Pink Chadora

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Pink Chadora
Pink Chadora in 2023
Born
Martín de Arriba

Algeciras, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Drag queen, photographer
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 3)
SpouseÁngelo Néstore
Websitepinkchadora.com

Pink Chadora is the stage name of Martín de Arriba, a Spanish drag queen and multidisciplinary artist who competed on the third season of Drag Race España and the first season of Drag Race España All Stars.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Pink Chadora at Gran Hotel de las Reinas 2023 in Madrid

Pink Chadora began doing drag in 2019 at age 35. She participated in the theatrical production "Desátame" ("Untie me") with Drag Race UK queen Choriza May and the poet Ángelo Néstore.[3] She also gave a poetry reading in the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Málaga.[4]

Her drag name is based on the word play on the term "pinchadora" (translation note: "pinchar discos" is a term for being a DJ, but "pinchar" can also mean "to prick." A "pinchador" would be "one who pricks." Adding the -a to the end makes the word feminine), because she has worked as a DJ at various cultural events, and the color pink, which characterizes her aesthetic. She conceives of drag as an "artistic, joyful, and political idea" capable of social acceptance and, at the same time, entertaining the viewer.[5] With this perspective, she questions the conventions of drag, transforming herself into a daytime artist that brings the art of drag to children too, getting out "of her comfort zone, out of the world of nightlife, out of the nightclubs and bars."[6] Furthermore, she has a goal of spreading the culture of drag in rural areas, far from the big cities.

In 2023, she was announced as one of the 13 contestants of the third season of Drag Race España,[7] the Spanish version of the Drag Race franchise, hosted by Supremme de Luxe with Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, and Ana Locking as judges. In one of the show's most well-known challenges, Snatch Game, she impersonated Lola Flores, which secured her the win for the episode.[8] Additionally, she won the dance challenge "Dragvisión" (a parody of Eurovision) in the second episode thanks to her humor, eating a sandwich in the middle of the performance.[9] In the seventh episode, the judges nominated Pink Chadora, along with Pitita and Pakita for elimination. The queens competed in a lip sync battle to the song "No controles" by Olé Olé. Ultimately, Pitita won the lip sync, while Pink Chadora, along with Pakita, were eliminated.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • Natural Candy (2023)

Works[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • Todo era campo (Everything used to be fields) (Málaga, Letraversal, 2023) ISBN 978-84-126400-9-0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fanjul, Sergio C. (2023-07-26). "Pink Chadora, 'drag queen' y poeta: "Para censurarme tendrían que coserme la boca"". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  2. ^ Rojas, Víctor (2023-07-01). "Pink Chadora: "El mundo drag de Torremolinos no es mi universo"". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  3. ^ "Choriza May, la drag queen española que ha conquistado la BBC, actuará el 24 de febrero en Málaga". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-02-11. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ Cultura, Málaga de (2022-06-13). "El Museo Carmen Thyssen presenta la tercera edición del ciclo de poesía 'Costumbre'". Málaga de Cultura (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ "La drag queen Pink Chadora y su fantasía rural reivindicativa". elasombrario.publico.es. 14 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ Sur, Europa (2023-04-18). "La artista de Algeciras Pink Chadora llega a Drag Race España". Europa Sur (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  7. ^ 20minutos (2023-03-22). "Estas son las 13 concursantes de 'Drag Race España 3'". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ FormulaTV. "¿Quién tiene razón en el pique por destacar más (o menos) en el Snatch Game de 'Drag Race'?". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  9. ^ Marín, Alejandro Burrueco (2023-04-24). "El clima eurovisivo se adelanta en el segundo episodio de 'Drag Race España'". Noticias. Actualidad (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  10. ^ "'Drag Race España 3': ¿Quién tiene razón en el pique por destacar más (o menos) en el Snatch Game? - Vídeo - FormulaTV". 2023-05-31. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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