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Amor Romeira Medina (born February 13, 1989, in Puerto del Rosario, Spain) is a Spanish television personality, singer, and transgender rights activist. She began her television career in 2007 as a contestant on Gran Hermano (Spanish Big Brother). Following her reality TV debut, she has participated in various television projects.
Biography
Amor Romeira Medina was born on February 13, 1989, in the municipality of Puerto del Rosario, on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura. As a child, she learned about Bibiana Fernández's story, who became her inspiration for affirming her gender identity. She became interested in drag performance at a young age and participated in drag queen competitions from the age of 12.
She began her television career at age 18 in 2007 on the reality show Gran Hermano 9, where she was the first contestant to be eliminated. Her participation proved popular, and she became the first contestant to be brought back in Gran Hermano Spain's history. However, she left the Guadalix de la Sierra house a few days later due to lack of support from other contestants.
In 2010, she participated in El Reencuentro, and has since collaborated on several Telecinco television programs such as Cazamariposas and Resistiré, ¿vale? She has also appeared as a panelist on various Gran Hermano debate shows.
After undergoing gender confirmation surgery in 2008, which was financed by Telecinco in exchange for exclusive coverage on the program Diario de hosted by Mercedes Milá, she appeared nude on the cover of Interviú magazine five years later in 2013.
In 2016, she formed El Contraclub de GH17 with María José Galera (GH 1) and Maite Galdeano (GH 16), though the project ultimately failed. In November of the same year, she entered the Portuguese reality show Secret Story - Casa dos Segredos 6 with the secret I am a transgender woman. She entered the show on day 50 and left eight days before the finale.
In 2019, she released her single Ubikaina.
In December 2020, her mother Mensi Medina, to whom she was very close, passed away at age 56 due to complications from a stroke she suffered in 2018.
In January 2021, she released the song Supéralo Maluma, which narrates an alleged romantic relationship with Colombian singer Maluma. In March of that year, she released the song Hasta abajo in collaboration with artist Albert Novo.
In 2022, she co-hosted the Agua Drag gala at the Be Fre festival on Los Pozos Beach in Fuerteventura alongside Drag Vulcano.
In December 2023, she released a version of the Christmas carol Dime niño de quién eres.
Filmography
= Television programs
=Television contests
Discography
= Singles
=Ubikaina (2019)
Supéralo Maluma (2021)
Hasta abajo (2021)
Dime niño de quién eres (2023)
References
External links
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Amor Romeira
- Big Brother (franchise)
- List of reality television programs with LGBT cast members
- El Reencuentro season 1
- Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series) season 17
- Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series) season 9
- Secret Story 6 (Portuguese season)
- Gran Hermano (Spanish TV series) season 12