Tavi Gallart
{{Short description|Spanish actress, saxophonist, cabaretist and showwoman}}
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Tavi Gallart is a Spanish actress, saxophonist, cabaret performer, and showwoman.{{Cite web |url= https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/wisteria-lane/conociendo-artista-persona-tavis-gallart/6964503/ |title= Getting to Know the Artist and the Person: Tavi Gallart |website= RTVE |access-date= 15 June 2025 |date= 2023-09-08}} Throughout her career, she has worked in film, theater companies, and as a drag performer, and has performed in Spain, Brazil, and Morocco.
Early Life and Career
Tavi Gallart is a trans woman from Valencia, coming from several generations of musicians in her family. At age 9, she began performing with her first theatrical production, an adaptation of The Little Prince. In her teenage years, she began studying music and theater and started performing in cabarets.{{Cite web |url= https://www.diariodeavisos.com/2013/08/tavi-gallart-la-feminidad-es-exclusiva-mujer/ |title= Tavi Gallart: "Femininity is not exclusive to women" |website= Diario de Avisos |access-date= 15 June 2025 |date= 2013-08-10}}
On March 2, 2019, she performed in the town of Sagunto alongside renowned drag queen Supremme de Luxe in the show "Revístase caballero," which blended genres such as copla, cuplé, and cabaret.{{Cite web |url= https://aytosagunto.es/es/actualidad/llega-al-mario-monreal-el-espectaculo-revistase-caballero-de-tavi-gallart-y-supremme-deluxe/ |title= The Show ‘Revístase caballero’ by Tavi Gallart and Supremme Deluxe Comes to Mario Monreal |website= Ayuntamiento de Sagunto |access-date= 15 June 2025 |date= 2019-02-27}}
In 2021, she played the role of Arrepentimiento in the film El fantasma de la sauna, for which she also produced the original song “Frágil,” recorded in collaboration with artists Supremme de Luxe and Pupi Poisson. The music video was filmed entirely in the iconic Sauna Paraíso in Madrid.{{Cite web |url= https://shangay.com/2021/11/15/pupi-poisson-supremme-de-luxe-y-tavi-gallart-estrenan-cancion-para-el-fantasma-de-la-sauna/ |title= Pupi Poisson, Supremme de Luxe, and Tavi Gallart Release Song for 'The Ghost of the Sauna' |website= Shangay |access-date= 15 June 2025 |date= 2021-09-15}}
In August 2024, she performed as a saxophonist during Bilbao's Aste Nagusia (Semana Grande), delighting passersby attending the festivities. Following the success of her repertoire, she was interviewed by El Correo, after which she received numerous transphobic attacks and hate messages on social media.{{Cite web |url= https://shangay.com/2024/08/19/tavi-gallart-transfobia-bilbao-saxofon/ |title= Tavi Gallart Responds to Transphobic Attacks Received on Social Media During Bilbao Festivities |website= Shangay |access-date= 15 June 2025 |date= 2024-08-19}}
Filmography
= Film =
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Daddy Dearest | David | Short film |
| 2021 | El fantasma de la sauna | Arrepentimiento | Feature film |
References
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External links
- [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm10415071/?language=es-es Tavi Gallart] on IMDb
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Category:Spanish film actresses
Category:Spanish stage actresses