Portrait Of: Leafar Seyer, Cholo Goth

Portrait Of: Leafar Seyer, Cholo Goth

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“Cholo Goth” is a term coined by Leafar Seyer as a way to identify himself as a person living in multiple worlds. Born Rafael Reyes, he rose to fame with the electronic band Prayers in 2013. The band’s dark visual aesthetic and often brutal lyrics are inspired by his tumultuous personal life as a former gang member and Luciferian. That pain has crossed over to art; he’s currently exhibiting his first art show, “The Pain Isn’t Over,” in L.A. Maria Hinojosa sits down with Leafar Seyer to discuss the intersection of his identities and the pain that he’s currently grappling with.