Highlighted Artist - Victoria Gómez Betancourt
Victoria Gómez Betancourt is a native
of Caracas, Venezuela and a Mexican at heart. This veMEXzolana pays homage to
her life-long adventures in rural towns and urbes of Mexico by
singing gripping rancherasand traditional Mexican canciones.
Performances often include hits from the trova suramericana that
grapple with social and political issues. Her Caribbean roots and llanera heritage
come alive through the deep hues of her voice, and political dissonance rise
through her falsete.
In addition to music, Victoria has a
long trajectory as a visual artist and a writer. Both her artwork and her prose
explore the complexities of being Latina, sudaca, a woman of color,
and an immigrant chingona who is also a reproductive justice advocate and
abortion positive artivist.
Victoria lives in Aurora’s immigrant enclave with her two loves, her mom Teo and her cat Tenoch.
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