Ana Locking
{{Short description|Spanish fashion designer}}
{{Other uses|Ana González (disambiguation){{!}}Ana González}}
{{Family name hatnote|González|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Expand Spanish|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ana Locking
| image = Figura de látex de Ana Locking en el MUSAC (2007).jpg
| caption = Latex sculpture made by Ana Locking herself representing herself at MUSAC in 2007{{cite web |url= https://www.europafm.com/programas/cuerpos-especiales/mejores-momentos/foto-wkipedia-ana-locking-muneco-latex-historia-desconcertante-imagen_20230525646f70106cbd630001c1bf37.html|title= La foto de Wkipedia [sic] de Ana Locking es un muñeco de látex: la historia de la desconcertante imagen|date= 2023-05-25|website= Europa FM|access-date=2023-05-26}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|08|26}}
| birth_name = Ana González Rodríguez
| birth_place = Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
| years_active = 1996–present
| alma_mater = Complutense University of Madrid
| occupation = Fashion designer, artist, television personality
| awards = {{ubl|National Fashion Design Award (2020)|Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (2021)|Madrid Culture Award (2022)}}
| website = http://analocking.com
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Ana González Rodríguez (born August 26, 1970), better known as Ana Locking, is a Spanish fashion designer, businesswoman and photographer.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Christopher |date=2021-05-06 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race España: Judge Ana Locking's Age, Job, & IG |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-espana-ana-locking-age-job/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423213427/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-espana-ana-locking-age-job/ |url-status=live }} She was born in Toledo and educated in Madrid.{{cite news |last=Castilla |first=Amelia |date=10 January 2009 |title=Ana Locking hilvana la sobriedad con volantes |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/semana/Ana/Locking/hilvana/sobriedad/volantes/elpepuculbab/20090110elpbabese_2/Tes |access-date=6 December 2011 |newspaper=El País |language=Spanish |archive-date=14 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114123947/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/semana/Ana/Locking/hilvana/sobriedad/volantes/elpepuculbab/20090110elpbabese_2/Tes |url-status=live }} Ana is also a judge on Drag Race España.
Career
In 1997, Locking, together with Óscar Benito, founded Locking Shocking, a ready-to-wear fashion label claiming to maintain "strong ties with other artistic disciplines."{{cite web |year=2005 |title=Locking Shocking |url=http://www.musac.es/index_en.php?ref=6300 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513030635/http://www.musac.es/index_en.php?ref=6300 |archive-date=13 May 2012 |access-date=5 December 2011 |publisher=Musac}} Their partnership lasted until 2007, when the label effectively disappeared due to the decision of their business partner, Humana Cultura y Comunicación.{{cite news |last=De la Torriente |first=Eugenia |date=16 January 2008 |title=La marca Locking Shocking desaparece |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/marca/Locking/Shocking/desaparece/elpepicul/20080116elpepicul_7/Tes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316130508/http://elpais.com/diario/2008/01/16/cultura/1200438007_850215.html |archive-date=2016-03-16 |access-date=5 December 2011 |newspaper=El País |language=Spanish}}{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Locking Shocking lo dejan |url=http://mentesynquietas.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/locking-shocking-lo-dejan-2/ |access-date=5 December 2011 |publisher=Mentes Inquietas |language=Spanish |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928101234/https://mentesynquietas.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/locking-shocking-lo-dejan-2/ |url-status=live }} In 2008, Locking launched a new ready-to-wear fashion label, Ana Locking.{{Cite news|title=Reportaje {{!}} El color al final del túnel|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2008/02/15/tendencias/1203030002_850215.html|date=15 February 2008|access-date=2 August 2018|website=El País|issn=1134-6582|language=es|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193057/https://elpais.com/diario/2008/02/15/tendencias/1203030002_850215.html|url-status=live |last1=Intxausti |first1=Aurora }}
In 2021, Locking became a recurring judge on Drag Race España.
