Santo Domingo.- Rita Indiana is a former model who first enjoyed fame as a writer. Her two novels, La Estrategia de Chochueca and Papi, enjoy cult status among fans of contemporary Caribbean lit.

Her innovative writing straddled pop and street, leading to her current stint as screenwriter for Grammy-winning reggaeton group Calle 13's upcoming movie. But she's spent the last year taking over her hometown of Santo Domingo via a musical project, Rita Indiana y los Misterios.

With effortless swagger, Rita has achieved the holy grail: cutting edge musical & lyrical innovations that draw on local roots and enjoy populist success. She regularly draws sell-out crowds of over 1000+ in the Dominican Republic, whether on her own or opening for visiting rockers like Franz Ferdinand.

Rita's powerful sound – which includes choreographed stage dancers, daring outfits, and a 5-person band – creates a space where old school merengue fans, new-school mambo thugs, hip-hop kids, rockers, and fashionistas can all party together.

She's performed live on Caribbean and Miami TV stations over a dozen times in as many months. Rita's low, powerful voice captivates listeners on sound alone, and her incisive, sexy lyrics display some of the smartest songwriting around.

She sings in slang-filled, proudly Dominican dialect, referring to herself as 'la montra' (the monster).