Estrella Xtravaganza

Estrella Xtravaganza is the stage name of Fernando Carretero Vega, a Spanish drag performer best known for competing on season 2 of Drag Race España.[1][2] She has also appeared on Reinas al Rescate.

Estrella Xtravaganza
Estrella Xtravaganza in 2022
Born
Fernando Carretero Vega
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 2)

Career and personal life

Carretero Vega studied journalism in Barcelona, where he lives. He began his career in drag in 2018. He is also in a music group, Lolita Express, which recorded the album El futuro es underground.[3][4]

Estrella Xtravaganza chose her drag name because of her love of The Little Mermaid, taking her first name from Estrella de Mar (starfish), and the her last name from the House of Xtravaganza, a prominent drag family based in New York.[3] According to Out, she "is quite talkative with a great sense of humor and tons of energy", and she is "known for her beauty, art and grace".[5]

In 2022, Estrella Xtravaganza was announced as one of the participants in the second season of Drag Race España, the Spanish version of the Drag Race franchise.[6] During the talent show episode, she performed Gorda y divina, a song based on Katy Perry's "Roar".[7] She was a runner-up to Sharonne, and became part of the cast of Gran Hotel de las Reinas.[8] Estrella Xtravaganza also signed with the platform AtresPlayer to star in a series with Supremme de Lux, Sharonne, and Pupi Poisson in the show Reinas al rescate (Queens to the Rescue), in which the queens visit various locations in rural Spain in search of LGBTQ stories.[9][10]

Filmography

Television

Discography

Albums
  • El futuro es underground (with Lolita Express)[3]
  • Gorda y divina

Singles

References
  1. "Drag Race España star Estrella Xtravaganza says she was saved for 'being the funny one'". GAY TIMES. 2022-06-14. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. "Drag Race España season 2 just raised the bar for the entire franchise". GAY TIMES. 2022-04-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. FormulaTV. "Estrella Xtravaganza". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  4. Jerez, Diario de (2022-02-21). "Las jerezanas Jota Carajota y Estrella Xtravaganza, en la segunda edición de 'Drag Race España'". Diario de Jerez (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  5. "Meet the 12 Fierce Queens of 'Drag Race España' Season 2". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. Martín, Sergio López (2022-02-20). "Estas son las 12 nuevas reinas de 'Drag Race España 2', que ya tiene fecha de estreno". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  7. Mesias, Francisco Javier (2022-04-11). "Estrella Xtravaganza se reivindica con 'GORDA Y DIVINA'". Togayther (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  8. Morales, Gonzalo (2022-06-06). "Todo lo que te perdiste de la coronación de Sharonne en 'Drag Race España 2'". Shangay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  9. LOS40 (2022-05-28). "Los proyectos de las concursantes de Drag Race España Temporada 1 | Televisión". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  10. "Pupi Poisson y Estrella Xtravaganza: "En 'Reinas al Rescate' ayudamos a personas del colectivo que no se sienten cómodes" | Europa FM". www.europafm.com (in Spanish). 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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