Kelvin from ‘Terra e Paixão’, Diego Martins returns to embody drag queen in a feat with Reddy Allor

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Anahi Martinho

When she met Diego Martins on the set of the reality show Queen Stars Brasil (HBO), singer Reddy Allor was a little afraid to get close. “I had already seen him in other realities and I thought: ‘Super star, he won’t even look at anyone’s face'”, she confessed, in an interview with F5.

After the initial estrangement, coexistence on and off the recordings became the basis for building a great friendship between Reddy and Diego. “I make Reddy’s words my own. When I saw her for the first time I thought: ‘she is one of the most beautiful drag queens I have ever seen in my life’. She looked like a crazy gothic princess”, she praises.

The mutual admiration between the duo developed into a professional partnership. Still in reality, they formed the trio Pitayas, with Leyllah Diva Black. Afterwards, each went on to their solo career.

Reddy, who has just signed a contract with Som Livre, invited Diego to duet “Laço”, a proposal “half a feat between Melody and Ana Castela”, he jokes. In the clip, which premiered this Friday (12), the two are kidnapped by a gang of cowboys.

The idea of ​​inviting Diego to the feat came in handy with the character Kelvinho, from “Terra e Paixão” (Globo). “He was already immersed in this agro universe” says Reddy.

In his debut in soap operas, Diego, 26, states that he fulfilled a dream. In the plot, which comes to an end next Friday (19), Kelvinho lives a gay romance with the cowboy Ramiro (Amaury Lorenzo).

“It was the biggest job of my life, I had the opportunity to show what I do best and I checked out the entire Globo schedule. How many times did I practice giving interviews and suddenly I was there. And the representation that this work has, of entering the homes of millions of Brazilians, this has great value”, he celebrates.

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Reddy Allor, 25, grew up in Olímpia, in the interior of São Paulo, surrounded by references such as Chitãozinho and Xororó, Christian and Ralf and Milionário and José Rico, and later, Marília Mendonça and the so-called feminejo divas. As a child, she formed a duo with her brother and performed at family parties.

“I learned to sing in the same way I learned to walk and talk. In the interior of São Paulo you go out on the street and it’s impossible not to hear country music every two minutes”, says she, who now lives in São José do Rio Preto, in west of São Paulo.

Passionate about the genre that formed her base as an artist, Reddy intends to bring evolution to the country environment, which is still very much dominated by conservatism and masculine culture.

“Sertanejo is a genre that reflects our society, which is still very sexist and conservative — we live in a bubble, unfortunately. I love country music and there are a lot of people I would perform with, but obviously I wouldn’t sing with people who go against what I do. I think,” he says.

“Being political goes hand in hand with being artistic”, argues Reddy, who considers herself a trailblazer of the queernejo aspect. “Feminejo was a very big rupture and queernejo is another vein that is being born,” she says.

Source: Folha

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