EXCLUSIVE: From humble beginnings showcasing drag artists on New York’s anarchic Manhattan Cable, to creating a stiletto-striding global phenomenon in the shape of RuPaul’s Drag Race, World of Wonder has been bringing its punkish, colorful spirit to our screens for 30 years. The production company, founded by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey in 1991, is […]
Drag Race España judge Javier Calvo is ready to introduce Spanish drag to the world
After taking over the world with TV sensation Veneno, Javier Calvo will be a judge on the Spanish version of RuPaul’s Drag Race with his partner Javier Ambrossi.
WORDS BY KAIQUI MACAULAY
27th May 2021
Madrid-based TV director and filmmaker Javier Calvo is surfing the crest of the wave when it comes to LGBTQI+ representation in fiction. Together with his partner, Javier Ambrossi, they have created in the last years some of the most acclaimed productions in Spain’s audiovisual industry, such as Netflix’s comedy series Paquita Salas and the movie Holy Camp!
Check out the first sickening trailer for Drag Race España
You better sí sí that walk because the first trailer for Drag Race España is here!
In the teaser, Spanish drag legend and host Supremme de Luxe welcomes the 10 sickening señoritas as they take centre stage in the latest international addition in the global drag phenomenon.
The queens battling it out to be Spain’s First Drag Superstar are as follows: Arantxa Castilla La Mancha, Carmen Farala, Dovima Nurmi, Hugaceo Crujiente, Inti, Killer Queen, Pupi Poisson, Sagittaria, The Macarena and Vulcano.
Like the original series and its many spin-offs, which include Drag Race Thailand, Drag Race UK, Canada’s Drag Race and Drag Race Holland, the contestants will compete in a variety of challenges and lip-sync each week to remain in the competition.