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'''Onyx''' is a drag performer most known for competing on [[Drag Race España (season 2)|season 2]] of ''[[Drag Race España]]''.
'''Onyx Unleashed''', formerly known simply as '''Onyx''', is the stage name of '''Pablo Durango''', a Spanish drag queen and multidisciplinary artist most known for competing on [[Drag Race España (season 2)|season 2]] of ''[[Drag Race España]]'' and season 1 of ''[[Drag Race España All Stars]]''.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
Durango began to do drag as Onyx at a local festival in [[Madrid]] called {{lang|es|El Puñal Dorao}}, which helped him start the process of deconstructing his gender expression and identity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=Entrevista a Onyx. Iidentidad alienígena queer para cuestionar lo humano |url=https://www.neo2.com/onyx-identidad-alienigena-queer-para-cuestionar-lo-humano/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Neo2 Magazine |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518144016/https://www.neo2.com/onyx-identidad-alienigena-queer-para-cuestionar-lo-humano/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
She competed on [[Drag Race España (season 2)|season 2]] of ''[[Drag Race España]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Drag Race España star Onyx is ready to start her "alien world invasion" |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-espana-star-onyx-is-ready-to-start-her-alien-world-invasion/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2022, Onyx joined the cast of [[Drag Race España (season 2)|season 2]] of the reality television show ''[[Drag Race España]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Drag Race España star Onyx is ready to start her "alien world invasion" |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-espana-star-onyx-is-ready-to-start-her-alien-world-invasion/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822181146/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-espana-star-onyx-is-ready-to-start-her-alien-world-invasion/ |url-status=live }}</ref>'' which began airing in March 2022. During the fourth episode, after the performance of "[[Rusical|La Llamadrag]]," Onyx received critiques from the judges that placed her among the lowest-ranked queens that week. However Onyx was spared from being in the bottom two with [[Jota Carajota]] and [[Juriji der Klee]] lip syncing instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FormulaTV |title=¿Ha sido acertado el bottom de Onyx y Juriji Der Klee en 'Drag Race España 2'? |url=https://www.formulatv.com/videos/drag-race-espana-2-acertado-bottom-onyx-juriji-25059/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=FormulaTV |language=es |archive-date=2023-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603135622/https://www.formulatv.com/videos/drag-race-espana-2-acertado-bottom-onyx-juriji-25059/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the fifth episode, her impersonation of [[Joanna of Castile|Juana la Loca]] in Snatch Game was not to the judges' liking. This lead her to be in the bottom two, where she was ultimately eliminated after a defeat in a lip sync battle against [[Diamante Merybrown|Diamante Merrybrown]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-02 |title='Drag Race España' 02x06: un Franco 'mariconizado', una templaria mercernaria y un playback de Rocío Jurado |url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/20220502/drag-race-espana-franco-mariconizado-rocio-jurado/669433080_0.html |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=El Español |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521023050/https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/20220502/drag-race-espana-franco-mariconizado-rocio-jurado/669433080_0.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Once season two ended, Onyx joined the cast of the national tour, {{lang|es|Gran Hotel de las Reinas}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cascales |first=Agustín Gómez |date=2022-07-28 |title=Lo nunca visto del 'Gran Hotel de las Reinas': nos colamos en el backstage y los camerinos |url=https://shangay.com/2022/07/28/gran-hotel-reinas-drag-race-espana-backstage-exclusiva/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Shangay |language=es |archive-date=2023-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518161552/https://shangay.com/2022/07/28/gran-hotel-reinas-drag-race-espana-backstage-exclusiva/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May of the same year, she collaborated with ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' for a makeup demonstration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Onyx: cómo convertirte en una reina alienígena, paso a paso {{!}} Proud Beauty |url=https://www.glamour.es/video/watch/onyx-drag-race-t2-como-convertirte-en-una-reina-alienigena-paso-a-paso-proud-beauty |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Glamour España |language=es-ES |archive-date=2023-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518135219/https://www.glamour.es/video/watch/onyx-drag-race-t2-como-convertirte-en-una-reina-alienigena-paso-a-paso-proud-beauty |url-status=live }}</ref> In June, she appeared in the documentary {{lang|es|Trabajar como DRAG QUEEN en España}} (Working as a Drag Queen in Spain), by [[LGBT]] rights activist Daniel Valero, about the personal stories of diverse drag artists, the political meaning of this type of artistic expression, and Spain's drag culture.<ref>{{Citation |title=Trabajar como DRAG QUEEN en España {{!}} con Onyx, Jota Carajota, Mary Conazo, La Sussi & Anya Rose | date=26 June 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPQTud0vTc |access-date=2023-12-26 |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722070851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPQTud0vTc |url-status=live }}</ref>

