The trajectory of a Valencian artist who marked an era in transformism

A singer reviews his life between the stages of El Carmen and the memory of a career dedicated to show business.

Image of an antique microphone on a stage with warm lights.
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Image of an antique microphone on a stage with warm lights.

A 64-year-old Valencian artist recalls his long career in the world of transformism and music, from his beginnings in the venues of the Carmen neighborhood to the present day.

In the heart of the Carmen neighborhood, in Valencia, the life of this artist passes with the calm that comes with age. With a career that began in an era marked by repression, he found in transformism a form of artistic expression that led him to tour the entire country. For years, he combined his work as a hairdresser with performances in nightclubs, where he would transform to imitate great folk singers before continuing the show with his own voice.
His background in show business has family roots, linked to old traveling theaters. Despite the difficulties and the lack of family support in his early days, he decided never to hide his identity. After leaving his alter ego behind, he focused fully on his career as a ballad singer, a stage he has consolidated with the recording of several albums.
Today, he remembers with nostalgia those years when transformism was a common profession in the Valencian nightlife. Despite the personal challenges and the loneliness he has had to face, he assures that he does not regret any of the decisions he has made. Recently, he has been recognized for his career by an LGTBI collective in Gandia, an award he values as a recognition of a lifetime dedicated to art.