PULGA COQUITO
Coquito Austin x Future Front
Join Suxxy Puxxy and Future Front for a Tejana takeover at Coquito, Austin’s newest café by day and dance club by night.
Expect a mini mercado, chef pop-ups, cultural talks and live music, celebrating Latinidad and Texas roots for Dia de los Muertos.
Free and open to the public. One day only. RSVP required for entry.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
CULTURAL TALKS + MUSICA EN VIVO
2 PM — A dynamic conversation and artist talk on what it means to live, work and make art in Texas, featuring Latina musicians, artists and cultural leaders Vanita Leo, Suxxy Puxxy, Xochi Solis and more
3 PM — A free performance by contemporary cumbia artist Vanita Leo
4 to 6 PM — DJ set by Suxxy Puxxy
6 PM — A free performance by contemporary mariachi artist Andrea Daniela
MINI MERCADO, COMIDA RICA + ALTARS
Community altars (bring food, drink, mementos or marigolds to honor your ancestors)
Chef-led drink and food menus by Coquito Austin, Mariscos Frontera and more
A mini mercado featuring Latinx visual artists and makers from The Front Market
BEHIND DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Celebrated on November 1 and 2, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday where families build altars to welcome back the souls of their ancestors for a brief reunion that includes food, drink and celebration. In Mexico, its origins can be traced to rituals practiced by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, echoing the way that the Olmecs, Toltecs, Mixtecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Aztecs and more honored death.
Now practiced all over the world, Día de los Muertos acknowledges the symbiotic relationship between life and death, reminding us all that those who have passed are forever alive in our memories.
BEHIND THIS COLLABORATION
Founded by Suxxy Puxxy and friends, Coquito Austin is a café and nightclub, reflecting the vibrancy of Austin’s live music and Latinx communities.
Suxxy Puxxy pitched Pulga Coquito during her time in Future Front’s 2025/26 Residency Program.
HOW TO ATTEND
Thanks to Coquito and Future Front, Pulga Coquito is free and open to the public. RSVP required for entry. Event subject to capacity.
MEET THE ARTISTS
CONTEMPORARY CUMBIA ARTIST
Vanita Leo
Coming from a rich lineage of Tejano heritage, Vanita Leo’s (@vanitaleomusic) appetite for ushering in a new wave of Chicano sound was inevitable. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas with a bloodline from Mazatlan, Sinaloa; the culture that Vanita was raised in was a melting pot of sounds.
Initially using the guise of lush bedroom pop as an introspective outlet of self-discovery & passion, Leo now devotes her talents to exploring the modern intersection of Latino and American music. Her influences includes Sade, José José, Alicia Villarreal, Etta James, Pilar Montenegro, and of course la reina de la cumbia Selena Quintanilla.
Her next single release will be “Solo Tú bb,” a cumbia with influences of sonidera, RNB and love.
DJ, PRODUCER AND CO-FOUNDER OF COQUITO
Suxxy Puxxy
Suxxy Puxxy is a DJ, producer and event promoter from Monterrey, Mexico based in Austin, Texas. She is known for her touring party Perreo Club which has become a Texas staple in the Latin community.
She was the first one to do a Latinx Boiler Room in Texas, which ended up been so successful that the event returned for three years from 2022 to 2024.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, COMMUNITY LEADER
Xochi Solis
XOCHI SOLIS (b. 1981) is an Austin, TX-based mixed media artist and cultural strategist with over 20 years of experience. Her creative practice consistently aims to build spaces—physical, intellectual, and emotional—that explore her relationship to land, culture of place, and personal history.
Her works include collaged paintings that explore color, texture, and shape through paint, collected paper ephemera, hand-dyed and marbled paper, plastics, and found images from books and magazines. Through a practiced process of layering materials, incorporating the visual depth and illusions of photographic surfaces, Solis reflects on the visual complexities in her environment—both natural and cultural. Her work communicates a nuanced narrative about time, place, and sensation while grappling with how to represent an environment where her heritage, body, and dreams for the future co-exist.
