Beto Cuevas

Three years after Chilean rock group La Ley called it quits, frontman Beto Cuevas is finally going solo.

Described by The New York Times as a "Spanish-speaking echo of the 1980's," La Ley rocked Latin America with new wave-influenced hits like Doble Opuesto and Tejedores De Ilusión before transitioning to pop rock. The band's eponymous second album spawned three of its biggest hits: El Duelo, Día Cero and Aquí. By the time La Ley released its final album, the Latin Grammy-nominated band was just as known for its music as it was for its singer's good looks.

When the group went "on hiatus" in 2005, many speculated Cuevas was itching to go it alone. But the handsome rocker instead tried his hand at acting, appearing as a priest in the Mexican flick La Mujer De Mi Hermano and as a cult leader in Zev Berman's Borderland. After guesting on "Loud," an English-language single by house legends Masters At Work, Cuevas began work on his debut, Miedo Escénico (Stage Fright). Produced by Aureo Baqueiro (Motel, Sin Bandera, Pambo), the album features Vuelvo (I Return), a throbbing synth-rock single that will likely delight die-hard La Ley fans.

Cuevas, who directed the video for "Vuelvo" and designed the artwork for Miedo Escénico, says fans shouldn't wait for La Ley to get back together any time soon: "A La Ley reunion is not feasible today, because I am just releasing my album and I plan to develop my career as a solo artist. [I want] to create a parallel road and to construct something for the future."