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Lizette Anabelle Gutierrez (born 1987/88) is a songwriter and musician. She performs traditional Mexican ranchera music under the name San Cha, a combination of "Saint" and "mistress".

Biography

Gutierrez started playing the flute at age 10 and played her first guitar when she was 13. She left the Bay Area due to financial hardships and moved to her aunt's home in Jalisco, Mexico. In Mexico, she found inspiration and developed one of her first albums, Me Demandó - DEMOS in 2016. Later, she wrote La Luz de la Esperanza which combines queer club jams with the ranchera style.

Art 

From her experiences living in the Bay Area to moving to a much simpler life with her aunt in Mexico, her collective experiences have prompted her to release another album titled Capricho Del Diablo, which speaks out on oppression towards minorities and a personal story of how she almost got taken advantage of by her mentor. This inspired her to create a more rebellious and softer version of the ranchera style based on the telenovelas she watched in her childhood. In 2019, the Red Bull Music Academy scouted her to perform at the Los Angeles music festival. During performances, she often wears clothes created by the artist Olima with colorful feathers and flowers.

References

1. ^ Pineda, Dorany (May 1, 2020). "The Explosive Musical Storytelling of San Cha Puts the Goth in Ranchera". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
2. ^ "Off the 405: San Cha". The Getty. August 24, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
3. ^ Mendez, Stephanie (July 29, 2020). "San Cha, the Fierce Latinx Musician Anchoring Herself in Rancheras and Identity". She Shreds Media. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
4. ^ Destin, Lilia (September 21, 2022). "Celebrating queer nightlife and Lee Alexander McQueen with San Cha and Olima". LACMA Unframed. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

Further reading

• Guerrero, D. (May 21, 2020). "San Cha is breaking ground for queer artists". Advocate. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from
• Portillo, N. (April 2, 2020). "San Cha finds freedom in queering ranchera". Them. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

• Living people
• 1980s births
• Mexican singer-songwriters
• Singers from San Francisco
• Ranchera singers
• 21st-century American singer-songwriters
• Singer-songwriters from California
• Mexican women singer-songwriters
• 21st-century Mexican women singers
• Songwriters from San Francisco
• 21st-century Mexican LGBTQ people
• 21st-century American LGBTQ people
• Mexican LGBTQ singers
• Mexican LGBTQ songwriters
• American LGBTQ singers
• American LGBTQ songwriters
• American women singer-songwriters