National Sawdust presents FRANCISCA VALENZUELA MALDITA TOUR

National Sawdust presents Francisca Valenzuela’s Maldita Tour. The Chilean-American singer-songwriter appears in her solo project, bringing the piano-based Spanish-language writing that the venue describes as “confessional, raw, poetic-alt-art-pop-piano.” The tour takes its name from Maldita, placing the focus on songs shaped by Valenzuela’s direct, personal approach to songwriting.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Valenzuela moved to Chile as a teenager and has become a notable figure in Chilean and Latin American pop. An independent artist who writes, composes, plays instruments and performs, she is also known for the hit “Dulce” and for founding and directing Ruidosa, a feminist festival and platform for women’s voices and gender equity in Latin American music. Her collaborators include U2, Miguel Bosé, Pablo Alborán, Mon Laferte, Natalia Lafourcade and Pedro Aznar. National Sawdust calls her “one of the boldest and daring artists of her generation in the Spanish language,” while Rolling Stone praised the “obsessive perfectionist” approach of Maldita, calling her “one of the most generous artists of her generation” and “a Latin American treasure.”