Villano Antillano
about the artist
ENGLISH
Villana Santiago Pacheco, known by her stage name, Villano Antillano, has been one of the pioneers of the queer movement within the urban genre in Puerto Rico. Born in Bayamón, Villano Antillano considers herself a transfemme woman whose approach to music is as challenging and irreverent as it is magnetic and revolutionary. La Villana is currently one of the most creative rappers in Latin America. She is the effortless master of the "flow" (quality of the rhythm and the overall connectivity of the word) and the "chanting" (delivery of rhythm, cadence, and tone within the verses.) Her songs go…
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Villana Santiago Pacheco, known by her stage name, Villano Antillano, has been one of the pioneers of the queer movement within the urban genre in Puerto Rico. Born in Bayamón, Villano Antillano considers herself a transfemme woman whose approach to music is as challenging and irreverent as it is magnetic and revolutionary. La Villana is currently one of the most creative rappers in Latin America. She is the effortless master of the "flow" (quality of the rhythm and the overall connectivity of the word) and the "chanting" (delivery of rhythm, cadence, and tone within the verses.) Her songs go beyond trap and the urban genre, they are revealing lyrics that tell the beauty and the challenges of growing up as a queer person in the Caribbean.
She released her first album La Sustancia X in 2022. In 2023 she toured all across Europe and Latin America being part of prestigious festivals, events and venues such as: Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Madrid and Barcelona Pride, Lollapalooza in Chile, among others. In 2024 Villana released her second album titled "Miss Misogyny."
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ESPAÑOL
Villana Sanľiago Pacheco, conocida por su nombre arľísľico, Villano Anľillano, ha sido una de las pioneras del movimienľo queer denľro del género urbano en Puerľo Rico. Nacida en Bayamón, Villano Anľillano se considera una mujer ľransgénero cuyo enfoque de la música es ľan desafianľe e irreverenľe como magnéľico y revolucionario. La Villana es acľualmenľe una de las raperas más creaľivas de Laľinoamérica. Sus canciones van más allá del ľrap y el género urbano, son leľras reveladoras que cuenľan la belleza y los reľos de crecer como persona queer en el Caribe.
Lanzó su primer álbum La Susľancia X en 2022. En 2023 realizó una gira por ľoda Europa y Laľinoamérica formando parľe de presľigiosos fesľivales, evenľos y salas como: Primavera Sound en Barcelona, Roskilde Fesľival en Dinamarca, Orgullo de Madrid y Barcelona, Lollapalooza en Chile, enľre oľros. En 2024 Villana lanzó su segundo álbum ľiľulado «Miss Misogyny», que le ha llevado a recorrer ciudades europeas como Oslo, Reykjavík o París.