Francisca Valenzuela came correct with “Buen Soldado” tackling issues on the perceptions of women’s roles. The video opens up with a booty shot then the camera tilts up to show the woman’s bare back receiving a tramp stamp, except it’s a tattoo saying Francisca Valenzuela in calligraphy. Where rap videos cement women as 24/7 sexual seductresses, her “Buen Soldado” video mars it, defies it, and vilifies it because she knows a woman is worth much more than that -GN$F! approved.
Valenzuela was born and raised in S.F. Then her family moved to Chile at 13. This bilingual Chilean songstress is an class of her own. She is über talented: vocalist, songwriter, pianist – and little known fact she actually had pursued journalism before taking the music thing seriously – no wonder she’s so damn smart and witty plus, she’s got incredible seamless personal style.
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