Susy Shock

Susy Shock (born 6 December 1968) is an Argentine actress, writer, and singer who defines herself as a "trans sudaca artist".[1][2][3]

Susy Shock
Born (1968-12-06) 6 December 1968
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, singer
Websitesusyshock.com.ar

Biography

Susy Shock was born in the neighborhood of Balvanera, in the center of Buenos Aires, to a father from La Pampa Province and a mother from Tucumán.[1]

In 2011 she published Poemario trans pirado and Relatos en Canecalón. She wrote columns in Soy – the diversity supplement of Argentine newspaper Página/12.[4][5]

She contributed to cultural magazines such as Caja Muda (from the National University of Córdoba), Waska, Queer ArtZine, Ají (from Ushuaia), and Colada.

Some of her texts were part of the compilation La bombacha apretaba sus testículos. She toured with the poetic musical recital Poemario Trans Pirado throughout the country and Latin America.[6]

The number 1 issue of Clítoris Magazine (2011), featured the cartoon "SuperShiva" by Susy Shock and Rubén Gauna. According to the specialized blog AV Comics, it tells "the story of a transvestite immigrant who faces a double intolerance. The story has the intelligence to propose itself as an analogy with the double life of superheroes who must carry a 'secret identity'. Something that, in short, is what happens to the protagonist."[7]

She currently writes columns every month in MU Magazine (of the Lavaca cooperative) and a serial novel – published in Maten al Mensajero – entitled La Loreta. Beginning in November 2013, she appeared in the radio series Crianzas, produced by the Lavaca cooperative.[8]

Activism

Shock was part of the National Front for the Gender Identity Law, an alliance of more than fifteen organizations promoting the sanction at the national level of a law that guarantees the adaptation of all personal documents to the gender identity and the name chosen by people, and access to medical treatments for those who request interventions on their body.[9]

The Gender Identity Law was approved by the Argentine parliament on 9 May 2012 and promulgated by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner a few days later, becoming one of the most progressive laws on the subject at an international level.[10][11]

Books
  • Revuelo sur (poetry collection), Buenos Aires: Nuevos Tiempos, 2007[12]
  • Poemario Trans Pirado, with illustrations by Enrique Gurpegui and prologue by Marlene Wayar, Buenos Aires: Nuevos Tiempos, 2011, ISBN 978-987-1399-25-3
  • Relatos en Canecalón, with prologue by Fernando Noy, Buenos Aires: Nuevos Tiempos, 2011, ISBN 978-987-1399-26-0
  • Crianzas, with illustrations by Anahí Bazán Jara and prologues by Marlene Wayar and Claudia Acuña, Buenos Aires: Editorial Muchas Nueces, 2016, ISBN 978-987-45857-3-8
  • Hojarascas, with photographs by "M.A.f.I.A." Buenos Aires: Editorial Muchas Nueces, 2017, ISBN 978-987-45857-7-6
  • Susy Shock para chicxs, by Nadia Fink and Pitu Saá, Buenos Aires: Chirimbote, 2018, ISBN 978-987-42-5955-4

Film

In 2013, Susy Shock starred in Andrea. Un melodrama rioplatense, directed by Édgar De Santo.[3][13] The film was presented at various international festivals during 2014, including the Pink Latino Film Festival in Toronto and the Gay Pride Festival in Rio de Janeiro.[14]

In 2016, she premiered Deconstrucción, crónicas de Susy Shock, directed by Sofia Bianco. It won Best Musical Band at the "Primeiro Plano" Juiz de Fora Festival in Brazil, Best National Short Film and Audience Award at the Queer de la Plata Festival in Argentina, and special mention at the Soria Festival in Buenos Aires and the 12th Mar del Plata International Independent Film Festival (MARFICI).

