Mon Laferte: The Chilean pop sensation challenging repression

Chile's biggest pop export, Mon Laferte, is known for speaking her mind and going to great lengths to do so.

Her latest album, Seis, is her most intimate and courageous yet; tackling complex topics such as misogyny, repression, and injustice, inspired by her lived experiences.

It comes at a time where Laferte, more than at any other point in her career, has emerged as a polarising figure in Latin America.

The three-time Latin Grammy award winner is unafraid of alienating her more conservative fans by rallying for women's rights and calling out institutionalised abuse.

At the 2019 Latin Grammys, she painted "In Chile, they torture, rape and kill" on her exposed breasts to decry human rights abuses after protests over inequality, healthcare and education were violently repressed. Thousands of civilians were injured, including hundreds who suffered eye trauma by police weapons, and dozens killed.