Tico Torres

Name: Héctor Torres.
Nickname: The Hit Man.
Birthdate: October 7, 1953.
Hair Color: Brown.
Eyes Color: Brown.
Parents: Emma and Héctor.
Brother: Andrew.
Marital status: Divorced. Married to Eva Herzigova (model) September 7, 1996.
Food: .....
Drink: Beer.
Color: Black.
Hobbies: Collect jewels, arms, ships and cars, all ancient. Painting, poetry.
Hate: Frivolity.
Other bands: The Marvelettes, The Hullabaloo, Frankie and the knockouts, Phamtom's Opera, Loose change and Tyroon. Studio musician for many other groups.
Sports: American football and Golf.
Influences: The Beatles, Cream, James Brown, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix.
First disk: Led Zeppelin II.
Film: ET.
Prefered artists: Simon Phillips, Cozy Powel and Phil Collins.
Instruments played: Guitar, drums and percussion.
Actor: Jack Klugman.
Curiosities and comments:-He hopes to play drums until he is 80 or 90.
-Really, he is a drummer just by chance, because the drummer of "The Hullaballoo" couldn't play one night and he offered to do so.
-He started his career as singer and guitar-player when he was 11.
-When Bon Jovi was formed, he was the most experienced player and the one who had the greatest quantity of record.
-He began to play with Bon Jovi thanks to a call from Alec who knew "Phantom Opera"
-A lot has been said about his birth place, the truth is that he was born in New York. Many people say that he was born in Cuba, but as in the 80's cubans were persecuted in the U.S. the company enrolled him as born in U.S.A.
-He loves to speak Spanish
-He separated from his wife when Bon Jovi edited his first record although nothing was published about her and the reason of their separation.
Known couples: Lynn, a blond beautiful model whith whom he was just about to marry.
Erin, brunette. The same as Lynn.
Brooke Shields to whom he published a not very well known record. What indeed was known was his romance which ended when she met Andre Agassi.
Eva Herzigova, with whom he was engaged giving her a ring present of 35.000$. Today she's his wife.


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