LA GATA FEATURED IN Rolling Stone FOR HER NEW EP 3:33
La Gata was featured in Rolling Stone following the release of her new EP 3:33, marking a major milestone in her growing impact across Latin music and culture. The project blends punk energy with reggaeton roots, showcasing her distinct voice as both an artist and cultural commentator. Highlighted by Rolling Stone for its bold sound and perspective, 3:33 positions La Gata at the forefront of a new wave redefining the genre’s boundaries.
REGGAETON CON LA GATA’S INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM PASSES THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY’S SCREENING, HEADS FOR THE 26TH LATIN GRAMMYS® NOMINATIONS, WITH YOUR CONSIDERATION
Perreo 101® Produced by Katelina ‘Gata’ Eccleston, Pamela Velez, Randy Class, Big Chriss Y Draco, Jaby Vibes for your Latin GRAMMYS consideration 2025 in the Instrumental category.
EL ÁLBUM INSTRUMENTAL REGGAETON CON LA GATA PASA LA PRUEBA DE LA ACADEMIA LATINA DE LA GRABACIÓN Y SE DIRIGE A LAS NOMINACIONES DE LA 26.ª EDICIÓN DE LOS LATIN GRAMMY®, CON SU CONSIDERACIÓN
Perreo 101® Produced by Katelina ‘Gata’ Eccleston, Pamela Velez, Randy Class, Big Chriss Y Draco, Jaby Vibes for your Latin GRAMMYS consideration 2025 in the Instrumental category.
Reggaeton Con La Gata’s Perreo 101 Party Featured in Miami New Times for Cultural Impact on Miami’s Reggaeton Scene
Reggaeton Con La Gata’s Perreo 101 Pari Miami Beach edition is featured in Miami New Times for bringing the platform’s cultural research and reggaeton storytelling into a live, immersive nightlife experience. The profile highlights Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston’s work translating reggaeton history, Afro-Caribbean roots, and diaspora narratives into a curated party format that centers community, education, and the evolution of perreo culture in contemporary Miami.
REGGAETON CON LA GATA’S INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM PASSES THE RECORDING ACADEMY’S SCREENING, HEADS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Press Release for Perreo 101 Album’s 2024 Grammys Consideration
Perreo 101® Brings the History of Reggaeton to Gap Inc. Headquarters in New York City with Exclusive A/V Experience
Perreo 101® founder and reggaeton historian La Gata partnered with Gap Inc. for a groundbreaking cultural experience at the company’s headquarters in New York City. After a successful private online lecture in 2022, the global apparel brand invited Perreo 101® back for an exclusive in-person A/V presentation in Fall 2024.
The immersive experience combined live DJing, curated archival visuals, and storytelling to explore the history, origins, and cultural impact of reggaeton. During the presentation, La Gata guided employees through the genre’s underground beginnings, Caribbean roots, and its rise to global influence across music, fashion, and youth culture.
This collaboration marks the first partnership of its kind to merge reggaeton music history education with a major fashion brand, positioning Perreo 101® at the forefront of cultural consulting and music history programming for global companies.
PERREO 101 PARI CELEBRATES THE BEST OF REGGAETON AT MIAMI’S ICONIC CLEVELANDER BAR
Press Release for Perreo 101 Miami Party October 2024 at Clevelander
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER: HIGH-FASHION AND REGGAETON HISTORY COLLIDE IN EXCLUSIVE PERREO 101 A/V EXPERIENCE WITH LOUIS VUITTON
Press Release for Perreo 101 and Louis Vuitton’s Collaboration
PERREO 101 PODCAST BY REGGAETON CON LA GATA IS BACK AT IT VISITING UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATE BOARD ROOMS, AND CURATED COLLAB IN FIFTH SEMESTER OF TOURING
Press Release for Perreo 101’s 2024 Tour And Podcast Revamp
REGGAETON HISTORIAN SPEAKS TO SYSTEMS OF POWER THROUGH MUSIC AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AMIDST PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS
Press Release for Perreo 101’s Lecture at People’s University
Perreo 101® Makes History at Tribeca Audio 2023 with Sold-Out Live Podcast Recording Featuring Yotuel & Beatriz Luengo
Perreo 101 made history at the Tribeca Festival Audio 2023 as the first reggaeton podcast to debut on the platform, presenting a sold-out live recording in partnership with Sonic Union. Featuring a powerful conversation with Yotuel and Beatriz Luengo on the evolution of Cubatón, the event brought together industry leaders, Latin Grammy winners, top DJs, and fans—cementing Perreo 101 as a leading voice in reggaeton culture, Afro-Latinidad, and global urbano storytelling.