While her practice remains rooted in mixed media, she thrives on collaborative creativity. This ethos is reflected in her participation in numerous artist residencies across the United States and Mexico, where she both nurtures and is nurtured by fellow artists. These experiences have strengthened her commitment to community-building through art, bridging her studio practice with her passion for creating innovative, collective spaces. Notably, she has been invited to the prestigious Pocoapoco Residency in Oaxaca, Mexico (Spring 2026), a gathering of international and local artists dedicated to collaboration and dialogue. In summer 2021, she participated in the pilot residency program at WRONG Marfa in Marfa, TX. Earlier, in 2016, Solis was an artist-in-residence at Pele Prints in St. Louis, MO, where she developed a series of monoprints combining her painting and collage techniques with printmaking. Her exploration of printmaking continued through collaborations with Shoestring Press in Brooklyn, NY, in 2017 and 2018.
Solis is featured among thirty artists in Collage: Contemporary Artists Hunt and Gather, Cut and Paste, Mash Up and Transform (Chronicle Books, 2014) and among forty-five artists in A BIG IMPORTANT ART BOOK (NOW WITH WOMEN): Profiles of Unstoppable Female Artists--and Projects to Help You Become One (Running Press, 2018).
Recent exhibitions include LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage at Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD (2025); Contemporary Ex-Votos: Devotion Beyond Medium at New Mexico State University Art Museum, Las Cruces; Gallery 400, Chicago; and Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas (2022–24); Rooted by Invisible Means at Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX (2020); Remedies for a Generation at Uprise Art (2020); Crawl into the Shapes the Shadow Takes at WRONG Gallery, Marfa, TX (2018); and Mi Tierra: Contemporary Artists Explore Place at Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (2017).
Solis has served as a founding member of multiple influential community arts organization in Austin, Texas, most recently contributing eight years as Board President to Future Front Texas. Beyond her visual art practice, she also performs as a vinyl DJ under the name Mira Mira, with a focus on preserving and performing Tejanx culture.
MINI MERCADO POP-UP SHOP
Florecita
Flowers to remember, honor, and celebrate. Inspired by the vibrant colors and traditions of Día de los Muertos, Florecita creates floral bouquets that bring beauty and love to every ofrenda.
CONTEMPORARY MARIACHI ARTIST
Andrea Daniela
Andrea Daniela was born to be on stage. A dynamic singer, violinist, dancer, and actor raised in Houston, she blends deep mariachi roots with a fearless, modern edge. Her career has taken her to international stages and acclaimed theatrical productions, earning recognition for both her powerful voice and magnetic presence.
Now based in Austin, Andrea steps into a new era with her debut album “Mariachi Mestiza y Mala Mujer” a bold fusion of mariachi, cumbia, pop, and hip-hop that celebrates culture, duality, womanhood, and self-made artistry. As the founder of Houston’s first all-female mariachi band and the creative force behind her own entertainment agency, she continues to redefine what mariachi means for the next generation.
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED…
PLAN YOUR VISIT TO COQUITO.
Coquito Austin is located at 1407 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES — ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All Future Front staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values: futurefronttexas.org/values.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind and all events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
At Future Front events, all guests are expected to follow Austin-local health and safety guidelines for gatherings, as well as practice consideration with the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and any other legal, mind-altering or dangerous substances and objects. This includes:
As Future Front strives to be a good neighbor, we also discourage the use of tobacco products on the property of nearby businesses and residences, to improve air quality, throughout our events.
Tobacco use and electronic smoking device use are not permitted at any time within Future Front properties and event spaces at least 15 ft from entrances, exits, operational windows, or ventilation system intake vents.
Littering of tobacco-related products on the grounds or parking lots is also prohibited.
Concealed or open weapons and firearms (including handguns) are not allowed at any Future Front venues.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
BEHIND FUTURE FRONT
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 25,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.
FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY an Elevate Grant from the Austin Arts, Music, Culture and Entertainment, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, Preservation Austin, Movability,ART FOR ALL, Partiful, Moontower Rentals, Distribution Hall, Miscellaneous Rentals, Thirstday Tequila, the Red River Cultural District, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members.