Alezz Andro
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Alezz Andro, stage name of Luciano Bueno Trujillo, is a Peruvian drag king and multimedia artist.[1] He is considered the first person to practice this variant of drag art in Peru.[2]
Biography
[edit]Bueno Trujillo is a non-binary transmasculine[1] person, born in 1993, and studies Graphic Design at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), where he is also part of the university’s Center for Music and Dance. He received a scholarship to study Performing Arts in the United States.[2]
His character was born in October 2017 while attending a makeup course.[3] He debuted on Lima’s drag scene in 2018 as AlezzAndro Bezerra 'El Matador', a character embodying a latin lover, on the YouTube reality show The Queen Factor, where he reached the final.[2] His performances are interdisciplinary and aim to challenge gender[4] and political issues.[3] He was a pioneer, as no other drag king performers were known on Peruvian stages before his debut.[2][3] He draws inspiration from Drag Race contestants such as April Carrión, Manila Luzon, and Sasha Velour, whom he opened for during her Lima performance. His drag king references include Landon Cider, Tenderoni, Adam All, Chio Gomez, and Benjamin Butch.[3]
In April 2019, he was the victim of an LGBT-phobic attack on a public bus in the district of Miraflores.[5] That same month, thanks to his friendship with LGBTI+ singer and activist Eme, he traveled to Santiago, Chile to meet the drag king group Showking Colectivo. This trip introduced him to the ballroom culture and voguing.[3] In this scene, he is a Prince of the Kiki House of Brava and a member of the Ballroom Perú committee.[4]
In June 2019, for International LGBT Pride Day, he appeared in the music video “Ser el grito” by Eme, alongside other figures such as trans activist Gahela Cari and trans poet Michelle B. García.[6][7][8]
In October 2019, he opened for Trinity Taylor, contestant from season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, at Cocos nightclub in the Lince District.[3]
Filmography
[edit]- Arde Lima (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Voices that Inspire Pride". It Gets Better Perú (in Spanish). 2021-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d Contreras, Arantxa (2018-12-21). "AlezzAndro: the first Peruvian drag king". Somos Periodismo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Queiroz Góngora, Luciana (2020-07-17). I don't want to be a man, I don't want to be a woman, I want you to see that I am a fantastic being: the use of stage devices for the performative construction of the alternative self in Lima's drag scene (Thesis). Archived from the original on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 19 June 1995.
{{cite thesis}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ a b CCELima (2023). "Ballroom and Pride". CCELima (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-17. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "New case of discrimination, violence, and transphobia on a bus in Miraflores". La República (in Spanish). 2019-04-25. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Pride Day: LGBTIQ artists take over the streets of Lima in a music video". La República (in Spanish). 2019-06-26. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ LaCentral.pe (2019-06-26). "All the colors of Lima in a new release for LGBTIQ Pride Day". LaCentral.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "On June 28, LGTBIQ art takes over Lima". La Mula (in Spanish). 2019-06-25. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 19 June 2025.