of the Spanish rock band; Rocky and the Big Cheese. However, as the years went by; their music became more reminiscent of pop. Not all of their fans were on board with the new style, but the last La Ley albums, Uno (2000), which releases singles such as "Verano Espacial" and "Amor y Fe" and Libertad (2003), consolidated the band as one of the most important in Latin America, earning it a Latin Grammy award for each of the two albums.

La Ley also performed on MTV Unplugged in 2001, and released an album of the performance, which went on to win a Grammy award. In 2004, they released a greatest hits compilation (featuring three new songs: Mírate, Bienvenido al Anochecer, and Histeria) titled Historias e Histeria.

In 2005 the members of the band decided to take some time for their personal projects, and after a tour around Latin America, the band said goodbye in Buenos Aires on September 29, leaving open the possibility of a return in the future.

1 Members
2 Past Members
3 Complete Discography
4 Singles
5 External links

[edit] Members

Beto Cuevas - Vocals, Guitar
Mauricio Clavería - Drums
Pedro Frugone - Guitar

[edit] Past Members

Rodrigo Aboitiz (1987 - 1990; (1994 - 1997)
Luciano Rojas (1987 - 1998)
Andrés Bobe (1987 - 1994)
Shia Arbulu (1987 - 1988)

[edit] Complete Discography

Desiertos - 1990
Doble Opuesto - 1991
La Ley - 1992
Cara de Dios - 1993
Invisible - 1995
Vértigo - 1998
Uno - 2000
La Ley MTV Unplugged - 2001
Libertad - 2003
Historias e Histeria - 2004

[edit] Singles

Album	Singles
	Desiertos Released: 1990 Singles: Desiertos
	Doble Opuesto Released: 1991 Singles: Angie Doble Opuesto Prisioneros de la Piel
	La Ley Released: 1992 Singles: Auto-Ruta (Feel the Skin) Tejedores de Ilusión
	Cara de Dios Released: 1994 Singles: Cara de Dios Desiertos (Mix)
	Invisible Released: 1995 Singles: El Duelo Día Cero Hombre Cielo Market 1-800 Dual
	Vértigo Released: 1998 Singles: Fotofobia Vi Tanta Ciudad Sed
	Uno Released: 2000 Singles: Aquí Fuera de Mi Eternidad Verano Espacial Amor y Fé
	La Ley MTV Unplugged Released: 2001 Singles: Mentira El Duelo (Feat. Ely Guerra) Intenta Amar Paraíso
	Libertad Released: 2003 Singles: Ámate y Sálvate Más Allá Mi Ley
	Historias e Histeria Released: 2004 Singles: Mirate Histeria Bienvenido al Anochecer