Malasangre (Bad Blood) is a homage to the Cuban singer Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (1939–1992), better known as La Lupe, the Queen of Latin soul: an eccentric, provocative and electrifying personality whose fans included Ernest Hemingway, Jean Paul Sartre and Marlon Brando. After fleeing Castro’s regime, La Lupe was able to continue her success in the USA until her record contract was cancelled. She died at the age of 52, impoverished and alone in New York. Malasangre is not only about La Lupe’s life but also the destructive power of negative feelings.

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