Gala Varo is the stage name of Jesús Meza Arroyo (also known as Josué Armez), a Mexican drag performer who competed on season 2 of '' La Más Draga'' as part of Red Rabbit Duo, and on the first season of '' Drag Race México''. Gala Varo also competed on '' RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars''.

Personal life

Originally from

Morelia Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...

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, Armez is based in

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. He has a Ph.D. in biomedicine, and was a professor at the

University of Guadalajara The University of Guadalajara () is a public university, public research university located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was originally established in 1586 and officially founded on 12 February 1791 as the Royal and Pontifical University of Gu ...

before leaving to pursue drag full-time. Outside of drag, he also has experience as a model, dancer, and acrobat. Armez' drag name, Gala Varo, is inspired by Gala Dalí and Remedios Varo.

Discography

Singles

As a featured artist

Filmography

Television

Web series

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Music videos

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of the University of Guadalajara Drag Race México contestants La Más Draga contestants Mexican drag queens People from Guadalajara, Jalisco People from Morelia Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo alumni University of Guadalajara alumni {{Mexico-entertainer-stub