Villano Antillano and Ana Macho Dream of Queer and Trans Futures

Latino USA

My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Villano Antillano and Ana Macho are two Puerto Rican trans and non-binary musicians making waves in the music industry. In their latest projects, Villano Antillano’s debut album “Sustancia X” and Ana Macho’s “Realismo Magico,” both artists use elements of magical realism and science fiction to dream of queer and trans empowerment. In this intimate conversation, we hear the two artists bring some humor into the difficult realities of navigating a transphobic industry, and we dive deep into the sonic worlds of their latest albums.

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0:00.0	Funtura.
0:07.5	Hey there, listener.
0:09.0	Just a heads up that there is some strong language
0:11.8	in this episode.
0:13.2	Thanks.
0:14.2	I feel like Diana is like a super villain,
0:16.0	and I feel like Ana is like a super heroine,
0:18.6	and I feel like Vigiana is like this dark rapper at night,
0:21.5	and Ana is like this really glossy, colorful pop star,
0:25.0	and I feel like the girl is me back.
0:27.3	Yeah.
0:28.1	They need the dualism.
0:29.4	They need to feed those both sides of themselves.
0:31.8	I also think both Ana Macho and Viano and Tiano
0:34.5	are just very heightened versions of who we are as people
0:38.7	and our experiences.
0:44.2	From Futuro Media and PRX, it's Latino USA.
0:47.0	I'm Maria Inujosa.
0:48.5	Today Puerto Rican musical artists, Viano and Tiano,
0:51.8	and Ana Macho, unclear and trans-utopias and dystopias.
0:59.4	Viano and Tiano and Ana Macho often create their fantastical
1:07.8	worlds through their music.
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