ABOUT/CONTACT SNCL

Smile Now Cry Later is a one-woman band fronted by the drumming, singing and booty dancing Lizeth Santos. Lizeth is a photographer as well as a musician making an art and music project made up of old school freestyle, mexican regional and pop influenced dance jams for her personal car stereo and for the clubs.

Lizeth’s roots are in Guadalajara and Mexicali, Mexico, but was raised in South East San Diego in a neighborhood called, Encanto.

Ultimate musical inspirations for Smile Now Cry Later are Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, Debbie Deb, Shiela E., Tina Marie, Zapp and Roger, Dazz Band, Midnight Star, Egyptian Lover, Stacey Q, Expose, Prince, Stevie B., Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Burt Bacharach, Electric Light Orchestra, Karen Carpenter, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison, The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Tom Tom Club, The Talking Heads, The Shangri Las, The Shirelles, The Supremes, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, The Vaselines, The Breeders, Os Mutantes, Bridget Bardot, T.Rex, Serge Gainsbourg, Selena, The Honeycombs, Joe Meek, Ramon Ayala, El Coyote y su Banda, Flans, Los Bukis and Bronco.

All photographs by Lizeth Santos, written work and other content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.