Kelly Roller
{{Short description|Drag performer}}
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| name = Kelly Roller
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| caption = Kelly Roller in 2023
| birth_name = Francisco José Cabrera Martínez
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| birth_place = Torremolinos, Spain
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| nationality = Spanish
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| occupation = Drag performer and singer
| television = Drag Race España (season 3)
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Francisco José Cabrera Martínez,{{Cite web |title=El confinamiento con Kelly Roller |url=https://www.canalsur.es/portada-.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=www.canalsur.es |language=es |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129220444/https://www.canalsur.es/portada-.html |url-status=live }} known by the stage name Kelly Roller, is a Spanish drag queen known for competing on the third season of Drag Race España.{{Cite web |last=Rojas |first=Víctor |date=2023-06-27 |title=Kelly Roller: "'Drag Race' es muy efectista, pero nuestro trabajo se hace a diario en los locales" |url=https://www.diariosur.es/six/entrevista-kelly-roller-drag-race-programa-television-20230626100215-nt.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Diario Sur |language=es |archive-date=2023-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027171935/https://www.diariosur.es/six/entrevista-kelly-roller-drag-race-programa-television-20230626100215-nt.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-06-28 |title=Kelly Roller se pronuncia sobre su ausencia en el 'Gran Hotel de las Reinas', gira de 'Drag Race España 3': "No es agradable hablar de esto" |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5142361/0/kelly-roller-se-pronuncia-sobre-su-ausencia-gran-hotel-las-reinas-gira-drag-race-espana-no-es-agradable-hablar-eso/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias |language=es |archive-date=2023-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823001120/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5142361/0/kelly-roller-se-pronuncia-sobre-su-ausencia-gran-hotel-las-reinas-gira-drag-race-espana-no-es-agradable-hablar-eso/ |url-status=live }}
Career
In 2018, Kelly Roller was interviewed by Togayther, a magazine focused on LGBT topics, which called her an LGBT icon.{{Cite web |last=Togayther |date=2018-04-10 |title=Kelly Roller: el futuro del drag va en patines |url=https://www.togayther.es/noticias/entrevistas/kelly-roller-el-futuro-del-drag-va-en-patines/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Togayther |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528092029/https://www.togayther.es/noticias/entrevistas/kelly-roller-el-futuro-del-drag-va-en-patines/ |url-status=live }} On June 11, 2021, she released a music video covering the song "Sonrisa" (Smile) by Ana Torroja.{{Cite web |last=Juanas |first=Pablo Carrasco de |date=2021-06-16 |title=Kelly Roller versiona 'Sonrisa': "Ana Torroja me dio fuerzas cuando tenía depresión" |url=https://shangay.com/2021/06/16/kelly-roller-sonrisa-entrevista-torremolinos-orgullo-drag-rupaul/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Shangay |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527054830/https://shangay.com/2021/06/16/kelly-roller-sonrisa-entrevista-torremolinos-orgullo-drag-rupaul/ |url-status=live }} On June 23, 2022, Kelly gave the opening speech at Seville pride, the same event at which María del Monte came out by reading her manifesto, which talked about her preferences, her sexual orientation, and her girlfriend.{{Citation |title=Corazón - María del Monte sale del armario en el Orgullo 2022 |date=2022-06-25 |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/corazon/maria-monte-sale-armario-presenta-novio-orgullo-sevilla/6635203/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |language=es |archive-date=2023-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807162659/https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/corazon/maria-monte-sale-armario-presenta-novio-orgullo-sevilla/6635203/ |url-status=live }} At the end of 2022, she auditioned to compete in Benidorm Fest, the contest to select Spain's Eurovision representative, with the song "Safari".{{Cite web |date=2023-05-30 |title=En "Hablamos con…" Entrevistamos Kelly Roller - Eurovision360º |url=https://www.eurovision360.es/hablamos-con-kelly-roller-entrevista |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202824/https://www.eurovision360.es/hablamos-con-kelly-roller-entrevista |archive-date=2023-05-30 }}
