Teresa Suárez Cosío (born May 15, 1989), commonly known by her stage name Teri Gender Bender, is an American singer and musician, known primarily as the founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of Guadalajara-based rock band Le Butcherettes since 2007. With

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...

, she is a member of

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(founded in 2012), Crystal Fairy (founded in 2016) and Kimono Kult. Her performance persona and artistry have been compared to Björk,

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, and

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Biography

Suárez was born in

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to a Mexican mother and a Spanish father, who worked as a prison steward. At age ten she began to have recurring dreams of playing guitar, and was able to convince her father to buy her one. She lived in Denver for the first thirteen years of her life, until she moved to

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with her mother and two younger brothers after her father's death from a heart attack. Suárez and drummer Auryn Jolene founded Le Butcherettes at age 17 while still in school in Guadalajara. Jolene was later replaced by Normandi Heuxdaflo. The band incorporated graphic elements such as raw meat and bloody aprons into their stage performances and Suárez adopted the last name Gender Bender as feminist statements of the treatment of women in Mexico. Suárez met

at one of their local gigs. He was impressed by her performance when after a power outage had interrupted the show, she jumped into the crowd and continued singing into a megaphone. Rodríguez-López signed the band to his label, went on to produce their first album ''

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'' in 2011, and also briefly served as the band's bassist. Suárez contributed lyrics and vocals to Rodríguez-López' '' Octopus Kool Aid'' in 2012, and starred in his unreleased film project ''Mi No Y Esperanza''. Le Butcherettes' 2014 album '' Cry Is for the Flies'' was written about her experience moving from her family in Mexico to

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in 2012. In February 2016, she released a cover of Depeche Mode's "I Feel You", recorded together with Omar Rodríguez-López and With Lions, and made available via the latter's

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account. Suárez is a

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. She used to be a

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but stated that she developed

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which motivated her dietary change.

Discography

Bosnian Rainbows * ''Bosnian Rainbows Live At Clouds Hill'' LP (2012) * ''

'' LP (2013) * ''TBA'' LP (TBA) Le Butcherettes * ''Kiss & Kill'' EP (2008) * ''

'' LP (2011) * ''iTunes Live: SXSW'' EP (2011) * '' Cry Is for the Flies'' LP (2014) * '' A Raw Youth'' LP (2015) * ''Chaos As Usual'' (With Melvins) inyl splitSingle (2015) * ''Sólo Soy Pueblo (Llanto)'' Single (2015) * ''Shave the Pride'' Single (2015) * ''House Hunter'' Single (2016) * ''My Mother Holds My Only Life Line'' Single (2016) * '' bi/MENTAL'' LP (2019) * ''Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)'' Single (2019) * ''DON'T BLEED'' LP (2020) Omar Rodríguez-López * '' Octopus Kool Aid'' LP (2012) * '' Hiding In The Light'' EP (2014) as Kimono Kult * '' Sworn Virgins'' LP (2016) * ''

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'' LP (2016) * ''

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'' LP (2016) * '' Arañas en la Sombra'' LP (2016) * '' Umbrella Mistress'' LP (2016) * '' El Bien y Mal Nos Une'' LP (2016) * ''

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'' LP (2016) * '' Infinity Drips'' LP (2016) * '' Weekly Mansions'' LP (2016) * ''

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'' LP (2016) * '' Some Need It Lonely'' LP (2016) * '' A Lovejoy'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' Chocolate Tumor Hormone Parade'' (2017) * '' Azul, Mis Dientes'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) Crystal Fairy * ''Necklace of Divorce / Drugs on the Bus'' Single (2016) * '' Crystal Fairy'' LP (2017) Teri Gender Bender * ''Insect Legs'' (from Unspeakable Volume One compilation) (2014) * ''Rebel Girl'' ( Melvins feat. Teri Gender Bender) Single (2015) * ''I Feel You'' (with With Lions and

) (2016) * ''cuando yo era una nina'' (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gender Bender, Teri Living people Mexican rock musicians 1989 births American emigrants to Mexico Musicians from Denver Mexican people of Spanish descent Guitarists from Colorado 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century American guitarists Crystal Fairy (band) members Bosnian Rainbows members Le Butcherettes members Women in punk 21st-century American singers Non-binary musicians