Luca Mariano claimed that on 2026-08-28 security staff of an unnamed bar in Cartagena first told him and his group that a private event was being held, and upon their return said the real reason for blocking entry was that sex workers were not allowed in, referring to the women accompanying him. ^[1] German content creator Luca Mariano, known online as Nea Alemán, claimed his girlfriend was denied entry to a bar in Cartagena's historic center because staff suspected she was a sex worker. ^[2] German content creator Luca Mariano, known as 'Nea Alemán', published a TikTok video on 2026-08-30 to his digital platforms publicly denouncing an act of discrimination at a nightclub in the Centro Histórico of Cartagena, Colombia. ^[3] Luca Mariano claimed that the women denied entry were his girlfriend and the partner of a friend from Medellín, and that the bar's staff made unfounded assumptions that the women were engaged in sex work. ^[4] Mariano stated that the establishment initially told him and his girlfriend they could not enter due to a private event, but later admitted to restricting access to women due to suspicions of sex work. ^[5] Luca Mariano rejected a social-media user's suggestion that the issue was a dress code, arguing that security staff judged the women's clothing in hot weather, and questioned whether women in Cartagena could not wear dresses and heels without being stigmatized by establishments. ^[6] The incident generated a debate on social media where some users questioned the criteria used by establishments to restrict women's entry, while others defended such controls as measures to prevent sex work. ^[7] The influencer described his girlfriend as being from Medellín and noted that the bar did not issue a public statement in response to his allegations. ^[8]