30/08/2024
Gay magazine Instinct meets up with a gay male performer of the musical genre reggaeton this week. La Cruz started out as an independent musician, and now he has become “an empowering gay voice in reggaeton music,”- so says Billboard Magazine. The Venezuelan rising star went viral within the online LGBTQ+ community for his “Quítate La Ropa” music video, wherein shirtless men are dancing and twerking in a locker room. La Cruz moved from Venezuela to Madrid to pursue a music career. He then participated in the reality singing competition ‘Operación Triunfo’, and became known throughout Spain. La Cruz said “Sometimes as gay people we limit ourselves a lot from achieving our dreams because we believe they won’t happen on the basis of being gay. That’s something that we need to get out of our heads. I love being a reference for those kids who want to make music but don’t do it because they’re afraid. The fear only stops you. You have to go for it. To have a community of people that identify with my music and they can relate to those experiences, that’s the most beautiful thing. With my music, I want to give visibility and normalize a lot of things on a social level that are looked down upon. It’s the people consuming my music who are making things happen [for me] and I’m having a great time with them” he concluded.
