Las Hijas de Violencia is a Mexican performance art group based in
Mexico City, Mexico
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. Their work combines
punk rock and
performance art to combat
street harassment
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. A video of their work, produced by
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, went viral in early 2016. In the video, Hijas de Violencia encounter street harassment and respond by firing confetti guns at the harassers and then sing "Sexista Punk."
Assessment
Their performances are noted for their playfulness, confrontation, and pointed critique. According to Natalie Delgadillo of
CityLab
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Their performances are an interesting mixture of serious confrontation and lighthearted play. They may be going up against their harassers, but the women look downright joyful while they do it, smiling at one another and jumping around as they sing. That sense of play goes right down to the group’s name, which is a nod to the violence they’re confronting, but also a play on the name of Violencia Rivas, a character played by Argentinian comedian Peter Capusotto, who calls herself the mother of punk.
Though two of the founding members, Ana Beatriz and Ana Karen, identify primarily as actresses, rather than musicians, Las Hijas de Violencia cite
Pussy Riot as a major influence.
References
External links
Meet the female punk group fighting street harassment with songs and confettiEstas dos chicas, desde su arte, reparan en eso que hay de perverso en un "inocente" piropo callejeroFighting Street Harassers With Confetti Guns And Punk Rock
Mexican performance artists
21st-century Mexican women artists
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