Coco Marusix
Coco Marusix | |
|---|---|
Coco Marusix Campos | |
| Born | December 3, 1994 |
| Citizenship | Peruvian |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
| Occupation(s) | Drag queen, vedette, and dancer |
Coco Marusix Campos (b. December 3, 1964) is a drag queen and vedette from Peru. She became an LGBT icon in her country thanks to the fame she achieved during the 1990s.
Biography
[edit]Marusix was born in the La Perla District of Callao on December 3, 1964. She began her career in the world of transformism and dance at a very young age, during the 1980s.[1] She was discovered during a beauty pageant by television producer Efraín Aguilar, who invited her to perform in a musical revue (Music Travesti Hall) where she impersonated Marilyn Monroe and Tongolele.
In the late 90s, when she was famous in the artistic world,[2] she ventured into television. Alongside Marisol Malpartida, she hosted the show Loca Visión in 1998 on Channel 9 ATV;[3] the show only aired one episode before being censored.[1][4] She was also part of the vedette cast of the comedy show Risas y salsa.[5]
She also appeared in the film Nunca más, lo juro in 1991.[6]
In 2002 she acted in the film Baño de damas by director Michael Kats, playing the role of a trans woman.[7]
The following year, in March 2003, she suffered a stroke that affected the mobility of her lower limbs, which kept her away from the stage and led to a deep depression.
In 2015 she participated in the massive Pride and Equality March in Lima, alongside artists such as Ricardo Morán, Tatiana Astengo, Mónica Sánchez, and politician Verónika Mendoza.[8]
In 2018 she appeared as a guest judge on the talent show El artista del año, hosted by Gisela Valcárcel.
Legacy
[edit]American performer Miss Coco Peru took her stage name from Coco Marusix, whom she met personally in the late 1990s.[9]
In 2023, the Peruvian drag queen Georgia Hart portrayed her in the biographical film Chabuca, which tells the story of Ernesto Pimentel.
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]- Loca Visión
- Risas y salsa
- El artista del año
Films
[edit]- Nunca más, lo juro (1991)
- Baño de damas (2003)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Coco Marusix opens up and tells everything". ATV (in Spanish). 2018-06-28. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Andrea al Mediodía (2019-04-30). "Coco Marusix reveals how she came out to her family". ATV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ ""I want Jaime as godfather of Loca Visión"". La República (Peru). 1998-08-02. Archived from the original on 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Almenara, Alonso (2014-04-20). ""The marica project is redefining the ways we organize"". lamula.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Vivas Sabroso, Fernando (2018-07-08). En vivo y en directo: A history of Peruvian television. 2nd edition. Universidad de Lima. ISBN 978-9972-45-424-0. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Brief Notes". Expreso. 1998-10-21. Archived from the original on 2001-03-07. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "Baño de damas". cinelatinoamericano.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "PHOTOS: Best images from the Pride and Equality March in Lima". Útero.Pe. 2015-06-28. Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "The world's most famous drag queen based her character on Coco Marusix". RPP Noticias. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2022-09-12.