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Venedita Von Däsh
Venedita Von Däsh is the stage name of Borja Lisón (born June 30, 1992), a Spanish drag performer who competed on season 2 of ''Drag Race España''. Career In February 2021, Venedita Von Däsh appeared in the music video for "Dulce and Bautizada" by Samantha Hudson. In August of the same year, she provided a makeup tutorial in collaboration with ''Cosmopolitan''. In 2022, Venedita Von Däsh joined the second season of reality television series ''Drag Race España'', which began airing in March 2022. She impersonated Miguel Bosé for the Snatch Game challenge. In the sixth episode, she portrayed Spanish aristocrat Carmen Polo, wife of dictator Francisco Franco, on the runway. She was ultimately one of the season's finalists, along with Estrella Xtravaganza, although Sharonne ultimately won the season. After the season aired, Venedita went on to be part of the national tour, Gran Hotel de las Reinas. In October that year, she collaborated with fellow drag queen Sharonne for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in the Valencian Community. Toponymy The name of the city echoes the Arabic name ''Laqant'' (), ''al-Laqant'' (اللَّقَنْت) or ''Al-qant'' (), which in turn reflects the Latin ''Lucentum'' and Greek root ''Leuké'' (or ''Leuka''), meaning "white". History The area around Alicante has been inhabited for over 7,000 years. The first tribes of hunter-gatherers moved gradually from Central Europe between 5000 and 3000 BC. Some of the earlier settlements were made on the slopes of Mount Benacantil. By 1000 BC, Ancient Greece, Greek and Phoenician traders had begun to visit the eastern coast of Spain, establishing small trading ports and introducing the native Iberian tribes to the alpha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975, assuming the title ''Caudillo''. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship. Born in Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol, Galicia, into an upper-class military family, Franco served in the Spanish Army as a cadet in the Toledo Infantry Academy from 1907 to 1910. While serving in Spanish protectorate in Morocco, Morocco, he rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in 1926 at age 33. Two years later, Franco became the director of the General Military Academy in Zaragoza. As a Conservatism, conservative and Monarchism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race España Contestants
Drag or The Drag may refer to: Places * Drag, Norway, a village in Tysfjord municipality, Nordland, Norway * ''Drág'', the Hungarian name for Dragu Commune in Sălaj County, Romania * Drag (Austin, Texas), the portion of Guadalupe Street adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin Science and technology * Drag (physics), the force which resists motion of an object through a fluid ** Aerodynamic drag, the aerodynamic force which resists motion of an aircraft or other object through the air ** Drag parachute, a parachute to reduce the speed of vehicles * Drag and drop, a computer input gesture * Drag harrow, in agriculture, a heavy type of harrow used to break up soil * Drag system, a mechanical means of applying variable pressure to a fishing rod reel in order to act as a friction brake * Police drag, a small dredge used to recover objects or bodies lost in shallow water * ''Drag'', older name for grapnel anchor Arts and entertainment Performance *Drag (entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Marina (drag Queen)
Marina, previously known as Asul Marina, is the stage name of Joan López Galo (Barcelona, 1988), a Spanish drag queen, artist, and non-binary film director. They participated in season 2 of ''Drag Race España''. Career Joan López Galo's drag persona Marina helped them reveal parts of their personality that are considered traditionally feminine, and this led to Galo coming out as non-binary. Marina threw themself completely into drag in 2011 because of a stay in Paris in which they felt free to express themself, including surpassing the binary parameters of gender. They are popularly known as "the non-binary goddess of Barcelona". Marina started her drag career in Candy Darling, a bar next to the University of Barcelona's plaza, where she worked as an artist in residence. Marina began working as a professional drag queen in 2018. In 2019, she won a contest inspired by ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ''Futuroa Sarao Drag'' in Sala Apolo. In 2022, in the premiere of the second season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supremme De Luxe
Daniel Blesa (born January 6, 1979), better known by the stage name Supremme de Luxe, is a Spanish actor, singer, cabaret artist, drag queen and television personality based in Madrid. De Luxe was known across Spain for her theatrical, musical and cabaret performances before rising to international attention as the host and head judge of ''Drag Race España'', the Spanish adaptation of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She has subsequently appeared as the presenter of the ''Drag Race España'' stage show ''Gran Hotel de las Reinas'' and as co-host of '' Reinas al Rescate'', an ''Atresmedia'' reality docuseries in which four drag queens support and bring visibility to members of the LGBTQ community living in rural parts of Spain. Early life Blesa was born and raised in Fuenlabrada in the Community of Madrid. He started acting in local theatre at age 13. As a child, Blesa wanted to be either an actor or a language and literature teacher. He started a degree in Spanish Language and Literat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elche
