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LGBTI Resistances

Santiago, Chile

Noah Blanco

Noah is a musician, majoring in Music and Sound at UNIACC. He has worked in different roles, such as composer, singer-songwriter, roadie, creative producer and artist. His career has led him to share the stage and events with artists such as Camila Moreno, Yorka, Francisco Victoria, Dulce y Agraz, Dani Ride, Martina Lluvias, among others. Likewise, he has stepped on several of the main local stages; for example, Teatro Italia, Bar Loreto, Onaciu, Club Subterráneo, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos and la explanada de la Municipalidad de Macul, among others. Noah is a non-binary Transmasculine boy and today he also highlights his emerging role as an activist for the rights of these communities. She is also an active member of the organization @somosamik, an organization of dissident Kuir artists from Chile recognized by the ORG Rommda, which today brings together all feminist and dissident musical organizations and guilds in Chile. (Source 1)

Blanco was the first trans person in the country (Chile) to request and complete the process of changing name and registered sex. (Source 2)

Source 1: https://www.etsex.cl/portfolio-items/representatividad-trans-y-no-binaria-entrevista-a-noah-blanco/

Source 2: https://www.latercera.com/culto/2021/01/29/la-transicion-musical-de-noah-blanco/

Tadzzio

Tadzzio released his first self-titled EP on August 23 along with the video for his first single titled “Paris Hilton.” 

In the video directed by Javier Sinclair together with the creative team of Rekia, Tadzzio's experience upon arriving in the city of Santiago is captured.

The music on the EP is influenced by artists like Sofia Oportot and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu with childlike melodies and relatable lyrics. Tadzzio identifies himself as an artist who goes beyond the barriers of gender, playing with art, fashion and pop culture, with Lady Gaga being his great reference.

Source: https://www.larata.cl/xtrack/2020/01/16/tadzzio-ep-entrevista/50802/

Vimvau

Vimvau is a young trans musician and visual artist from Santiago, Chile. Under an incessant concern to express his feelings, he began his musical career under the name Cocolisa666, a project where he ventured into indie and lofi, materializing his first works on the album Naruto, Hachiko and the EPs Coqui was his name, I was involved in the drug and Greatest Hits.

Source: https://indiehoy.com/descarga/ desde-chile-vimvau-lleva-a-la-rave-sus-canciones-sobre-la-exclusion-trans/

Javiera Mena

Javiera Mena started out over a decade ago on the independent scene. She caught the attention of audiences eager for new music approaches and her music gradually reached a broader audience with successive hits such as Espada (Sword), Otra Era (Another Era), Luz de piedra de Luna (Moonstone Light), Dentro de ti (Inside You) and Flashback. Since her debut, she has recorded five albums lauded by the press and music aficionados as electro pop gems: Esquemas Juveniles (Youthful Schemes) (2006), Mena (2010), Primeras Composiciones (First Compositions) (2013), Otra Era (Another Era) (2014) and Espejo (Mirror) (2018). She has played at major international music festivals such as Coachella (2019), Primavera Sound (2018, 2012), Ruido Fest Chicago (2017), Lollapalooza (2016), Festival de Viña del Mar (2016), Vive Latino (2012). This has brought her music to Chile, Spain, Argentina, Mexico and the US where she has loyal fan bases thanks to her music.

Source: @faqbrandon

Luta Cruz

Having travelled through an endless number of music styles, such as jazz, opera and Evangelical music, today she composes her own music and she has two videos in the pipeline for next year. Luta is an activist advocating for the rights of racialised, hairy, marginalised, migrant women. Her story is that of someone who has been on a journey towards recognising her own identity in a context where that was denied her on all fronts.

Source: https://afrofeminas.com/2021/01/04/todas-las-mezclas-en-la-busqueda-de-luta-cruz/