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Lokillo Florez

Lokillo Florez

Folk improvisation and character comedy delivered with battle-rap timing.

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Photo: Asimétrico Freestyle / CC-BY-SA-4.0

1 special · 2021

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Lokillo Florez does not deliver a standard monologue. He paces the stage with a guitar, breaking off mid-sentence to drop into character or spin a spontaneous song. His timing runs on the punchy rhythm of freestyle rap and the trova, a traditional Colombian rhyming duel. When a bit stalls, he doesn’t wait for the room to recover. He zeroes in on the crowd, asks a question, and turns a shouted answer into a fast, rhyming verse.

Specials

  • Nothing's the Same

    A musical stand-up set about surviving quarantine in Colombia.

    Netflix · 63 min

On stage

He occupies a massive, unusual lane in Latin American entertainment. He was already a mainstream television and radio fixture when he entered the youth-dominated world of competitive freestyle rap. He actually competes in international battle circuits, a move that bridged his traditional audience with young hip-hop fans. He plays theaters and stadiums across the continent, pulling a deeply mixed demographic into the same room.

The live show functions as a hybrid of observational comedy, musical performance, and character work. He leans heavily on his alter egos, most notably Rastacuando, a reggae singer who preaches world peace while delivering filthy double entendres. The straight standup material often acts as a bridge between these musical set pieces. He treats the crowd like sparring partners, daring the audience to throw him a premise he can’t immediately rhyme.

His instincts were forged early. Raised in Dabeiba, Colombia, he spent his childhood selling sweets and competing in trova tournaments before putting in a decade on national radio. That background in daily, unscripted broadcasting remains the engine of his stage act.

Turning points

  1. 2010s

    Creation and Explosion of Rastacuando

    Debuting on the comedy show Sábados Felices, his reggae singer persona became a massive viral phenomenon with tens of millions of views across Colombia and Latin America.

  2. Release of Netflix Special Nada es igual

    Premiered his first global Netflix comedy special incorporating songs, pandemic observations, and a performance by Rastacuando.

At a glance

Born
, Dabeiba, Antioquia, Colombia
On stage
since 2001
Style
musical comedy, satire, storytelling
Breakout
Lokillo: Nothing's the Same
Topics
Elsewhere
Wikipedia, YouTube

Podcasts

  • Perros Criollos · co-host

    A comedy video podcast and live touring stage show produced and performed with Julián Gaviria and Juan Pablo Martínez.

    Apple Podcasts

Also on screen

2018–2019
La vuelta al mundo en 80 risas Cast member / comedic traveler
Mi otra yo Pedro / portrays four distinct roles
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Sábados Felices Rastacuando and various comedy sketch characters