Elche (, ; , , , ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2024's data, Elche has a population of 234,800 inhabitants,Elche supera ya los 228.300 habitantes INFORMACION.es, December 31, 2008, Editorial Prensa Ibérica making it the third most populated municipality in the region (after Valencia and Alicante) and the 20th largest Spanish municipality. It is part of the Comarcas of Spain, comarca of Baix Vinalopó. Part of the municipality is coastal yet the city proper is roughly away from the Mediterranean Sea. A small creek called Vinalopó flows through the city. Elche is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharonne
Cristóbal Garrido Pinto (born June 1, 1976), known by the stage name Sharonne, is a Spanish drag queen, actress, and singer. Sharonne was the winner of season 2 of ''Drag Race España''. Career Cristóbal Garrido started his artistic career at a very young age in the world of amateur theater. He began studying management, but changed course to focus on performance. He studied acting at Escuela TRAM Expressió and dance at Escuela de CO&CO, both in Barcelona. Garrido also has another alter ego, DJ Lucy, a character he played as the Master of Ceremonies during ''The Hole Zero'' tour. In Sharonne's work as a singer, she forms part of the duo Shimai, which popularized a version of "Estoy bailando" ("I'm Dancing") by Hermanas Goggi. In 2001, she tried to participate in Eurovision representing Spain as a member of Trans-X, but only made it to twelfth place in the RTVE pre-selection. As an actress, Garrido participated in the short film ''Puta de oros'' (''Whore of gold'') in the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrella Xtravaganza
Estrella Xtravaganza is the stage name of Fernando Carretero Vega, a Spanish drag performer best known for competing on season 2 of ''Drag Race España''. She has also appeared on '' Reinas al Rescate''. Career and personal life Carretero Vega studied journalism and lives in Barcelona. Vega began their career in drag in 2018. They are also in a music group, Lolita Express, which recorded the album ''El futuro es underground''. Estrella Xtravaganza chose her drag name because of her love of ''The Little Mermaid'', taking her first name from Estrella de Mar (starfish), and her last name from the House of Xtravaganza, a prominent drag family based in New York. According to ''Out'', she "is quite talkative with a great sense of humor and tons of energy", and she is "known for her beauty, art and grace". In 2022, Estrella Xtravaganza was announced as one of the participants in the second season of ''Drag Race España'', the Spanish version of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. During t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Polo
María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás, Grandee of Spain (11 June 1900 – 6 February 1988) was the wife of the dictator, general and "''caudillo"'' Francisco Franco. She exerted a major influence in censoring the press. She was endowed the Lordship of Meirás by Juan Carlos I on 26 November 1975. Family She was the daughter of Felipe Polo y Flórez de Vereterra (1860–1926), a wealthy lawyer in Oviedo, and Ramona Martínez-Valdés y Martínez-Valdés (1870 – 8 February 1914), paternal granddaughter of Claudio Polo-Vereterra y Astudillo and wife Bonifacia Flórez and sister of María Isabel (married to José María Sanchíz y Sancho), Felipe and Ramona (Zita) (married in Oviedo on 6 February 1932 to Ramón Serrano Súñer). Her aunt Isabel Polo-Vereterra y Flórez married her relative Luis Vereterra y Estrada. Her great-grandparents were Telésforo Polo y Briz and Isabel Astudillo. Marriage Carmen Polo first met the then Major Franco, her future husb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race España
''Drag Race España'' (sometimes called ''Drag Race Spain'') is a Spanish reality competition television series, produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Buendía Estudios and executive produced by World of Wonder. It is the Spanish adaptation of the '' Drag Race'' franchise. In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Spanish drag queens as they compete for a grand prize of €30,000 and the title of "Spain's Next Drag Superstar". The series airs on ATRESplayer Premium in Spain and on WOW Presents Plus elsewhere. The first season premiered on 30 May 2021. The series was later renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 27, 2022., and a third season, which premiered on April 16, 2023. An '' All Stars'' version with past contestants was also announced to be aired after the third season. ''Drag Race España'' is the seventh international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snatch Game
Snatch Game is a comedy challenge recurring across the ''Drag Race'' television franchise and a fixture of the reality competition series. Since the second season of the original American ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' series in 2010, the challenge has returned for every subsequent season. Typically arranged as a parody of '' Match Game'' (known as '' Blankety Blank'' in the UK, '' Blankety Blanks'' in Australia, and ''Jogo dos Pontinhos'' in Brazil), the challenge is a test of the contestants' skills at celebrity impersonation and improvisational comedy. The challenge similarly recurs on various spin-offs, including '' All Stars'' and '' Secret Celebrity Drag Race'', as well as the international adaptations for Thai, British, Canadian,Joey Nolfi"Canada's Drag Race first look serves Canadian bacon with a side of fish" ''Entertainment Weekly'', May 19, 2020. Dutch, Australian-New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, Philippine, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