Reggaeton Con La Gata Featured in PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL for Critical Conversation on Colorism in Music and Cultural Representation
Reggaeton Con La Gata is featured in PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL for its critical exploration of colorism in Latin music and its impact on visibility, representation, and cultural recognition within reggaeton. Founded by Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston, the platform continues to lead conversations around Afro-Caribbean roots, race, and identity in the genre challenging industry narratives while centering the experiences and contributions of Black and Afro-Latinx communities.
PopSugar Spotlights Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston as a Leading Voice Amplifying Black Representation in Reggaeton
PopSugar features Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston for her groundbreaking work amplifying Black voices in reggaeton and reshaping how the genre’s history is understood and represented. The profile highlights her role as a reggaeton historian and cultural strategist through Reggaeton Con La Gata, Perreo 101 ® and Negratón, where she centers Afro-Caribbean roots, challenges industry erasure, and reclaims space for Black Latinx narratives within global Latin music culture.
Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston Named “Culture Shifter of the Year” in HuffPost Profile Spotlight
Katelina “Gata” Eccleston was named Culture Shifter of the Year in a featured HuffPost profile recognizing her transformative impact on reggaeton culture and media. The article highlights her work as a reggaeton historian and cultural strategist amplifying Black Latinx voices—especially Black Latinas—within the global urbano narrative. Through platforms like Reggaeton Con La Gata and Perreo 101, Eccleston continues to challenge industry erasure and reshape how reggaeton’s history is documented, taught, and understood across mainstream and academic spaces.
Harper’s Bazaar Declares Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston “The Authority of Reggaeton” in Landmark Profile
Harper’s Bazaar has named Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston “the authority of the genre of reggaeton” in a landmark profile recognizing her as one of the leading voices shaping the understanding, history, and cultural legacy of reggaeton globally. The feature highlights her work as a reggaeton historian and cultural strategist through Reggaeton Con La Gata and Perreo 101, where she has redefined how the genre is documented—centering Afro-Caribbean roots, diaspora narratives, and the often-erased contributions of Black Latinx creators within Latin music culture.
PERREO 101 LAUNCHES UNIVERSITY LECTURE TOUR, BRINGING REGGAETON SCHOLARSHIP TO CAMPUSES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
Perreo 101 hit campuses across North America in 2021 with a lecture tour that turned reggaeton into an academic conversation. From McMaster University to Harvard, Fordham, and Smith College, students gathered for live sessions inspired by the Perreo 101 Podcast, eager to expand their understanding of reggaeton beyond the playlist.
Led by Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston, the tour explored reggaeton’s cultural history, global commercialization, gender dynamics, and its rise as one of the most influential genres in modern music. Each stop created space for dialogue between culture and academia, bridging lived experience with structured learning.
What started as a podcast evolved into a classroom, a conversation, and a growing movement around how reggaeton is studied, discussed, and understood.
REGGAETON CON LA GATA EXPANDS TO BI-WEEKLY TELEVISION BROADCAST ON BRONXNET, REACHING 1 MILLION VIEWERS
Reggaeton Con La Gata is entering a powerful new chapter with its expansion to a bi-weekly television broadcast on BronxNet, reaching an audience of over 1,000,000 viewers. Originally launched as a digital platform dedicated to unpacking the history and cultural impact of reggaeton, the series has grown into a vital voice in music criticism and storytelling.
Discovered by TV showrunner and producer Leomary Rodriguez, the show now finds a new home in New York City, broadcasting from The Bronx—a borough synonymous with global music innovation. Hosted by La Gata, the series continues to center the voices, histories, and cultural contributions that have long been overlooked in mainstream reggaeton narratives, marking a significant step forward in bringing the genre the recognition it deserves.
EN Latinidad Launches as a Bilingual Comedy and Culture Platform Centering Blackness and Visual Diversity in Latinidad
EN Latinidad is a bilingual comedy and culture platform redefining how Latin identity is seen, heard, and experienced. Originally launched in 2018 by Elumina, the platform was created in response to a clear gap in authentic representation across mainstream media. At its core, EN Latinidad prioritizes genuine curatorship that centers Blackness and uplifts visually diverse comics, challenging the narrow narratives that have long dominated Latin culture.
Blending humor with cultural commentary, EN Latinidad creates space for stories that reflect the full spectrum of Latinidad today. It stands as both a creative platform and a cultural statement, proving that comedy can do more than entertain, it can shift conversations, reshape visibility, and build a more honest reflection of community.