In the third and final season of 'Vida,' Marcos celebrates his 30th birthday with an epic, gender-bending 'queerceañera.' Here's how they pulled it off.
“I think the episode is so vibrant with that joyousness,” she said.
Tonatiuh, left, walks on set for the “Queerceañera” episode as costume designer Hannah Jacobs carries the dress’ tail. Back in November, Tonatiuh strutted onto the glittery pink set on a chilly L.A. night, his silver high heels clanking with every step on the pavement. Behind him, the tail of hishe exclaimed to the cast and crew. “Life is a riot!”
Tonatiuh, who has Mexican and Nicaraguan heritage, is a self-described “femme presenting male.” Growing up he was sensitive and emotional and enjoyed playing with dolls. He often fantasized about having aAt age 13 he came out to his father. “He said, ‘OK. I love you and you’re still my son,’” he recalled. The following year, he told his mom. “I called her at work and I was like, ‘Mom, I have something to tell you.’” Her response was something like: “Oh.
Actors Monet Allen-Kemp, left, Adrian Paul Arroyo, center, and Aris Rahim stand outside the makeup and hair tent before going on set.“Queer Latinx culture is very unique,” he said. “Our desires, our wants, our fantasies are unique,” he said. “That’s what the show is about. It’s expressing something that hasn’t been expressed in a mainstream form. It’s allowing people to be witnessed.”“We have the ability to affect people in a really deep, powerful way,” he said.
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