Sxsw 2026: The De Los Showcase Will Be A Celebration Of Latin Music. Here's Who's Performing

For nan 3rd twelvemonth successful a row, De Los, nan Latino-centric vertical of nan Los Angeles Times, will beryllium returning to South by Southwest successful Austin, Texas, and things are a small different this clip around. While nan euphony information of nan show has typically been fixed its ain play to shine, successful 2026, it’ll beryllium “folded into” a week-long arena alongside film, TV and interactive programming.

But contempt these changes, 1 point is clear: After a banner twelvemonth for Latin euphony astatine SXSW successful 2025, it seems for illustration everyone’s doubled down successful 2026, pinch nan show welcoming a historical number of Latin artists to Austin. That includes nan De Los showcase.

If our 2024 arena was much of an friendly kickback, 2025 was an all-out party. Thanks to energetic sets from acts for illustration trap corrido pioneers Arsenal Efectivo and nan clashing cumbia punk stylings of Sultanes del Yonke, nan crowd was up connected their feet dancing, twirling and moreover forming a mosh pit astatine 1 constituent — each into nan early hours of nan morning. We dream to bring those aforesaid vibes backmost to SXSW this year.

If you’re successful Austin for nan festival, subordinate america astatine Mala Fama, located astatine 422 E. 6th St., Austin, connected Sunday, March 15 starting astatine 8 p.m. As always, nan show is simply a awesome opportunity to observe caller artists and breathtaking caller sounds, truthful whether aliases not you’ll beryllium joining america successful Texas, we dream this lineup mightiness animate you to find a caller favourite artist, opus aliases band.

Here’s who’s playing astatine nan 2026 De Los showcase.

Hermanos Espinoza

With their South Texas upbringing (Puro 956!), it shouldn’t travel arsenic a astonishment that this duo’s Norteño sound has plentifulness of Tejano flair too. Hailing from Edinburg, brothers Joel and Leonel Espinoza collapsed retired not agelong aft making their debut successful 2022, erstwhile their opus “Prueba de Fuego” deed much than 100 cardinal streams. Their lively, accordion-rich euphony feels classical capable to beryllium correct astatine location connected nan playlist for your adjacent carne asada.

Noteworthy track: “Dios por Delante”

Vanita Leo

Music is successful Vanita Leo’s DNA. Born and raised successful San Antonio, nan singer’s begetter and aunt are some Tejano musicians who inspired Leo to return up nan family mantle and put her ain rotation connected nan genre. With a emotion for nan old-school sound of nan 1990s, Leo manages to weave together her flirty, unserious joke pinch vintage romance, penning songs that’ll either validate your heartbreak complete a bad ex aliases person you fresh to creation it disconnected and hide they ever existed.

Noteworthy track: “Caballito”

Tropa Magica

The 2nd related duo connected our lineup, Tropa Magica is nan brainchild of brothers David and Rene Pacheco. Their signature sound, overmuch for illustration nan East L.A. vicinity they grew up in, is simply a pouring cookware of influences, combining old-school cumbias, ’90s grunge, and psychedelic stone into thing wholly unsocial to them. Since coming onto nan segment successful 2018, nan set has gotten nan stamp of support from established acts for illustration Bomba Estéreo, Los Tigres Del Norte and Chicano Batman.

Noteworthy track: “Ojos de Lágrimas”

Eddy

This is group to beryllium Eddy’s year. Born Eduardo Hernández Payán, Eddy first made waves erstwhile he was discovered by corridos singer-songwriter Diego Millán (Calle 24) and signed to his Ondeados Mafia label. Last year, he built up a estimation for being an creator to watch successful nan Regional Mexican abstraction acknowledgment to collaborations pinch Gabito Ballesteros and Ed Maverick. Now, Eddy is prepping for nan merchandise of his debut album, “Náufrago,” later this month.

Noteworthy track: “Ultimo Cigarro”

Nezza

Many of you mightiness cognize Nezza from her viral infinitesimal past summer, erstwhile she went viral for singing nan nationalist anthem successful Spanish astatine Dodger Stadium — her shape of protestation against nan migration raids that had been taking spot each complete L.A. But conscionable return a perceive to nan Dominican-Colombian singer’s original music, and you’ll spot that she’s overmuch much than a viral moment. With her Spanglish lyrics, soulful vocals and glittery production, Nezza has her sights group connected world popular stardom.

Noteworthy track: “Tasty”