About

I study popular music as a cultural and industrial system where gender, sexuality, and politics are produced and negotiated. Originally trained in physics and classical guitar, I bring a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective to this work, combining musicological interpretation with data-driven analysis to trace how patterns of collaboration, circulation, and visibility shape inequality. My research develops both qualitative and quantitative approaches to the study of musical cultures across the Américas and Spain, with a focus on gender performance, social movements, and the legacy of Víctor Jara.

Current Positions

• Full Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a joint appointment in College UC and the Instituto de Música
• Director de Docencia at College UC
• Principal Investigator at Millennium Nucleus in Musical and Sound Cultures

Education and Visiting Positions

I earned my Ph.D. in Music History at the University of Pennsylvania and have held visiting positions at UT Austin, Brown University, Tulane University, the University of Oregon, and the University of Georgia. In 2027, I will be Loewenstein Fellow and Visiting Professor in Political Science at Amherst College.

Current Research Projects

• Gender Gaps in Latin Music (FONDECYT Regular 1260561, 2026-2029, Principal Investigator)
• Queering Víctor Jara
• Redes, refugios y mentorías: el partido comunista chileno y las artes escénicas (1958-1970) (FONDECYT Regular 1262333, 2026-2028, Co-Investigator)

Recent Updates

• 📊 Dataset: Billboard Hot Latin Songs (Harvard Dataverse)
• 🎤 Presentation: LASA Congress (Paris, 2026)
• 🎓 Visiting Professor: Amherst College (Spring 2027)