MalaCara
Tell us about you and your work.
As MalaCara, I express and narrate the realities experienced in Puerto Rico through lyrics, and with music, I paint a panorama of what surrounds us. I was born in Santurce and grew up in LuisLlorensTorres, LasMargaritas, VillaCarolina, and JardDeCountryClub. 2016 I was performing at various events such as the Puerto Rican Day Parade New York k2017, FestivalClaridad, among others. My first musical production was almost ready when Hurricane María hit us, and I had to delay the project until March 2020 (CreaCcióNep1). 2018 I shared the stage with Residente (Calle 13) at HiramBithorn, sending a message of social justice. The theme song Razón de Ser with DelVerbo put my name on the radar of the HipHop scene. 2019 I continued to perform in Noches De MC’s En LaRespuesta, 2019RickyRenuncia, FestivalDelHipHop, and Live Presentation BrendaHopkinsMiranda And MedinaCarrión, among others. I release the singles: ELLOS TIENEN, CUENTAS CLARAS With Persi, LA CALMA LLEGA, SANTURCINO with JLuna and Quinto, NO ES X NA with Quinto and TimmClayton, ECHAR EL RESTO with FénixCastro, CADA DÍA with Mussa, BEWARE, BOMBA POR ESTALLAR with CartagenaRosario. 2020 I presented my songs at the CLARITY FESTIVAL AGAIN. We released the album CreaCcioN produced by BoBiLaCosta, as well as the video PROLOGO. Followed by DANDO CARA THE MIXTAPE with JonWayne. Then together with Pajaro-IbnItaka- LimbelCity, we presented TOQUE DE QUEDA EN MACONDO THE SHORT FILM. Also, RELEASE THE SINGLES: TIKTOK, MECHANICAL ASFIXIA / UN NEGRO EN AMERICA, CUANTO MAS with PlenaCombativa, CACEROLAZO with El S, Vladi, Yambo and Marisel, QUERIDO GOBIERNO with Tintero, JUST CHILL with Persi.
What inspires you?
Everything that surrounds me inspires me, literally…
What does community mean to you?
Community is everything. It's the only way we can truly be free. We need one another.
I believe in Community thanks to my family; they were my main example of community.
Favorite film
Cloud Atlas & Fight Club
Favorite song
El Camino Del Guerrero-Nach
Favorite place
The River & The Beach