Lola Rodríguez (actress)

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Lola Rodríguez
Born (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25)
Las Palmas, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, model

Lola Rodríguez Díaz (born 26 November 1998) is a Spanish actress, model, and LGBT rights activist.

Biography[edit]

At age eleven, Lola Rodríguez Díaz came out as transgender, and was recognized as such at school. With the support of her parents, she began her transitioning process at thirteen.[1][2] She was a psychology student in Portugal when she began acting.[3]

In 2015 she was the first transgender minor candidate for Queen of the Carnival of Las Palmas with the fantasy La vida es bella, sponsored by the Island Council.[1] She followed in the footsteps of Isabel Torres, who had been the first trans woman candidate in 2005.[4] Rodríguez was chosen fourth maid of honor.[5] The same year, she participated in the Las Palmas LGBT pride demonstration, where she gave a speech.[6]

In 2018, as part of the scheduled events of the Madrid LGBT pride parade, she wore a garment called the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress, made from the flags of countries where being a member of the LGBT community is illegal. In 2016 the dress was worn by Valentijn de Hingh.[7]

Her first job in a television series was a starring role in Atresmedia's Veneno, created by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo based on the life of Cristina La Veneno, where she played a young Valeria Vegas.[3][8]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Poliamor para principiantes (Polyamory for Dummies) Claudia [9]

TV series[edit]

Year Title Rol Channel Director Episodes
2020 Veneno Valeria Vegas Atresplayer Premium Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo 7 episodes
Ellas Herself Special 1 episode
2022–2023 Bienvenidos a Edén Mayka[10] Netflix 16 episodes

TV programs[edit]

Year Title Channel Notes
2015 Carnival of Las Palmas Nova Queen's 4th classified

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Badcock, James (6 February 2015). "The Transgender Minor Who Hopes to Be Carnival Queen". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ González, Juan Carlos (1 February 2015). "Ya es la candidata a reina del carnaval canario" [She's Now a Candidate for Queen of the Canarian Carnival]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Vegas, Valeria (16 March 2020). "Así es 'Veneno', la serie que España se merecía" [This is 'Veneno', the Series That Spain Deserved]. Vogue Spain (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ Medina G., Ángel (23 January 2015). "Una menor transexual opta por primera vez a reina del Carnaval de Las Palmas" [A Transsexual Minor Opts to be Queen of the Carnival of Las Palmas For the First Time]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "'La Princesa de las mil rosas', reina del carnaval de Las Palmas" ['The Princess of a Thousand Roses', Queen of the Las Palmas Carnival]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Las Palmas. EFE. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ Gardeu, Patricia (2 July 2015). "Lola Rodríguez, un referente para los menores transexuales" [Lola Rodríguez, an Example for Transsexual Minors]. Blasting News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ^ Ventura, Carlos (5 July 2018). "Lola Rodríguez protagoniza un evento por la igualdad" [Lola Rodríguez Stars in an Event for Equality]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Estévez, César (19 March 2020). "'Veneno': La comparativa entre los personajes ficticios y los reales" ['Veneno': The Comparison Between Fictional and Real Characters]. Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ^ Arribas, Alicia G. (21 May 2021). "Toni Acosta: "Las mujeres tenemos una capacidad de adaptación brutal"". Heraldo.
  10. ^ ""Bienvenidos a Edén": primer tráiler y fotos de la serie de Netflix con Belinda". El Comercio. 3 March 2022.

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