On finding out they were different: “I felt down while I was discovering who I was kasi feeling ko, if this is me, what life could I look forward to?” Photography by Joseph Pascual“I wouldn't crumble because I’ve already been stomped on. My heart is already that broken anyway to begin with.
Despite all these, the bearded drag artist in front of us looks very much — to use a now internet-popular description attached to targets of online criticism — “unbothered.” Pura is scheduled to appear in a hearing at the NBI after our interview and yet they are every inch the picture of calm, as if we’re going to be leisurely chatting from now through lunch and proceeding to high tea after.
Hontiveros, meanwhile, found the performance “regrettable” but warned critics against using it to attack the LGBT community which has long been marginalized and excluded.Sen. Joel Villanueva, son of Christian evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder Eddie Villanueva, said Pura’s performance was “unacceptable and preposterous.” He added: “Hindi po kailanman dapat i-tolerate o pahintulutan ang pambabastos at paglapastangang ito sa ating Panginoon.
Pura was born Amadeus Fernando Pagente, the child of a British father and a Filipina mother. They hail from Dipolog City, a province of Zamboanga del Norte, where they spent their formative years. Pura was born out of wedlock and only got to know their dad through the letters he sent Pura’s mother between the years 1987 to 1993. Pura only got to read and compile the “very detailed” letters when they were in their college years.
“Part of the reason why I can’t separate myself from being Catholic is because my mom is passionate about the Catholic faith," says Pura. With more and more venues and events featuring drag acts, Pura’s journey in drag performances continued. She liked joining the BGC bar Nectar’s Drag Cartel, essentially a lip-sync competition where participants, in their fabulous drag personas, try to outshine each other. “I really enjoyed it to a point na I would sometimes go there even if I don't win. The sheer thrill of being there in drag was enough for me,” says Pura.
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