22/09/2026
Iceland Premiere — Kumbia Net: Un Estilo Bien Diferente
Kumbia Net: Un Estilo Bien Diferente explores a new generation of cumbia shaped by the internet, electronic production, and Mexico’s sonidero culture.
Moving between Mexico and the United States, the documentary follows artists and producers connected to the Kumbia Net collective, tracing how traditional cumbia rhythms evolved into what became known as kumbia obscura.
Iceland Premiere — Friday, October 9
📍 Bíó Paradís, Reykjavík
Part of Kumbiavík Reykjavík Festival 2026
Director, Cinematographer, Editor & Producer: Álvaro Parra aka Space Primo
Mexico / USA · 56 min · Spanish & English
🎟️ Tickets & full info at Tix.is
Kumbia Net is a binational collective of artists, producers, and deejays based in both Mexico and the United States.
The members of Kumbia Net are at the forefront of dark wave, Mexa-by futuristic, digital cumbia music, also known as Kumbia Obscura. Several members of Kumbia Net are responsible for the creation of this genre.
Many of the members met for the first time in person while on tour in Mexico, and this film documents that moment, depicting the collective playing shows in Mexico City and Monterrey, while also presenting interviews with each of the producers in their hometown, showing their local context and production process.
Featuring key voices from the Kumbia Net scene, including Turbo Sonidero, El Cifickzer, Satánico Dr. Truza and Amantes del Futuro, alongside artists and producers who helped shape this cross-border movement between Mexico and the United States.
A look into the people, sounds and ideas behind kumbia obscura, sonidero culture and a new digital generation of cumbia.