Victoria La Mala

Urban banda singer Victoria La Mala (Ortiz) melds the classic Mexican regional sound descending from the lineage of Paquita la del Barrio (Francisca Viveros Barradas) and Jenni Rivera with hip-hop and urban dance-pop. Her own description is telling: "If Tupac and Selena had a love child, it would be me." Her stage name, La Mala, translates to Anglo as "The Bad," and her public and stage demeanor often flaunts controversy, but these attitudes underscore an identity born of an educated, music industry-savvy feminism. Ortiz was born in Mexico City. Her mother, Lupita Ortiz, is ...