The musician Pahua leans against a green wall. She looks into the camera from below. Her long black hair is braided into two side plaits, she is wearing a bright red tight top and large gold hoop earrings

Paulina Sotomayor

Paulina Sotomayor is a Mexican singer, producer, songwriter and DJ. She works in various constellations, for example with her brother Raul Sotomayor. During the pandemic, she founded her solo project “Pahua”, in which she combines electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. She lives in Barcelona.

Photo: El Rey de Aragon

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