FOF #409 – The Legacy of Iris Chacón

Way before J-Lo, before Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno worked Broadway, before Selena, there was Iris Chacón, a latin diva who shook her booty on the stage and small screen of Puerto Rico. Her incredible proportions, her outrageous sexy dancing and latin heat made her the toast of Latin America, and in many ways set the stage for decades of hispanic drag queens all around the world.

Today John Q Sanchez and I look back on Hispanic Hertiage Month with a look at the fabulous and bootylicious Iris Chacón. Born of the decadent 1970′s Iris made her fame as a showgirl in the casinos of Puerto Rico, which at the time was THE place to be on the weekend.

In Puerto Rico a lot of people including my father would LOVE to go to the Casinos, the dance halls on the weekends to dance and socialize. One of the fabulous entertainers of her time, Iris Chacón broke into mainstream success with her daytime risque cabaret show “El Show de Iris Chacón.” She was so memorable to so many gay men and straight men alike!

When I started my own cable access show, the title “El Chow de Faustina” was a nod to this decadent lavish woman of Puerto Rican fame, who could never pronounce the word “SHOW.”

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Featured Videos:
• Iris Chacón
• Iris Chacón’s controversial and popular coolant TV commercial.

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