Natalie Ann Yepez,
The years 2009 and 2010 saw her touring, performing, and releasing what she calls "tropical punk" tracks. Since the release of her single in 2009, Maluca has recorded tracks that range from merengue mashups to kuduro to old-school deep house and focused on her stage show, which includes two dancers named the Cookies. China Food is her latest release as she prepares for a second visit to South by South West.
The name
Maluca in Spanish is a derivative of
Mala which means bad or mean girl. In Portuguese
Maluca means a crazy or mischievous girl.