Lúconde is an artist with lots of ideas, who has been searching a long time for a way to express them. As Rivera explains, 'Lúconde is basically the mother personality that serves as a vessel for other personas (or faces, as she calls them) to emerge.' For that reason, she invites listeners to call her by either name. From this desire and its manifestation, Rivera set herself aside, and in her place emerged Lúconde and their debut album, 'La Actriz: Acto I.' The EP is a magical collection of alt-perreo, conscious boleros, and progressive Latin soul. For Adriana Rivera, a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, it's a culmination of her dream to merge two artistic outputs that have long fascinated and inspired her: music and acting. The debate about whether these could be considered merely publicity stunts is valid, but for some artists, there's a true creative desire to inhabit these personas. For them, it's a kind of performance art - an expression of their interest in stepping out of their comfort zone and giving the endeavor a theatrical flair as well. David Bowie had Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, David Johansen had Buster Poindexter, Lady Gaga spent a whole season as Jo Calderone, and the less said about Garth Brooks's Chris Gaines era the better, but it certainly happened. Many popular musicians have created fictional alter egos as a way to explore new sonic avenues that they wish to experiment with.

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