In 2023, Kelly Roller joined the third season of reality television competition Drag Race España, which premiered on April 16, 2023. In the third episode, Kelly roller was rated as one of the worst, which lead to her competing in a lip sync battle against fellow contestant Chanel Anorex. Kelly won the lip sync, saving herself from elimination. In the fourth episode, she was once again in nominated for elimination, competing this time against Clover Bish to the song "Ay mamá" by Rigoberta Bandini.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Kelly Roller, cuarta expulsada de 'Drag Race España 3': así ha sido la despedida entre lágrimas |url=https://www.tvienes.com/2023/kelly-roller-cuarta-expulsada-de-drag-race-espana-3-asi-ha-sido-la-despedida-entre-lagrimas/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527052445/https://www.tvienes.com/2023/kelly-roller-cuarta-expulsada-de-drag-race-espana-3-asi-ha-sido-la-despedida-entre-lagrimas/ |archive-date=2023-05-27 }} Ultimately, Clover Bish won the lip sync, and Kelly Roller became the fourth eliminated queen of the season.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=Exclusive: Drag Race España star Kelly Roller says fans don't like her |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-drag-race-espana-kelly-roller-interview/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526130312/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-drag-race-espana-kelly-roller-interview/ |url-status=live }} Kelly returned in the seventh episode, which was focused on choosing which of the eliminated contestants would return to the competition.{{Cite web |last=Marín |first=Alejandro Burrueco |date=2023-05-29 |title=Kelly Roller regresa a "Drag Race" como se fue, haciendo chistes guarros |url=https://elgeneracionalpost.com/elgen-tv/2023/0529/92427/kelly-roller-regresa-a-drag-race-como-se-fue-haciendo-chistes-guarros.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=EG. El periódico digital. Noticias. Actualidad |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605142943/https://elgeneracionalpost.com/elgen-tv/2023/0529/92427/kelly-roller-regresa-a-drag-race-como-se-fue-haciendo-chistes-guarros.html |url-status=live }} In the eighth episode, the judges again nominated her for elimination, but she remained on the show after being declared safe in a lip sync battle against Bestiah.{{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Gilberto Cornejo |date=2023-06-05 |title=Crítica {{!}} Review Drag Race España 3x08: ¡Un, dos, drags! |url=https://www.loslunesseriefilos.com/2023/06/critica-review-drag-race-espana-3x08.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Los Lunes Seriéfilos - Cine, series, televisión y entretenimiento |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614081741/https://www.loslunesseriefilos.com/2023/06/critica-review-drag-race-espana-3x08.html |url-status=live }} Kelly Roller ultimately became one of the season's four finalists.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=Vania Vainilla, Pitita, Kelly Roller y Hornella Góngora llegan a la final de Drag Race España 3 |url=https://www.elmundo.es/television/2023/06/13/6488202a21efa02c788b456e.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es |archive-date=2023-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019203346/https://www.elmundo.es/television/2023/06/13/6488202a21efa02c788b456e.html |url-status=live }}
On June 18, 2023, she performed in Cullera's LGBT pride celebration together with drag artists Libertad Montero and Drag Skíky.{{Cite web |last=Talavera |first=A. |date=2023-05-24 |title=Rosa López actuará en la fiesta del Orgullo de Cullera |url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/ribera-costera/rosa-lopez-actuara-fiesta-orgullo-cullera-20230524111111-nt.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Las Provincias |language=es |archive-date=2023-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027171935/https://www.lasprovincias.es/ribera-costera/rosa-lopez-actuara-fiesta-orgullo-cullera-20230524111111-nt.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Cullera celebrará la diversidad, el orgullo y la igualdad el próximo mes de junio |url=https://www.elperiodic.com/cullera/cullera-celebrara-diversidad-orgullo-igualdad-proximo-junio_904710/amp |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=www.elperiodic.com |archive-date=2023-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528145550/https://www.elperiodic.com/cullera/cullera-celebrara-diversidad-orgullo-igualdad-proximo-junio_904710/amp |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Drag Race España |Herself |8 episodes |
| Tras la carrera
|Herself |1 episode |
Discography
= Singles =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title |
| 2018
|Ritual |
| 2019
|Sólo No Te Irás |
| 2020
|Amor Propio |
| 2020
|Soy Lo Que Soy |
| 2020
|Sonrisa |
| 2021
|Amor Propio (Re-recorded) |
| 2021
|Tu Instagram |
| 2022
|Dramas y comedias |
| 2022
|Viceversa |
| 2022
|La esencia de tu voz |
| 2023
|Absolutamente (with Sandra Montiel) |
| 2023
|Power Bottom |
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Kelly Roller}}
{{Drag Race España}}
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