Manchado Has a Sweet Tooth in 'Azucar'

The title, which translates in English to "Sugar," zeros in on the "desperation and pleasure of being trapped in a cycle of instant gratification," as he explains, featuring a guest verse from friend Jean-Luc and production by Shubu.

"'Azucar' came to be in my exploration of latin rhythms and recreating them in unfamiliar ways," Manchado says, finding a balanced space between salsa and hyperpop — two genres he's played with in the past.

In the "Azucar" music video, co-directed by Manchado and La Sociedad Inventada, he's shown in a surreal dentist's office where things toe the line between reality and NSFW role-play. He gets whipped by the front desk clerk and handled by the doctor, all while Jean-Luc hits a donut-shaped piñata.

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"Creating this was definitely the most collaborative effort I've ever had, from the song to to the video," Manchado says. "Half of it was done in Colombia, the other half in New York; it's both my worlds colliding. It was very satisfying seeing how working with your community can turn out so great."

Watch "Azucar," featuring Jean-Luc, above, and stream Manchado's latest, below.

Photography: David Aches
Concept: Pili Ojos Magnificos Lopez
DP: Jisun Lee and Alejandro Quiroga
Editor: Cristhian Granado
Styling: Lupe Triana
Makeup artist: Catirodia
Producer: Nicolas Leon and Valery Aranguran
Assistant director: Juan Polo
Choreography: Rony Vega
Movement assistant: Ljuba Castot
Art direction and set design: Sol Matsuyama, Ana Valentina Diaz, Juan Vargas and Mariana Buzinza