Chicago native Miriam Paz, better known by her stage name “DJ Miriam,” has been a trailblazer for Latina women in the music industry during her six-year long career as a DJ.

Throughout the years, DJ Miriam has gained national recognition. In 2022, DJ Miriam was the only woman-DJ to headline the Sueños Music Festival, the largest Latin music festival in the Midwest, held annually in Chicago’s Grant Park.  Prior to headlining Sueños, DJ Miriam opened for Bad Bunny, who is recognized as the world’s biggest Latino artist, during his Ultimo Tour Del Mundo stop in Chicago.

Inspired by a lack of female representation in the male-dominated genre of reggaeton, DJ Miriam co-founded Sorry Papi, an annual tour that features all-female performances for an all-female audience. Since its inception, the Sorry Papi tour has gone to over 50 cities across the U.S. and abroad. In addition to providing a platform to amplify female artists, the tour was founded with the purpose of creating a safe nightlife space for women to enjoy their favorite music and spend time with their friends.

The Sorry Papi tour’s most recent stop at this year’s Sueños Music Festival, led by DJ Miriam, brought together a record crowd of thousands of women who gathered to enjoy sounds by all-girl DJs, fun photo-ops, a glam station and more.

Stay up-to-date on DJ Miriam’s upcoming performances on her social media.