turned out to be a
El hombre resultó ser un detective privado.
The man turned out to be a private detective.
He turned out to be an ideal husband.
El hombre que pensé que era su padre resultó ser un perfecto extraño.
The man I thought was her father turned out to be a complete stranger.
El extraño resultó ser un antiguo vecino que había cambiado tanto que nadie lo reconocía ya.
The stranger turned out to be a former neighbor who had changed so much that no one recognized him anymore.
Resultó ser un atractivo extraordinario.
It turned out to be extraordinarily appealing.