Maria T-Ta

Peruvian Singer and Songwriter (Lima, July 12, 1961 - Germany, March 29, 2012), Belonged to the Peruvian Underground Rock Scene in the 80's. Lead Vocals of Maria T-Ta Y El Empujón Brutal and founded Concha Acústica, considered the 1st Peruvian Underground Rock Band formed by female members. Published in the fanzine "Punto de Placer" (1986). Her mysterious departure from Peru (1991) contributed to the construction of a myth about her as she did not maintain contact with her underground friends and was not heard from again until 2014 when the information about her death was made public because of pancreatic cancer. Her style, although keeping great distances, was compared to that of German Punk Nina Hagen. She was one of the few women who assumed a leadership position within a Peruvian Rock Scene dominated mostly by men. Nonetheless, became the central target of misogyny within that scene with testimonials of verbal and physical abuse received by male rockers.