The website Collider included Onyx in its list of the 10 most unique drag queens in the [[Drag Race (franchise)|''Drag Race'' franchise]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacKillop |first=Veronnica |date=2022-05-14 |title=Rupaul's Drag Race: The 10 Most Unique Queens From Across The Franchise |url=https://collider.com/rupauls-drag-race-unique-queens/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518162350/https://collider.com/rupauls-drag-race-unique-queens/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Television===
===Television===
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* ''[[Drag Race España]]'' ([[Drag Race España (season 2)|season 2]])
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
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|2022
|''Drag Race España''
|Contestant
|6 episodes
|-
|2023
|{{lang|es|Sí lo digo}}
|Guest
|2 episodes
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:03, 16 November 2024

Onyx
Onyx Unleashed in 2024
Born
Pablo Durango

Madrid, Spain
Other namesOnyx Unleashed
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 2)

Onyx Unleashed, formerly known simply as Onyx, is the stage name of Pablo Durango, a Spanish drag queen and multidisciplinary artist most known for competing on season 2 of Drag Race España and season 1 of Drag Race España All Stars.[1]

Career

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Durango began to do drag as Onyx at a local festival in Madrid called El Puñal Dorao, which helped him start the process of deconstructing his gender expression and identity.[2]

In 2022, Onyx joined the cast of season 2 of the reality television show Drag Race España,[1] which began airing in March 2022. During the fourth episode, after the performance of "La Llamadrag," Onyx received critiques from the judges that placed her among the lowest-ranked queens that week. However Onyx was spared from being in the bottom two with Jota Carajota and Juriji der Klee lip syncing instead.[3] In the fifth episode, her impersonation of Juana la Loca in Snatch Game was not to the judges' liking. This lead her to be in the bottom two, where she was ultimately eliminated after a defeat in a lip sync battle against Diamante Merrybrown.[4]

Once season two ended, Onyx joined the cast of the national tour, Gran Hotel de las Reinas.[5]

In May of the same year, she collaborated with Glamour for a makeup demonstration.[6] In June, she appeared in the documentary Trabajar como DRAG QUEEN en España (Working as a Drag Queen in Spain), by LGBT rights activist Daniel Valero, about the personal stories of diverse drag artists, the political meaning of this type of artistic expression, and Spain's drag culture.[7]

The website Collider included Onyx in its list of the 10 most unique drag queens in the Drag Race franchise.[8]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Drag Race España Contestant 6 episodes
2023 Sí lo digo Guest 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Drag Race España star Onyx is ready to start her "alien world invasion"". GAY TIMES. 2022-04-27. Archived from the original on 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ "Entrevista a Onyx. Iidentidad alienígena queer para cuestionar lo humano". Neo2 Magazine (in Spanish). 2021-01-28. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  3. ^ FormulaTV. "¿Ha sido acertado el bottom de Onyx y Juriji Der Klee en 'Drag Race España 2'?". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. ^ "'Drag Race España' 02x06: un Franco 'mariconizado', una templaria mercernaria y un playback de Rocío Jurado". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-05-02. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  5. ^ Cascales, Agustín Gómez (2022-07-28). "Lo nunca visto del 'Gran Hotel de las Reinas': nos colamos en el backstage y los camerinos". Shangay (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  6. ^ "Onyx: cómo convertirte en una reina alienígena, paso a paso | Proud Beauty". Glamour España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  7. ^ Trabajar como DRAG QUEEN en España | con Onyx, Jota Carajota, Mary Conazo, La Sussi & Anya Rose, 26 June 2022, archived from the original on 2023-07-22, retrieved 2023-12-26
  8. ^ MacKillop, Veronnica (2022-05-14). "Rupaul's Drag Race: The 10 Most Unique Queens From Across The Franchise". Collider. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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