Music

In November 2014, Shock released her first album entitled Buena vida y poca vergüenza and began a tour of the country and Latin America.[15]

Awards and distinctions

On 29 April 2014, Poemario Trans Pirado was recognized by the Buenos Aires City Legislature,[16] declared of cultural interest for the promotion and defense of human rights.[17][18]

In December 2015, she received a special mention for her song "Con mi carro Voy" at the 2011–2014 National Tango and Folklore Award show.[19]

In November 2017, she received the Women's Agenda Foundation's annual recognition in gender.[20]

Private life

Susy Shock has one daughter, born in 1991.[21] She lives with her partners Eduardo and Mauricio.[22]

References
  1. Ortelli, Micaela (23 June 2013). "Transpirando la camiseta" [Sweating the Shirt]. Página/12 Radar (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. Pichon Rivière, Rocío (29 July 2012). "Artistas trans en la Argentina: primer encuentro con Susy Shock, Marlene Wayar y Karen Bennett" [Trans Artists in Argentina: First Encounter with Susy Shock, Marlene Wayar, and Karen Bennett] (in Spanish). New York University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. "El colibrí canta hasta morir" [The Hummingbird Sings to Death]. Página/12 Soy (in Spanish). 14 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. Shock, Susy (8 August 2008). "Arte dramático" [Dramatic Art]. Página/12 Soy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. Shock, Susy (1 June 2012). "Pelos de punta" [Spiky Hairs]. Página/12 Soy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. Romero, Julieta (27 October 2014). "'Lo trans es una novedad irrefutable'" [Trans is an Irrefutable Novelty] (in Spanish). Agencia Universitaria de Noticias. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "Mujeres de lápiz tomar" [Women Taking Up Pencil]. Cuadritos, periodismo de historieta (in Spanish). 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  8. Bidegain, Claudio (23 April 2017). "Crianzas, de Susy Shock: una reseña del libro que abraza afectuosamente las infancias" [Crianzas, by Susy Shock: A Review of the Book that Affectionately Embraces Childhoods]. La Izquierdo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. "Susy Shock presenta su primer disco en Rosario" [Susy Shock Presents Her First Album in Rosario] (in Spanish). enREDando. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  10. Arístegui, Inés; Radusky, Pablo D.; Zalazar, Virginia; Romero, Marcela; Schwartz, Jessica; Sued, Omar (2017). "Impact of the Gender Identity Law in Argentinean transgender women". International Journal of Transgenderism. 18 (4): 446–456. doi:10.1080/15532739.2017.1314796. S2CID 151509678.
  11. Salomon, Josefina (3 December 2019). "How Argentina Has Become the New Beacon of Trans Rights". OZY. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  12. Bidegain, Claudio Marcelo (June 2012). "Trans-gresiones en magenta: El aletear colibrí de Susy Shock como militancia" [Trans-Gressions in Magenta: Susy Shock's Fluttering Hummingbird as Militancy] (PDF). Libro de actas del Primer Coloquio Internacional 'Saberes contemporáneos desde la diversidad sexual. Teoría, crítica, praxis' (in Spanish). National University of Rosario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  13. Lisa, Mina (3 April 2014). "'Andrea te mete la mano en la bragueta'" [Andrea Puts Your Hand in Your Shorts]. Furias (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  14. Curia, Dolores (1 November 2013). "Hombre orquesta" [Man Orchestra]. Página/12 Soy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  15. Labrac, Analía (14 November 2014). "Susy Shock presenta: 'Buena vida y poca vergüenza'". La Izquierda Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  16. "Dirección General de Protocolo y Ceremonial Agenda de Actividades 28/04/2014 al 02/05/2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires City Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. "'Poemario TRANSpirado' de Susy Shock en Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos" ['Poemario TRANSpirado' by Susy Shock at the Buenos Aires City Legislature] (in Spanish). Ramona.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  18. "Transpiración inspirada" [Inspirational Perspiration]. Página/12 Soy (in Spanish). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  19. "Anunciaron los Premios Nacionales 2011-2014" [The 2011–2014 National Awards Announced]. Clarín (in Spanish). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  20. "Mujeres mapuches en Agenda" [Mapuche Women on Agenda]. Página/12 (in Spanish). 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  21. Tauil, Juan (9 January 2009). "Bizarra noche y día" [Bizarre Night and Day]. Página/12 Soy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  22. Máximo, Matías. "Fluidos trans: arte y performance queer". Anfibia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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