Lalo is V's younger brother, 13 years younger than V.
October 2024 Maldonado wrote about this work: “I often paint and draw from my dreams but Lalo’s Dream is an abstracted depiction of my brother’s dream. I wanted to make a drawing that would help me see my sibling from a new perspective so I wanted to capture his ability to connect things to each other. The color choices and line movements were inspired by mapping and running apps because I wanted to translate the shifts in pace and tempo when he talks.”