{{Short description|Chilean drag performer and singer}} {{Infobox person | name = Luz Violeta | image = | caption = | birth_name = Sebastián Aguirre | birth_date = | television = ''The Switch Drag Race'' | occupation = Drag queen, singer, comedian, model, LGBTI+ activist | website = {{URL|luzvioletaabc1.cl}} }} '''Luz Violeta''' is the stage name of '''Sebastián Aguirre''', a Chilean drag performer and singer, best known for winning the first season of ''The Switch Drag Race''.
==Early life== Aguirre is a rape survivor, having been subjected to the traumatic event at a young age.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/entretencion/television/mega/luz-violeta-y-su-triunfo-en-the-switch/2016-01-18/124909.html |title=Luz Violeta y su triunfo en "The Switch"|language=Spanish|website=Cooperativa.cl|date=January 18, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref>
On ''The Switch Drag Race'', he revealed that at an early age, his father did not accept his sexuality. However, after seeing him on the show and realizing that drag was a valid career, he became more accepting.<ref name="switch">{{cite news|url=https://ar.blastingnews.com/mundo/2016/01/the-switch-conoce-a-la-ganadora-00736963.html |title='The Switch': conoce a la ganadora|language=Spanish|author=Mattias Stonner|website=Blasting News|date=January 18, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref>
== Career == Luz Violeta was among the cast of 17 drag queens to compete on the first season of ''The Switch Drag Race''. After four months of competing, she was announced as the winner.<ref name="switch"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diarioeldia.cl/cultura/transformista-ovallino-luz-violeta-habla-sobre-su-triunfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826192254/http://www.diarioeldia.cl/cultura/transformista-ovallino-luz-violeta-habla-sobre-su-triunfo|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2021|title=Transformista ovallino Luz Violeta habla sobre su triunfo|language=Spanish|author=Héctor Leyton|website=El Día|date=January 22, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref> She returned to compete in the second season, where she made the decision to leave the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elquehaydecierto.cl/noticia/sociedad/imperdible-la-polemica-luz-violeta-llega-copiapo-para-hacer-show-de-stand-comedy |title=¡Imperdible! La polémica "Luz Violeta" llega a Copiapó para hacer show de stand up comedy|language=Spanish|website=El Quehaydecierto|date=July 21, 2018|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref> In addition to ''The Switch Drag Race'', they have competed in other competition shows, including ''La Divina Comida''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chilevision.cl/la-divina-comida/capitulos/la-divina-comida-capitulo-16-de-julio-parte-1 |title=La Divina Comida / Capítulo 16 de julio - Parte 1|language=Spanish|website=ChileVision|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref> and ''Chilean Talent''.<ref>{{cite AV media |author=Luz Violeta | date= December 3, 2014 |title=''"Luz Violeta ®: en Talento Chileno de Sebastián a Luz Violeta"'' | medium=YouTube video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLajwmZHdx4 |access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>
== Personal life == Aguirre currently lives in Santiago, Chile.<ref name="chile"/> He is a part of a campaign against gender violence with UN Women.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/entretencion/television/luz-violeta-aun-no-puedo-explicar-mi-salida-de-the-switch/2016-11-21/114123.html |title=Luz Violeta: Aún no puedo explicar mi salida de "The Switch"|language=Spanish|website=cooperativa.cl|date=November 21, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref> In 2016, he survived a stabbing attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ismorbo.com/luz-violeta-sebastian-aguirre-fue-apunalada-fuera-de-su-casa/ |title=Luz Violeta (Sebastián Aguirre) fue apuñalada fuera de su casa|language=Spanish|website=Ismorbo|date=December 8, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="chile">{{cite news|url=http://www.diarioeldia.cl/policial/agreden-con-arma-luz-violeta-me-salvo-mi-pechuga|title=Agreden con un arma a Luz Violeta: "Me salvó mi pechuga|language=Spanish|website=El Día|date=December 10, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826193808/http://www.diarioeldia.cl/policial/agreden-con-arma-luz-violeta-me-salvo-mi-pechuga|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Aguirre identifies as gay,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.metroworldnews.com/chile/entretenimiento/2018/03/23/luz-violeta-the-switch-2-todos-se-estan-colgando-daniela-vega?from=cl|title=Luz Violeta y "The Switch 2": "Todos se están colgando de Daniela Vega"|language=Spanish|author=Nicholas Townsend|website=Metro World News|date=March 23, 2018|accessdate=September 11, 2020|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826192249/https://www.metroworldnews.com/chile/entretenimiento/2018/03/23/luz-violeta-the-switch-2-todos-se-estan-colgando-daniela-vega?from=cl|url-status=dead}}</ref> but has dated women in the past and expressed a willingness to do so again in the future.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/entretencion/television/mega/transformista-luz-violeta-la-sociedad-entera-deberia-ser-bisexual/2016-01-15/140952.html|title=Transformista Luz Violeta: La sociedad entera debería ser bisexual|language=Spanish|author=Nicholas Townsend|website=Cooperativa.cl|date=January 15, 2016|accessdate=September 11, 2020}}</ref> He maintains an active social media presence on Instagram at @LuzVioletaDrag.
== Filmography == === Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | 2014 | ''Talento Chileno'' | rowspan="3" |Herself | rowspan="3" |Contestant |- | 2015–2018 |''The Switch Drag Race'' |- | 2016 | ''La Divina Comida'' |- |}
== See also == *LGBT in Chile
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{YouTube|c=UC1SjqQR0aYDqInN9nNK481w|Luz Violeta}}
{{The Switch Drag Race}}
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