Rita Indiana Hernández Sánchez (born 11 June 1977) is a Dominican writer, and singer-songwriter.
In 2011, she was selected by the newspaper El País as one of the 100 most influential Latino personalities.
Her novels prominently feature themes of queerness while the topics of her songs range from Dominican social issues to divergent sexuality.
Rita Indiana is highly recognized and awarded among the Caribbean literary scene and her viral music success has made Indiana a household name in the Dominican Republic where she is popularly refereed to as "La Monstra" (the monster).