Matraka
{{Short description|Mexican drag performer}}{{Family name hatnote|Reyes|Toledo|lang=Spanish}}{{infobox person
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| image = Matraka at DragCon 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Matraka at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
| birth_name = Gerardo Reyes Toledo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|4}}
| birth_place = Purísima del Rincón, Mexico
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| occupation = Drag queen
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| television = {{hlist|Drag Race México}}
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Matraka is the stage name of Gerardo Reyes Toledo,{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RadioArtesLive/videos/276964200246034/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v |title=Una entrevista con Gerardo Reyes que nos contará un poco de sus procesos creativos para llegar al personaje de MATRAKA |language=es |website=facebook.com |publisher=Radio Artes Live |access-date=August 26, 2023}} a Mexican drag queen and contestant on the first season of Drag Race Mexico. Matraka is from Purísima del Rincón, Guanajato, and identifies as Indigenous Mexican.{{cite web |title=Drag Queen guanajuatense representará al estado en "Drag Race México" |url=https://notus.com.mx/drag-queen-guanajuatense-representara-al-estado-en-drag-race-mexico/ |website=Periódico Notus |date=22 June 2023 |access-date=25 August 2023}}
Early life
Matraka was born in Purísima del Rincón in 1998. His father is a cultural manager in Guanajuato and brought Reyes to Baile folklórico performances starting at an early age.{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Ericka |title=LGBT en Guanajuato: Matraka Traka explora la identidad de género, el arte y la cultura |url=https://periodicocorreo.com.mx/amp/ocio/lgbt-en-guanajuato-matraka-traka-explora-la-identidad-de-genero-el-arte-y-la-cultura-20230628-76610.html |website=Periódico Correo |date=28 June 2023 |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718173001/https://periodicocorreo.com.mx/amp/ocio/lgbt-en-guanajuato-matraka-traka-explora-la-identidad-de-genero-el-arte-y-la-cultura-20230628-76610.html |url-status=live }} In an interview with Periódico Correo, Matraka said, "From the age of 5, my father regularly took me to cultural events such as folkloric ballet meetings in Guanajuato. Notably, an event named Viva la Magia, later known as Viva la Banda, left a significant impression on me. These were international events, exposing me to diverse perspectives on art and culture." At university, Matraka majored in plastic arts but now works full-time doing drag performances. Matraka's name, which is a play on the word matraca, came from playing with friends in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Ericka |title=Matraka Traka, la drag de Guanajuato que representa al estado en Drag Race México: ¿quién es y cuál es su historia? |url=https://www.periodicocorreo.com.mx/amp/ocio/matraka-traka-la-drag-de-guanajuato-que-representa-al-estado-en-drag-race-mexico-quien-es-y-cual-es-su-historia-20230615-75752.html |website=Periódico Correo |date=15 June 2023 |access-date=25 August 2023}}
Career
Matraka began performing in 2019 in clubs and at festivals in Guanajuato.{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Ericka |title=Estos son los 10 mejores trajes de Matraka Traka, la drag representante de Guanajuato |url=https://www.periodicocorreo.com.mx/ocio/estos-son-los-10-mejores-trajes-de-matraka-traka-la-drag-representante-de-guanajuato-20230621-76148.html |website=Periódico Correo |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628185506/https://periodicocorreo.com.mx/ocio/estos-son-los-10-mejores-trajes-de-matraka-traka-la-drag-representante-de-guanajuato-20230621-76148.html |url-status=live }} Her drag is defined by social criticism and inspired by Mexican culture. Matraka's outfits incorporate classic elements, such as sarapes and ruffled skirts. According to Matraka, her drag style "it has to do with Mexican culture." In 2023, Matraka competed on the first season of Drag Race México.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Lucas |title='Drag Race México' Episode 10 Recap: The Finalists Revealed, Makeovers, & Ninel Conde |url=https://remezcla.com/film/drag-race-mexico-episode-10-recap-the-finalists-revealed-makeovers-ninel-conde/ |website=Remezcla |date=24 August 2023 |access-date=25 August 2023}}
Filmography
=Television=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes !style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
| 2023
| Contestant (Season 1) | Runner-up |
- Bring Back My Girls (2025)
Discography
=Albums=
=Featured albums=
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| Year
! Title ! Artist ! Producer |
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| 2023
|Dragapulco Shore; El Rusical[https://open.spotify.com/album/5XwlhiXSZlCblEj0pssRgn?si=yeEt4uqyTd-OBDjtXoW0KA Dragapulco Shore: El Rusical], Spotify |The Cast of Drag Race Mexico |N/A |
=Singles=
= As a featured artist =
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| Year
! Title ! Album ! Producer |
|---|
| 2023
|Así Soy Yo (Versión Las Meximamis){{YouTube |WIGNNMsKI6A |Así Soy Yo (Versión Las Meximamis)}} |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |Omar Sosa Latournerie |
Awards and nominations
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! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Refh}} |
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| 2023
| Impulse LGBTIQ+ Awards | Drag del Año | Herself | Winner |
Reference
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External links
{{Commons category| Matraka}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14882693/ Matraka] at IMDb
{{Drag Race México}}
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Category:Drag Race México contestants