Who is O El Amor?

Have you ever walked into an LI bar or club and found a band working the stage wearing outlandish masks, wearing ill-fitting clothing and performing high-intensity versions of one-hit wonders while jumping into bursts of synchronized dancing, engaging in R-rated banter with the audience and occasionally pouring beer on their own heads?

Probably not, but if you did, that was almost assuredly O El Amor.

And who is O El Amor?

They won't say.

While most local cover bands use a dedicated website to tout their careers, O El Amor (OEA) currently has no such informative account (just a Facebook page that offers no contact details or links). In fact, the group does its best to be utterly mysterious.

However, regardless of this enigmatic attitude, ‘Amor has been building a sturdy fan base — a movement that is observable as it has become commonplace to find O El Amor devotees wearing masks to its shows in tribute.

A quintet, its roster consists of drummer “Don Corazon Destrozado” (notable for a bow tie worn on his hat), bass player “Bongo El Mongo” (who sports a luchador mask and tight clothing), keyboardist “Senior Sanchez” (wears a finned mask, white pants and can lift his body from a sitting position to deliver head-level, aerial kicks), guitarist “Jesus Mana Cerveza Jr.” (dresses and appears like a bearded, elderly man) and front man “Disco Goya” (who dons mostly black and sports various leather facial guises).

Asking the five to discuss themselves doesn't reveal any typical answers, as they are currently forsworn to remain as anonymous as possible — but they are quick to note their direct connections to love, despair, fun music and a fondness for free beverages. And while their given responses are cryptic and unorthodox, it’s all part of a personal universe, and makes for a singular conversation. With that, here are some direct thoughts provided by the members of O El Amor:

O El Amor will be appearing on several occasions at many large Suffolk County venues throughout the winter and spring; for more details on upcoming shows and happenings check out the band online at facebook.com/oelamor.