Billboard Espa\u00f1ol<\/em> from his backstage dressing room at the festival after a successful night performing hits like \u201cBeiby,\u201d \u201cMami T\u00fa,\u201d and \u201cVaquero,\u201d which the crowd sang along to from start to finish. \u201cWhere I grew up, my neighbors were mechanics and construction workers, anything but artists. It\u2019s a point of pride for me to come from there and have made it.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cFor this first performance, I wanted to showcase my music and what I know how to do. It was a night for my fans, but also for people to discover what I\u2019m all about. For next Saturday, April 19, I\u2019ll have two surprise guests,\u201d adds the 25-year-old star, who will also perform two days prior at the legendary Roxy Theater in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n
\n\tBorn in Valle de Chalco, a neighborhood notorious for its high crime rates in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, El Malilla always dreamed of being a singer. But not even in his wildest dreams did he imagine making it to Coachella, let alone closing out a stage like Sonora. <\/p>\n
\n\tHis career began 10 years ago when, inspired by Puerto Rican urbano stars Arc\u00e1ngel and Farruko, he decided to write his own songs. By 2023, having earned a reputation in the underground scene, he started being invited to major festivals in Mexico City, such as La Santa Fiesta at Foro Sol, Axe Ceremonia and Flow Fest, as part of the mexa movement (Mexican reggaet\u00f3n). Since then, he\u2019s collaborated with stars like Yeri Mua, Dani Flow, El Bogueto, Uzielito Mix, Bellakath, and Blessd, as well as J Balvin, who, drawn to the booming urban scene in Mexico, worked with all of them on \u201cGlow Kitty Remix\u201d in 2024.<\/p>\n
\n\tAlso knows as El Chamako de Valle (The Kid from Valley), El Malilla is preparing for a new phase in his career. \u201cI, Fernando, am a big fan of romantic salsa from legends like Willie Col\u00f3n and Maelo Ruiz, so I\u2019m already working on creating beautiful reggaet\u00f3n, more commercial stuff, and later on, I\u2019d love to make cumbias,\u201d he explains. \u201cThe genre doesn\u2019t matter as long as the music comes from the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tJust a few days ago, the Mexican singer who now basks in his success at Coachella experienced a disappointing moment at Lollapalooza Chile, where his performance saw very low attendance.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI take it as a learning experience\u2026 Rome wasn\u2019t built in a day,\u201d he says. \u201cJust like I started in Mexico singing for ten people, then came a hundred, then thousands, I want the same to happen in Chile in two or three years. That\u2019s how the best stories are told.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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