View Image: Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-2.43.11-PM-1024x589.png Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical were introduced by a mutual friend and became a band with a full album two years later called Helado Tropical. Nicole Motta, a photo art director who has been a fan of Reyna Tropical for years, was at an Helado Tropical’s concert at 360 Record Shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in mid-July. View Image: Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-2.49.03-PM-1024x775.png Nicole Motta (right), a photo art director who has been a fan of Reyna Tropical (left) for years, was at an Helado Tropical’s concert in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in mid-July.