{"id":26516,"date":"2025-02-19T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/?p=26516"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:06:54","slug":"pieces-of-performance-gender-witch-brujo-mars-minx-latinx-representing-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2025\/02\/19\/pieces-of-performance-gender-witch-brujo-mars-minx-latinx-representing-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Pieces of Performance<\/em>: Gender witch Brujo Mars\/Minx Latinx representing on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

They claim themselves lovingly as a gender witch, but audiences know the reigning Venezuelan drag king and burlesque beauty as Brujo Mars, or Minx Latinx (also known as Monika). When they started performing in April 2022, they set out to represent Latinos on stage and share an important story.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely proud to be Venezuelan,\u201d they say. \u201cI want other fellow Latinos, no matter where they are from, to also be proud and celebrate our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

They aren\u2019t just active on stage: hairstyling is a passion and love of Monika\u2019s. By providing love and confidence to others, they have also been able to find it in themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a performer has absolutely influenced my day to day,\u201d they say. \u201cI\u2019m more confident and less afraid of being in new spaces where there\u2019s people I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Venezuelan burlesque performer Minx Latinx also performs as Brujo Mars (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Performance has influenced their life as much as their family has influenced the performances they put on. Carrying their dad\u2019s memory with them, they embody the love and spirit of their father in the persona of Brujo Mars. After losing him they found a perfect way to celebrate the memories that will always carry on. ColourVision<\/i> is a great production produced by local king Noah Lott that has given POC performers a place to show their heritage and represent their culture and themselves on a stage that\u2019s filled with support for another and the audience that attends the show.<\/p>\n

\u201c[One that stands out is] my ColourVision<\/i> [number] dedicated to my dad,\u201d says Monika. \u201cI lost [him] to suicide almost three years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another influence on their drag has been none other than their wife and drag king Chelsea (Fierce Brosnan). By being a regular attendee and supporter of Chelsea, they saw the awe of the crowd and knew it was time for Latino representation to be centre stage. With the support of Chelsea and experience in the drag community, there was no better time than now. But that doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t nerves involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty nervous regardless of if I\u2019m doing drag or burlesque. I eat\u2026 Have a coffee,\u201d they say. \u201cMake sure I have everything I need ready to go and listen to my songs a few times. Nap if I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an up and down couple of years with the loss of local venues, which has impacted communities on so many levels. While we have our chosen families and ones we can count on, there\u2019s always a reminder that we need to be good to each other. These times are tough, and the pushback in politics try to stand against who we are as individuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think more community solidarity in general would be amazing,\u201d Monika says, looking at the future of performance through all of this. \u201cAsk each other questions and holding space.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will always be spaces where white voices and colonially educated voices will take the forefront, but we need to be listening to those who are marginalized and spoken over. People who say they are true allies need to stand up and support.<\/p>\n

With the US taking a stand on immigration that hopefully will not pour over into Canada, it\u2019s worth noting that our voices unified can create change and hope for the future of others. Monika has worries for fellow Latinos and immigrants who may be in danger of deportation and harm. With administration ending the protection of Venezuelans, it\u2019s worth taking a moment and recognizing that we are all deserving of kindness, equal opportunities, and love.<\/p>\n

You can follow Monika on Instagram at @brujo.mars<\/a> and @minxlatinx<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They claim themselves lovingly as a gender witch, but audiences know the reigning Venezuelan drag king and burlesque beauty as Brujo Mars, or Minx Latinx (also known as Monika). When they started performing in April 2022, they set out to represent Latinos on stage and share an important story. \u201cI am extremely proud to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,327],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-columns","category-february-19-2025"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26518,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26516\/revisions\/26518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}