Soy Nalgona (Jose Richard Aviles) mesmerized the crowd at BloomBars during a night of poetry, comedy, dance, and good vibes! Soy Nalgona (Jose Richard Aviles), a poet, comedian, dancer, and influencer. They also host a Spotify podcast (Fruta Fesca) that centers around joy while calling truth to power. Jose Richard Aviles is a queer artist, social worker, and urban planner, whose work showcases what the joy of queerness, comedy, and chisme look like. Joined by a guest chismose, Jose Richard explores art, community, social justice, and of course - el desmadre. As native of South Central, they’ll bring you the perspective of both an academic and your tía who rides the bus.
Bio - Jose Richard Aviles is a multimedia artist, urban planner, and social worker based in South Central Los Angeles. Aviles has over 15 years community organizing experience. Aviles is interested in the intersections between space and justice, laughter and resistance, and the magic on stage. Noche con Nalgona is a mosaic of Aviles three pieces, Callejera, Semilla, and La Carta Que Nunca Envie. Starting in South Central and ending in Mexico City, this piece fuses stand-up comedy, poetry, dance, and song while centering the joy of queerness and brownness - in all of its iterations.
Jose Richard Aviles es un artista, urbanista, y trabajador social basade en sur centro Los Angeles. Aviles tiene mas de 15 años de experiencia en el campo de justicia social. Aviles esta interesade en las intersecciones entre el espacio y la justicia, la risa y resistencia, y la magia del escenario. Noche con Nalgona es un mosaic de tress piezas. Empezando en sur centro Los Angeles, y terminando en la cuidad de mexico esta pieza fusiona la comedia con la poesia, danza, y cancion todo mientras exploramos el gozo de ser cuir y morene.