Carmen Xtravaganza

Carmen Xtravaganza

1961-04-09
62 (2023-08-04)

Carmen Inmaculada Ruiz (9 April 1961 – August 2023), known as Carmen Xtravaganza and formerly as Carmen St. Laurent, was a Spanish-born American model and singer. A house mother of the House of Xtravaganza, she was featured in the 1990 documentary film Paris is Burning.

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Carmen Inmaculada Ruiz (9 April 1961 – August 2023), known as Carmen Xtravaganza and formerly as Carmen St. Laurent, was a Spanish-born American model and singer. A house mother of the House of Xtravaganza, she was featured in the 1990 documentary film Paris is Burning.

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Paris Is Burning 1991 (8)

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.
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God Save the Queens 1995

Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.