Drag Chuchi
{{Short description|Drag performer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Drag Chuchi
| image = Drag Chuchi.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Drag Chuchi in 2024
| birth_name = Pedro Alberto Bethencourt Guerra
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|06|15}}
| birth_place = Las Palmas, Spain
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| nationality = Spanish
| other_names =
| occupation = Drag queen
| television = Drag Race España (season 3)
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| website = {{URL|dragchuchi.com}}
}}
Drag Chuchi is the stage name of Pedro Alberto Bethencourt Guerra (born June 15, 1990), a drag queen and multidisciplinary artist known for winning the Drag Queen Gala at the Carnival of Las Palmas in 2019 and for competing on the third season of Drag Race España.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=Exclusive: Drag Chuchi wishes she wasn't "compared" to past Drag Race España queens |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-drag-race-espana-drag-chuchi-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823010336/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-drag-race-espana-drag-chuchi-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=canarias7 |date=2023-03-20 |title=La tercera edición de Drag Race España también tendrá representación canaria |url=https://www.canarias7.es/revista-c7/tv/tercera-edicion-drag-20230320184359-nt.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Canarias7 |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620211050/https://www.canarias7.es/revista-c7/tv/tercera-edicion-drag-20230320184359-nt_amp.html |url-status=live }}
Career
Drag Chuchi competed in the 2019 Drag Queen Gala at the Carnival of Las Palmas in 2019, becoming that year's winner thanks to her performance, "Repite mi nombre" (Say my name).{{Cite web |title=DRAG CHUCHI, al son de la Ganesha, coronado Drag Queen 2019 |url=http://www.radiolaspalmas.com/noticias/2659-drag-chuchi--al-son-de-la-ganesha-coronado-drag-queen--2019.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.radiolaspalmas.com |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620194622/https://www.radiolaspalmas.com/noticias/2659-drag-chuchi--al-son-de-la-ganesha-coronado-drag-queen--2019.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Editorial |title=Drag Chuchi, Drag Queen del Carnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2019 |url=https://diariocanarias.opennemas.com/articulo/carnaval/drag-chuchi-drag-queen-carnaval-palmas-gran-canaria-2019/20190305114532000894.amp.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Diario Canarias |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620055501/https://diariocanarias.opennemas.com/articulo/carnaval/drag-chuchi-drag-queen-carnaval-palmas-gran-canaria-2019/20190305114532000894.amp.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=telecinco.es |date=2019-03-05 |title=TELECINCO - televisión a la carta, series y entretenimiento |url=https://www.telecinco.es/noticias/cultura/acrobacias-imposibles-drag-chuchi-palmas_18_2717430003.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Telecinco |language=Spanish |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620063253/https://www.telecinco.es/noticias/cultura/acrobacias-imposibles-drag-chuchi-palmas_18_2717430003.html |url-status=live }}
In 2022, a gigantic canvas, measuring {{convert|53.95|by|15.55|m|ft|sp=us}}, with Drag Chuchi's picture was installed on Goya Street in Madrid to promote the Drag Queen Gala at the Carnival of Las Palmas.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-14 |title=Una lona gigante de Drag Chuchi para promocionar el Carnaval de Las Palmas en Madrid |url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/lona-gigante-drag-chuchi-promocionar-carnaval-palmas-madrid_1_8656968.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=elDiario.es |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619103056/https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/sociedad/lona-gigante-drag-chuchi-promocionar-carnaval-palmas-madrid_1_8656968.html |url-status=live }} The same year, she returned to perform in the Drag Gala, this time inspired by the fires in the Gran Canaria.{{Cite web |last=Canaria |first=Canarias7 / Las Palmas de Gran |date=2020-01-14 |title=Drag Chuchi inspirará su actuación en los incendios de Gran Canaria |url=https://www.canarias7.es/multimedia/videos/drag-chuchi-inspirara-su-actuacion-en-los-incendios-de-gran-canaria-GD8511855 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Canarias7 |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620113358/https://www.canarias7.es/multimedia/videos/drag-chuchi-inspirara-su-actuacion-en-los-incendios-de-gran-canaria-GD8511855 |url-status=live }}
In 2023, Chuchi joined the third season of the reality television competition Drag Race España, which premiered on April 16, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Beltrán |first=Carlos |date=2023-03-19 |title=Drag Chuchi, de reinona del carnaval a concursar en Drag Race España |url=https://www.laprovincia.es/cultura/2023/03/19/drag-chuchi-reinona-carnaval-concursar-84803855.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=La Provincia - Diario de Las Palmas |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619214358/https://www.laprovincia.es/cultura/2023/03/19/drag-chuchi-reinona-carnaval-concursar-84803855.html |url-status=live }} In the first episode of the season, Chuchi was nominated for elimination, along with fellow contestant María Edilla. They faced off in a lip sync battle to the song "Despechá" by Rosalía.{{Cite web |title='Drag Race España 3': María Edilia, primera expulsada de la edición |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/drag-race-espana-3-maria-edilia-primera-expulsada-122099/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.formulatv.com |date=17 April 2023 |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505145439/https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/drag-race-espana-3-maria-edilia-primera-expulsada-122099/ |url-status=live }} Chuchi ultimately won the lip sync and María Edilla was the first queen to be eliminated from the season. In the second episode, Chuchi was again up for elimination after negative critiques from the judges.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title='Drag Race España' cambia las reglas del juego con una primera gala más larga de lo que debería |url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/20230417/drag-race-espana-conocidas-ratita-obregon-juego/756924388_0.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=El Español |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513093847/https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/20230417/drag-race-espana-conocidas-ratita-obregon-juego/756924388_0.html |url-status=live }} She faced Vania Vainilla in a lip sync to "La noche es para mí" by Soraya. Vania was declared the winner of the lip sync and Chuchi became the second queen eliminated from the season.{{Cite web |title='Drag Race España 3': Drag Chuchi, segunda expulsada de la edición |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/drag-race-espana-3-drag-chuchi-segunda-expulsada-122228/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=www.formulatv.com |date=24 April 2023 |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505203058/https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/drag-race-espana-3-drag-chuchi-segunda-expulsada-122228/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Drag Race España |Herself |3 episodes |
| Tras la carrera
|Herself |1 episode |
Discography
= Singles =
- "Ya te lo dije" (I already told you) (2022)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Drag Chuchi}}
- {{Official website|dragchuchi.com}}
{{Drag Race España}}