Personal life
In 2020, Locking was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery and radiation therapy. In July 2020, it was confirmed that she was in remission.{{cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4316824/0/ana-locking-publica-en-redes-que-se-recupera-de-un-cancer-y-termina-la-radioterapia/|title=Ana Locking publica en redes que se recupera de un cáncer y termina la radioterapia|language=es|date=7 July 2020|access-date=10 April 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007122410/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4316824/0/ana-locking-publica-en-redes-que-se-recupera-de-un-cancer-y-termina-la-radioterapia/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
!Year !TV Show !Network !Role |
| rowspan="2"|2021–present
| rowspan="2"| Atresplayer Premium | Judge |
| Tras la carrera
| Host |
| rowspan="1"|2024
| rowspan="1"| Atresplayer Premium | Judge |
Exhibitions
- Back to the Roots Installation - Fashion Collective (Gabarron Foundation- NY) {{cite press release | title=Back to the roots: a journey into the future of craftmanship | publisher=Spain Culture Minister | language=English | date=20 October 2011 | url=https://www.spainculture.us/calendar/347/ | access-date=7 January 2023 | archive-date=7 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107002046/https://www.spainculture.us/calendar/347/ | url-status=live }}
- 4EYES Video Art - Fashion Collective (New York Public Library - NY) {{cite news|title=Desembarco de talento español en Nueva York | newspaper=El País | language=Spanish | date=14 September 2009 | url=https://elpais.com/diario/2009/09/14/tendencias/1252879201_850215.html}}
- Man in a Skirt Fashion Collective (El Casino de la Expo - Sevilla)
- Fashion and the Classics Fashion Collective (Museo Nacional del Teatro - Almagro) {{cite news | title=El Museo Nacional del Teatro de Almagro acoge la exposición 'La moda y los clásicos' | newspaper=20 Minutos | language=Spanish | date=23 October 2008 | url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/422467/0/exposicion/moda/almagro/ | access-date=7 January 2023 | archive-date=7 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107003602/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/422467/0/exposicion/moda/almagro/ | url-status=live }}
- SkyLight Fashion Collective (Trump Soho - NY)
- Bipolar Installation / sculpture (Forum of Cultures - Barcelona)
- Regret Installation / sculpture (MUSAC - León) {{cite news | title=El Musac acoge la intervención "Regret" de Locking Shocking | newspaper=Diario de Leon | language=Spanish | date=11 November 2005 | url=https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/cultura/musac-acoge-intervencion-regret-locking-shocking/20051111010000806606.html | access-date=7 January 2023 | archive-date=7 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107002046/https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/cultura/musac-acoge-intervencion-regret-locking-shocking/20051111010000806606.html | url-status=live }}
- Nancy dresses in fashion Collective (Museo del Traje - Madrid) {{cite press release| title=Nancy se viste de Moda | publisher =Spain Culture Minister | language=Spanish | date=2 October 2011 | url=https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mtraje/en/museo/prensa/notas-de-prensa/np-historico/2013/nancy.html}}
- 20 Icons of the 20th Century Fashion Collective (Museo del Traje - Madrid) {{cite press release| title=20 Iconos del Siglo XX | publisher =Spain Culture Minister | language=Spanish | date=13 June 2008 | url=https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mtraje/en/exposicion/temporales/historico/2008/siglo-xx.html}}
- Not for Three Installation - Video Art (Real Fábrica de Tapices - Madrid)
- 21 Turns to a bag Fashion Collective (IVAM - Valencia) {{cite news | title=Diseñadores y críticos idean 31 bolsos en una muestra del IVAM | newspaper=El País | language=Spanish | date=15 December 2004 | url=https://elpais.com/diario/2004/12/16/cvalenciana/1103228296_850215.html | access-date=7 January 2023 | archive-date=7 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107002045/https://elpais.com/diario/2004/12/16/cvalenciana/1103228296_850215.html | url-status=live }}
- Fahrenheit Photography / Video Art (Casa de América - Madrid)
- Köning Video Art (Circuit - Barcelona)
Awards
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb name|3819537}}
{{National Fashion Design Award (Spain)}}
{{Drag Race España}}
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Category:21st-century Spanish women artists
Category:Clothing brands of Spain