Continuing with the series “Gender and sexualities in pandemic”, we interviewed the multifaceted Felipe Muñoz, better known as “Felipink”, who for more than a decade has been a prominent artist in the Chilean LGBTB+ urderground.
I recognise myself as a great fan of his art and his person: singer, dancer, performer, illustrator, activist, often in collaboration with other artists of sexual dissidence, he has made his mark in the gay cultural sphere, expanding it to other adjacent themes, such as the vindication of the history and life of the cabaret.
His sources are diverse and even contradictory. From an evangelical family, he played the mandolin (a musical instrument typical of that faith) in church. For his concert and performance Mandolina Mia, he advertised for people who had a similar experience: they all turned out to be gay. He also drinks from the now deceased Hija de Perra, a prominent post-punk transformist who revolutionised the Chilean underground scene a few years ago with her cheek and irony. You may not know it, but her face became iconic and she was accompanying the demonstrators of the social uprising.
She started in 2004 with the duo “Pornogolosina”, together with the artist Wincy Oyarce. He has made several videos with his songs, for example “Pecado” and in 2017 he released the album “El Tigre” (it’s on Spotify), of which he has also made several videos and even private online parties for a fee.
One of the last collaborative works was “Polvos Translúcidos”, performed in 4 sessions in the Nave space (located in the Yungay neighbourhood), which brought together the Chilean cabaret world (with the participation of the vedette Maggie Lay and Daniel Palma, former organiser of the Spandex Parties).
He has participated in countless instances, events and activities for the vindication and visibility of sexually diverse people, such as the FAE parties, Pride marches, concerts for the fight against HIV/AIDS and for the rights of transgender people.
Felipink has revealed himself as a person who lives and enjoys his sexuality, as a hinge between generations so that the memory of this collective is not lost and as an artist without complexes, something absolutely necessary in this Chile in full cultural and social change.
You can see the full interview HERE
