Collection - It's 1986 And I Can't Wait To Be Gay (A Memoir)

A walk down a neon-littered cultural memory lane with BA's Lorenzo Anzoátegui.

Curated by Lorenzo Anzoátegui

Total Runtime: 0:31:21

Dedicated to Luciano Lasca, VJ Slurp, and DJ Traviesa.

1) Yuyito Gonzalez - Me Gusta La Banana
Deranged cover version of new-wave ska hit performed by Robert Crumb's dreamgirl come true, the stunning Yuyito Gonzalez (real name Amalia). Life-size dancing banana puppets only add to the Zap Comix vibe.

2) Reina Reech - Tecnometric
Argentinian early nineties kids television clearly knew how to vogue. Fierce the house down with the least-educational lyrics about geometry ever.

3) Susana Gimenez - Black Is Black
Bubbles a-plenty for vanilla lioness Susana Gimenez, Argentina's Citizen Cher, seen here Cerrone-ing things up in her off-key-like-it's-4-AM rendition of the ultimate Spanish nugget.

4) Moria Casán - Conga
Va-va-vooming Moria is the moon to Susana Gimenez's sun, the Veronica to her Betty, etc. Every drag queen in this nation is 100% based on her.

5) Nanci y Las Guerreras Medley
Nanci With An "I" and her Guerreras (She-Warriors) were blessed with a sadly unknown and uncredited Westwood-y wardrobe wonderperson. Those G.L.O.W. goes Filmation rainbow-dystopia looks are in stark contrast with their party music for impotent dictators.

6) Flavia & Grock Video Ad
Eighties action figure-plugger Flavia and fuzzy alien sidekick Grock serving some ecstasy-comedown realness. She went on to become the definition of MILF.

7) Los Ángeles de Smith - Calentame Los Pies
Workout novelty Brett Easton-Electro (in a bad way) that is both targeted at children and dirty old men (like everything back then). This girl-group channelled Afrika Bambaataa and Olivia Newton-John like there was no tomorrow.

8) Xuxa - Beijinho Beijinho
Xuxa's brand of Brazillian nu-rave for children was a big hit down here. This is the television I have in common with CSS.

9) Las Primas - La Bamba
The script reads "Ritchie Valens walks into the Best Little Whorehouse In Texas". Las Primas were the ultimate PG-slutty neon babydoll combo, walking the thin line between a John Hughes slumber party and Ginger Lynn.

10) Lia Crucet - Ya No Soy Abusadora
Amazing Lia Crucet is our Amazon Anna Nicole On The Moon: the Prehistoric Goddess of old-skool cumbia fun times. John Waters called...

Lorenzo "Lolo" Anzoátegui is a party promoter, performance artist, record store owner, dj, and illustrator. He was born in 1980.

Collection - It's 1986 And I Can't Wait To Be Gay (A Memoir)

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