Estrella Xtravaganza
Quick Facts
Biography
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. She has also appeared on Reinas al Rescate.
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.
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. 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".
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. During the talent show episode, she performed Gorda y divina, a song based on Katy Perry's "Roar". She was a runner-up to Sharonne, and became part of the cast of Gran Hotel de las Reinas. 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.
Filmography
Television
- Drag Race España (season 2) (2022) – finalist
- Reinas al Rescate (2022) – host
- Alguna pregunta més? (2022)
- Vestidas de azul (2023)
Discography
Albums
- El futuro es underground (with Lolita Express)
- Gorda y divina
Singles
- La reina de la granja
- Fiesta
- Gorda y divina
- Llévame al cielo (Remix)
- Merca Donna Girl
- Las divas también lloran
- Maricón