Chanel Anorex
{{Short description|Spanish drag performer (born 1990)}}
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| name = Chanel Anorex
| image = Chanel anorex drag race.jpg
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| caption = Chanel Anorex in 2023
| birth_name = Cristofer Caamaño González
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|31}}
| birth_place = Salamanca, Spain
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| nationality = Spanish
| other_names =
| occupation = Drag queen
| television = Drag Race España (season 3)
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Chanel Anorex is the stage name of Cristofer Caamaño González (born December 31, 1990),{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Chanel Anorex, la 'monster queen' que ha conquistado el mundo drag: "Nosotras también sufrimos, lloramos y pagamos facturas" |url=https://www.elespanol.com/castilla-y-leon/sociedad/20230620/chanel-anorex-monster-conquistado-sufrimos-lloramos-facturas/771923077_0.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=El Español |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623030508/https://www.elespanol.com/castilla-y-leon/sociedad/20230620/chanel-anorex-monster-conquistado-sufrimos-lloramos-facturas/771923077_0.html |url-status=live }} a Spanish drag queen and multidisciplinary artist known for competing on the third season of Drag Race España.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Exclusive: Chanel Anorex "didn't want to win" Drag Race España |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-chanel-anorex-drag-race-espana-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617202011/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-chanel-anorex-drag-race-espana-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race España' Season 3 |url=https://www.pride.com/gay-tv/drag-race-spain-season-3-cast |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508032646/https://www.pride.com/gay-tv/drag-race-spain-season-3-cast |url-status=live }}
Career
In 2018, Chanel Anorex was interviewed by Buzzfeed España as part of a report titled Así es ser DRAG QUEEN en España (Here's what it's like to be a drag queen in Spain). In the interview, Chanel said she had been doing drag for about a year.{{Cite web |title=Watch: Así es ser DRAG QUEEN en España |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/watch/video/69756 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=BuzzFeed |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204039/https://www.buzzfeed.com/watch/video/69756 |url-status=live }}
In May 2022, Chanel, along with other artists, was interviewed by web publisher Cliente Global about the working conditions for drag queens in Spain.{{Cite web |title=Shows con drag queens: los locales se suben al carro para atraer clientes |url=http://www.consumidorglobal.com/noticias/noticias-servicios/locales-suben-carro-shows-drags-queens_2976_102_amp.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Consumidor Global |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620044734/https://www.consumidorglobal.com/noticias/noticias-servicios/locales-suben-carro-shows-drags-queens_2976_102_amp.html |url-status=live }}
In February 2023, Chanel performed in ROAR Party in Madrid along with drag queens Onyx and Samantha Ballentines.{{Cite web |title=ROAR Party - Con Samantha Ballentines, Onyx y Chanel Anorex |url=https://entradium.com/events/roar-party-18-de-febrero |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Entradium |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617163418/https://entradium.com/events/roar-party-18-de-febrero |url-status=live }}
In the same year, Chanel joined the third season of reality television competition Drag Race España, which premiered on April 16, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Montilla |first=Ricardo |date=2023-03-21 |title=Chanel Anorex, de Salamanca al universo Drag Race |url=https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2023/03/21/chanel-anorex-de-salamanca-al-universo-drag-race-radio-salamanca/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=cadena SER |language=es-ES |archive-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617162731/https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2023/03/21/chanel-anorex-de-salamanca-al-universo-drag-race-radio-salamanca/ |url-status=live }} In the season's third episode, Chanel was up for elimination, in which she faced Kelly Roller in a lip sync battle. Ultimately, Kelly Roller was declared the winner of the lip sync, and Chanel was eliminated from the competition.{{Cite web |last=FormulaTV |date=2023-05-01 |title='Drag Race España 3': ¿Ha deslucido el lip sync de Chanel Anorex y Kelly Roller una pasarela brillante? |url=https://noticierouniversal.com/comunicacion/drag-race-espana-3-ha-deslucido-el-lip-sync-de-chanel-anorex-y-kelly-roller-una-pasarela-brillante/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Noticiero Universal |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617202328/https://noticierouniversal.com/comunicacion/drag-race-espana-3-ha-deslucido-el-lip-sync-de-chanel-anorex-y-kelly-roller-una-pasarela-brillante/ |url-status=live }}
In an interview with Gay Times, Chanel cited her drag inspirations as her own childhood, 90s horror movies, and movies like Monsters, Inc., Beetlejuice, and even Jurassic Park.
Filmography
=Television=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Drag Race España |Herself |4 episodes |
| Tras la carrera
|Herself |1 episode |
Discography
= Singles =
- "LA RABIA" (2023)
References
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