Tomasa Del Real
Background information
Birth nameValeria Cisternas
Born (1986-12-01) 1 December 1986
Iquique, Chile
GenresNeoperreo, hip hop
Years active2015–present
LabelsNacional Records

Valeria Cisternas (born 1 December 1986), better known by her stage name Tomasa Del Real, is a Chilean singer, composer, and reggaetón artist. She is regarded as a pioneer of Neoperreo, a social-media-inspired offshoot of reggaetón, and is referred to as "La Reina del Neoperreo", Spanish for "the queen of Neoperreo".[1][2]

Early life

Tomasa was born in Iquique, Chile on 1 December 1986 to an upper-class family. She studied design in Santiago, Chile.[3] Kids at school used to tease her by calling her Tomasa, but she eventually took to the name because it sounded androgynous. She said that she feels like "a man but very much a woman".[4]

Musical career

During her time working in Iquique as a tattoo artist, Tomasa's mother bought her a laptop. Valeria would record herself singing and rapping with the Photo Booth application and began uploading these videos to Facebook and YouTube.[2] At this time, she would tour the continent giving tattoos to people. It was on these tours where she began performing reggaetón at DIY parties.[3] Her customers worldwide knew about her love for reggaetón. Tattoo customers would invite her to record in their home studios.[2]

In 2015, due to growing success and demand as a performer, Del Real closed her tattoo shop, as she no longer had the time to tend to it.[5]

Del Real released her first album Bien y Mal in March 2016. Many of her earliest songs were included on the album, leading critics to note that despite its DIY spirit, many songs have become some of the best examples for the genre.[5] Del Real would then go on to release two other albums. One on May 18, 2018 titled Bellaca del Año via Nacional Records.[6] and the other on May 31, 2019 titled TDR.[7]

Tomasa is a self-described "reggaetón nerd" and researches the genre daily.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • Bien y Mal (2016)[5]
  • Bellaca del Año (2018)[6]
  • TDR (2019)[7]

References

  1. ↑ "5 cosas que tienes que saber sobre Tomasa del Real". Red Bull.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tomasa del Real: "está mal decir que todas las mujeres somos víctimas por ser mujeres"". 15 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Tomasa Del Real Is Dreaming Up Reggaetón's Future".
  4. 1 2 "When You're In The Mood For Perreo, This Latina Has You Covered". 10 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Goofies & Goonies: Tomasa del Real planta la bandera del neoperreo". 12 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Omg, a new song by Chilean reggaetón queen Tomasa del Real". The Fader.
  7. 1 2 "TDR by Tomasa del Real". Apple Music. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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