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Llueve sobre Babel (Rains Over Babel)

Curated by Galo E. Rivera
Gala del Sol, Colombia, USA, Spain 2025, 111 Min., Spanish with English subtitles

Before the screening performance by Shaya

Screening followed by a salsa listening session with Rodo Le Fou

The fate of Cali's soulless undead rests on a single, flawless performance by the salsa superstar El Callagüeso at Babel, a legendary underground club. Their souls are held in seclusion by La Flaca, a ruthless soul gambler, and her servant, Dante. In a desperate, Dantesque race against time, Uma and Timbí scour the city’s brothels, as if they were navigating circles of hell, to find the elusive superstar.

Meanwhile, the debut drag performance of Jacob, son of a renowned pastor, threatens to derail El Callagüeso’s crucial show. In this quest, the queer, the esoteric, the supernatural, the joy, the optimism and the fantastic converge into one ultimate stage performance, a spectacle that will decide the destiny of all of their queer souls. This fantastic journey through Cali’s fictional underworld will be followed by a special salsa listening session.

Galo E. Rivera (they/he) is a scientist and cultural worker with an identity constantly under construction. Galo is a project manager at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA.

Shaya (he/him) is a two-spirit multidisciplinary artist from Guayaquil, Ecuador whose artistry roots origin from within the Berlin Ballroom Scene. Recently, he’s been experimenting on their drag under the influence and guidance of House of Living Colors. Known for his dramatic statements as well as MCing and Choreography, Shaya is ready to show the fusion between the drag world and the ballroom scene from the perspective of an Indigenous Queer perspective.

Rodo Le Fou is a Colombian DJ and record collector based in Berlin with diverse musical tastes ranging from Congolese soukous and Colombian cumbia and porro to salsa, heavy metal and hip hop. This diversity is evident in all his musical projects. He is the co-founder of La Noche, a collective that has been organising Afro-Latin concerts and parties in Berlin for over three years. He also co-organises the Aviatrix listening sessions and plays in the Berlin salsa band Cayeye.

01.03.2026