Queer Latin icons you need to know, according to MJ Nebreda
The Miami-based singer-producer selects the cultural heroes – from Frida Kahlo’s rumoured lover to an icon of ballroom – you should know this Hispanic Heritage Month.
One of our favourite videos in the – occasionally gratifying – content graveyard that is YouTube? MJ Nebreda’s 2023 Miami Boiler Room.
Seconds after being introduced, the producer-vocalist-DJ unleashes the unforgettable intro to Cascada’s “Every Time We Touch” until – wait for it – the expected chorus implodes, shattering into the “Gimme that Mo-Moet-wet, Gimme that Cry-Crystal-stal” refrain from Far East Movement’s “Like A G6”, layered over switchy percussion which segues into a trancey version of Stromae’s “Alors On Dance”.
From there, the crowd – dressed in crop tops and neon – dance along to a free-wheeling set which sees Nebreda skid from Tokischa’s “Calentura Vaginal” into a sped-up version of “My Neck, My Back”, as well as cuts from Nebreda’s own Arepa mixtape.
