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On a sweltering Saturday afternoon at Austin City Limits, the de la Rosa brothers of Latin Mafia<\/a> are drenched in sweat after performing on the Miller Lite Stage. As one of the few Latin acts on the bill, the trio carry themselves more like Mexican rock stars after inciting mosh pits and crowd-surfing during their daring set.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us, it\u2019s always a pleasure to be a part of impressive line-ups like this one,\u201d Milton de la Rosa says while huddled with his brothers in the band\u2019s trailer. \u201cTo be performing at ACL with acts like the Strokes, Sabrina Carpenter, and Feid<\/a>, it\u2019s an honor for us. The crowd was really receptive to what we brought to the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Spin:<\/p>\n In Latin Mafia, Milton sings alongside his twin Emilio, and their older brother Mike serves as the band\u2019s producer. The Monterrey natives, who are now based in Mexico City, started out making music on a laptop at their parents\u2019 home. Latin Mafia soon amassed a following on TikTok thanks to their limitless sound, which shifted from R&B-infused Afrobeats in \u201cFlores\u201d to explosive reggaeton in the \u201cJulietota.\u201d Beyond their genre-bending spirit, the trio especially connected with their listeners through emotional songs. They normalized the topic of mental health and opened up about their own personal struggles in the soulful trap of \u201cNo Digas Nada.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile having fun exploring different genres, we\u2019re being genuine about what we really feel and what we really think in our songs,\u201d Emilio says. \u201cWe like to make music that moves us and moves other people. I believe the best privilege of this job is to make someone listening to your music feel something.\u201d<\/p>\n After conquering Mexico as an indie act, last year Latin Mafia signed with Rimas Entertainment, the label behind Bad Bunny<\/a>. The brothers continued to exert full creative control for their debut album Todos Los D\u00edas Todo El D\u00eda<\/em>, which was released last October. In the visceral LP, Latin Mafia mined their feelings even deeper and shaped the songs around those emotions, seamlessly blending R&B, EDM, flamenco, and rock into songs like \u201cSiento Que Merezco M\u00e1s.\u201d The punk-driven \u201cSentado Aqu\u00ed\u201d and the swaggering \u201cQu\u00e9 Vamos a Hacer?\u201d melded trap with baroque pop.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very cathartic people,\u201d Milton adds. \u201cWe feel everything very strongly and aggressively. We also unleash those emotions at our live shows. Our fans can feel the music through our performances and connect with us. We\u2019re a part of a generation that\u2019s maybe not used to things like mosh pits and crowd-surfing, so it\u2019s important for us to bring that back.\u201d<\/p>\n Since the release of their album a year ago, life has been a whirlwind for Latin Mafia. The brothers sold-out concerts across the U.S. and Mexico on their Te Odio y Te Extra\u00f1o Mucho Tour.<\/em> Latin Mafia have also performed at music festivals like Tyler, the Creator\u2019s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Lollapalooza, and now Austin City Limits. For the rest of the year, they\u2019ll fly from one country to the next on the Latin American and European leg of their tour. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see that there\u2019s no barriers when it comes to the people listening to our music,\u201d Milton says. \u201cWe\u2019re going to places that we\u2019d never imagined before. It feels like an open-world video game where you\u2019re unlocking new zones on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n Latin Mafia have also spent the past year unlocking collaborations with artists that have become fans of theirs. Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro tapped the trio for the playful \u201c2:12 AM\u201d for his Cosa Nuestra<\/em> album. Omar Apollo<\/a> recently embraced his Mexican roots with Latin Mafia in the dreamy \u201cHecho Para Ti\u201d where R&B collides with cumbia. The trio have shared photos from a recording session with Peso Pluma<\/a> while house music star Fred Again.. is teasing an upcoming song featuring them. Latin Mafia\u2019s dreams of a Bad Bunny collaboration could also become a reality after partying with him at his No Me Quiero Ir De Aqu\u00ed residency<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re incredible artists and people that we\u2019ve admired,\u201d Mike says. \u201cTo have worked with them was an honor. We\u2019re grateful. Each time we collaborate with someone, it\u2019s like a tutorial of seeing how that person works and what we can learn and apply to ourselves. They\u2019ve motivated us to keep working hard, to want to contribute something different, and to challenge ourselves more.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, Latin Mafia were nominated for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy Awards. They\u2019ll be back again for the next ceremony on November 13 with two nominations. This time around, Latin Mafia are vying for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Alternative Song for \u201cSiento Que Merezco M\u00e1s.\u201d Milton reveals that if they win their first Grammy, he will fill in one of the spaces in the art gallery tattoo on his back. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the first tattoos I\u2019ll get done,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re really hoping to win. It\u2019s something that we\u2019ve dreamed about all our lives. We\u2019re excited to see what destiny and life has in store for us.\u201d<\/p>\n