THE WALK ISSUE 004: LATIN MAFIA — SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO BE A SUPERSTAR
ERNESTO CRUZ
Latin Mafia
photography ADONAY SÁNCHEZ
photography assistant JOHAN ESTHE
creative direction ALEJANDRO ACERO
styling ROY MUNGUÍA
styling assistant MAXIMILIANO HERNÁNDEZ
hair ALE GALICIA
makeup ALEIDA GÓMEZ
production KEVIN GORIAN, DANI MJ, MIGUEL VALENCIA
all looks by CALVIN KLEIN
Everything that can happen in a year. How much, really? A full orbit around the Sun… Spring, summer, fall, and winter… Several goodbyes… New trends… The meteoric rise of three superstars… And if life can change in a second, how much can it change in 31,536,000?
On October 24th, 2024, Latin Mafia —arguably Mexico’s most relevant alternative project today— released their debut album Todos Los Días Todo El Día. From that moment on, what began as an internet phenomenon turned into a true cultural explosion, echoing across an entire generation.
Their openness to express emotions, paired with their ability to craft sounds that feel as familiar as they are comforting, has offered hundreds of thousands of people a place where they can feel —at least for a moment— not so alone in a world that seems to only offer uncertainty and vertigo.
That empathy between artist and audience has catapulted Latin Mafia to unprecedented success for a project of its kind. Total rockstars; and yet, behind the designer clothes, private jets, and multiple sold-out shows at Palacio de los Deportes, there are still Mike, Emilio, and Milton —the three De La Rosa brothers. Three twenty-somethings who showed up to this editorial and interview like any other people their age: laughing, sometimes shy, a little tired, but never without kindness and the unmistakable charm that brought them here in the first place.
The Walk sat down with them to find out what’s been happening with Mike, Emilio, and Milton after a year in which, yes —sometimes it took being more superstar than human.
Explore our exclusive interview with Latin Mafia, along with our editorials featuring Vanessa Huppenkothen x OMEGA, Dolce & Gabbana, Pilar Zeta, and Valentina Hites x Saint Laurent, in our new printed Issue, available now at thewalkpaper.com/store/producto/the-walk-issue-004/ and in Sanborns stores starting October 29th.