The Lepe Parade crowns Carmen Castañeda as Star of Illusion
Lepe has presented the crown to the Star of Illusion full Parade 2024, which this year will be the lepera Carmen Castaneda Martin, transsexual and resident of the town that was already the carnival queen of Lepe in 2019.
Thus, the coastal town will give visibility to the trans community on such an important date as January 5. «Given the situation in which there are so many messages of hate against the group, it is a step forward that they give me this opportunity to be a Star of Illusion in my town.«, tells Huelva Information.
Carmen He is 34 years old, he is a home help assistant in his town and he assures that «It has been a surprise, I did not expect it and as the word itself says, it has been a true illusion«. He confesses that he feels complete happiness, since «I always wanted to play that role» and is happy that with his figure present in the Parade «the topic is normalized«.
The lepera, who awaits the day with great impatience, will be dressed by a designer and friend of the town, Alejandro González Atelier and will be accompanied by «one of the many nurseries in Lepe that have made Three Kings Day a reality«.
