# Coco Marusix

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**Coco Marusix Campos** (b. December 3, 1964)[citation needed] is a [drag queen](/source/Drag_queen) and [vedette](/source/Vedette_(cabaret)) from [Peru](/source/Peru). She became an [LGBT](/source/LGBT) icon in her country thanks to the fame she achieved during the 1990s.

## Biography

Marusix was born in the [La Perla District](/source/La_Perla_District) of Callao on December 3, 1964. She began her career in the world of [transformism](/source/Transformism) and dance at a very young age, during the 1980s.[1] She was discovered during a [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) by television [producer](/source/Television_producer) Efraín Aguilar, who invited her to perform in a [musical revue](/source/Musical_revue) (*Music Travesti Hall*) where she impersonated [Marilyn Monroe](/source/Marilyn_Monroe) and [Tongolele](/source/Tongolele).

In the late 90s, when she was famous in the artistic world,[2] she ventured into television. Alongside Marisol Malpartida, she hosted the show *Loca Visión* in 1998 on [Channel 9 ATV](/source/ATV_(Peru));[3] the show only aired one episode before being censored.[1][4] She was also part of the vedette cast of the comedy show *Risas y salsa*.[5]

She also appeared in the film *Nunca más, lo juro* in 1991.[6]

In 2002 she acted in the film *Baño de damas* by director Michael Kats, playing the role of a [trans woman](/source/Trans_woman).[7]

The following year, in March 2003, she suffered a [stroke](/source/Stroke) that affected the mobility of her lower limbs, which kept her away from the stage and led to a deep [depression](/source/Depression_(mood)).

In 2015 she participated in the massive Pride and Equality March in Lima, alongside artists such as [Ricardo Morán](/source/Ricardo_Mor%C3%A1n_(director)), Tatiana Astengo, [Mónica Sánchez](/source/M%C3%B3nica_S%C3%A1nchez), and politician [Verónika Mendoza](/source/Ver%C3%B3nika_Mendoza).[8]

In 2018 she appeared as a guest judge on the talent show *El artista del año*, hosted by [Gisela Valcárcel](/source/Gisela_Valc%C3%A1rcel).

## Legacy

American performer [Miss Coco Peru](/source/Miss_Coco_Peru) took her stage name from Coco Marusix, whom she met personally in the late 1990s.[9]

In 2023, the Peruvian [drag queen](/source/Drag_queen) [Georgia Hart](/source/Georgia_Hart) portrayed her in the biographical film *Chabuca*, which tells the story of Ernesto Pimentel.

## Filmography

### Television

- *Loca Visión*
- *Risas y salsa*
- *El artista del año*

### Films

- *Nunca más, lo juro* (1991)
- *Baño de damas* (2003)

## References

1. ["Coco Marusix opens up and tells everything"](https://www.atv.pe/noticia/coco-marusix-se-confiesa-y-lo-cuenta-todo) (in es-PE). *ATV*. 2018-06-28. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231224160233/https://www.atv.pe/noticia/coco-marusix-se-confiesa-y-lo-cuenta-todo) 2023-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

1. Andrea al Mediodía (2019-04-30). ["Coco Marusix reveals how she came out to her family"](https://www.atv.pe/noticia/coco-marusix-revela-como-confeso-su-homosexualidad-a-su-familia) (in es-PE). *[ATV](/source/ATV_(Peru))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116121443/https://www.atv.pe/noticia/coco-marusix-revela-como-confeso-su-homosexualidad-a-su-familia) 2025-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

1. [""I want Jaime as godfather of Loca Visión""](http://www3.larepublica.com.pe:80/1998/AGOSTO/pdf2/click.htm). *La República (Peru)*. 1998-08-02. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20010115194400/http://www3.larepublica.com.pe:80/1998/AGOSTO/pdf2/click.htm) 2001-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

1. Almenara, Alonso (2014-04-20). [""The marica project is redefining the ways we organize""](https://redaccion.lamula.pe/2014/04/20/el-proyecto-marica-esta-redefiniendo-los-modos-de-organizarnos/alonsoalmenara/) (in Spanish). *lamula.pe*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150405235350/https://redaccion.lamula.pe/2014/04/20/el-proyecto-marica-esta-redefiniendo-los-modos-de-organizarnos/alonsoalmenara/) 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

1. Vivas Sabroso, Fernando (2018-07-08). [*En vivo y en directo: A history of Peruvian television. 2nd edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=AdiEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT194). [Universidad de Lima](/source/Universidad_de_Lima). ISBN 978-9972-45-424-0. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

1. ["Brief Notes"](http://www.expreso.com.pe:80/ediciones/1998/oct/21/espectaculos/esp_03.htm). *Expreso*. 1998-10-21. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20010307071614/http://www.expreso.com.pe:80/ediciones/1998/oct/21/espectaculos/esp_03.htm) 2001-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

1. ["Baño de damas"](http://cinelatinoamericano.org/versionfp.aspx?cod=4778). *cinelatinoamericano.org*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120120142743/http://cinelatinoamericano.org/versionfp.aspx?cod=4778) 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

1. ["PHOTOS: Best images from the Pride and Equality March in Lima"](http://utero.pe/2015/06/28/fotos-las-mejores-imagenes-de-la-marcha-por-la-igualdad-y-el-orgullo-gay-en-lima/). *Útero.Pe*. 2015-06-28. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150629165322/http://utero.pe/2015/06/28/fotos-las-mejores-imagenes-de-la-marcha-por-la-igualdad-y-el-orgullo-gay-en-lima/) 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

1. ["The world's most famous drag queen based her character on Coco Marusix"](http://www.rpp.com.pe/2008-12-03-el-drag-queen-mas-famoso-del-mundo-inspiro-su-personaje-en-coco-marusix-noticia_149217.html). *RPP Noticias*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081206035615/http://www.rpp.com.pe/2008-12-03-el-drag-queen-mas-famoso-del-mundo-inspiro-su-personaje-en-coco-marusix-noticia_149217.html) 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

## External links

- [Coco Marusix](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6576817/) at IMDb
- [Agenda CM& "loca visión"](https://www.youtube.com/KQ4h3FNdll0) on YouTube
- [COCO MARUSIX en #carlinenlared 035](https://www.youtube.com/9StlFn6mZGM) on YouTube

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