Villano Antillano: «My Existence Isn’t up for Debate»
The artist visits our studios to speak about her latest album 'Sustancia X' and delivers an empowering message for the LGBTQ+ community in Pride Month
Talking to Villano Antillano is always a very pleasant experience. That’s something we’ve been fortunate enough to experience several times at LOS40 Urban. She visited our central studios in Madrid (Spain) before taking the stage at Primavera Sound and we wanted to seize the opportunity to meet with her again and learn the details of her new musical era.
Our host Cintia León sat in front of the microphone at the LOS40 Urban studio to chat with the Puerto Rican artist, whose latest release is her album ‘Sustancia X‘. It’s a project she feels very fulfilled and comfortable with the result. «As a creator, as an artist, it’s rare that things turn out exactly as you have them in your head. […] This is one of those first times when everything aligned, and the magic kind of fell into place and everything was exactly as we envisioned it,» explains La Villana.
A Queer Role Model
The LGBTQ+ community finds in Villano Antillano a strong and confident figure to bring more visibilty to the rights violations that still exist today. The artist has shown on countless occasions that she is a loyal advocate for the community and she’ll use her image, engagement and power to spread her message as far as possible.
What does our protagonist have to say to those who believe that Pride Month lacks meaning? «Absolutely nothing. I think they are people who wholeheartedly want to remain ignorant. Clearly, trans people exist. We have always existed. Denying it would be madness. People who want to debate… My existence is not up for debate. I’m sorry. I exist, do you understand?» she responds.
A Stellar Performance
As mentioned earlier, the Puerto Rican artist took to one of the stages at Primavera Sound with the empowerment that characterizes her. In addition to delivering a show that did not disappoint, she paused her performance to send a clear message regarding the polemic surrounding racist insults to Vinicius Jr: «Racist people are worth shit.» «If you’re here today and you have any racist prejudice in your head, which I’m sure you do because racism is taught to all of us and we must deconstruct ourselves arduously, I want you to know that I and a lot of people here think you’re a piece of shit and a garbage person,» she declared emphatically. Her words were quickly applauded by those present.