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Ruidosa organizer Francisca Valenzuela performs in Viña del Mar, Chile, during her Tour Cuerpo Eléctrico in February 2016.

A feminist music festival in Chile wants to challenge Latin America’s sexy, submissive ideal of women

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Ruidosa Fest is an all-day, free event with all-female performers and panelists. Organizer Francisca Valenzuela says this is especially important to do in Chile, where the president is a woman but laws and patriarchal culture fail to protect women.

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