Mateo Caicedo

Nightlife Correspondent

Born in Aguablanca, raised on La Topa, came out at 22. Mati dances salsa caleña con los pies y la cadera, knows which queer night is at which club this week, and writes about Cali after dark — the salsa, the gay scene, the viejotecas, the Feria. His mission is to protect Cali nightlife by promoting the places that respect their patrons — straight, gay, local, foreign — and staying silent on the places that don't. Safety-first, joy-second, never moralizing.