Photos: Sergio Betancort
Arrecife already has a "Drag" of the Carnival. In a gala presented by Barbra Streisand herself, embodied by the Gran Canaria comedian Javicombé, full of fun, sympathy and spectacle that took place in the Arrecife Fairgrounds and in which the jury awarded the performance of Jesús Casillas Martín as Drag Xoul with the bullfighting fantasy "Maestranza" as the best drag of the Arrecife Carnival 2016.
Drag Gatra, with his fantasy entitled: "I'm Mari, Konan's wife, or Marikonan" was chosen first finalist and Raúl Santana as Tunte Drag with the fantasy "Are you a good or bad witch? No, I'm Dorita from Tirajana" was second.
The candidates paraded on the stage of the Arrecife Fairgrounds and the public was very excited with each of the performances. Stands that were filled again to enjoy the Election Gala of the Drag Queen of Arrecife 2016.
The other participants were Jesús Aday Vizcaíno as Drag Ollín and the fantasy "'Lupercus, guardian of Arcadia'", Lionel Trujillo González as drag Heraclus with the fantasy "Empire", Cristo Junquera Ascanio, better known as La Petarda with his enigmatic fantasy "Enkil son of a god", Yelco Santana, the drag Nadhim, with the fantasy "From Big Brother VIP to the Arrecife Carnival" and Francisco Cabrera, whom his friends know as Drag Franchy Morgana. 'From beauty to beast' was his fantasy.
The gala also featured the musical performance of DBK accompanied on the decks by Carlos Chavaud, presenter of Europa FM Lanzarote and the dancers from the dance school Beatriz Senent and the Enigma ballet from Gran Canaria.