List of exóticos

Cross-dressing
History of cross-dressing In wartime History of drag Rebecca Riots Casa Susanna Pantomime dame Principal boy Travesti (theatre) Travesti (gender identity)
Key elements Passing Transvestism
Modern drag culture Ball culture Drag king Drag pageantry Drag queen Female queen (drag)
Sexual practices Femdom Feminization Petticoating Transvestic fetishism
Other aspects Cross-gender acting Crossplay (cosplay)
Passing as male Breast binding Stand-to-pee device Packing
Passing as female Breast forms Cleavage enhancement Hip and buttock padding Tucking Gaff
Organizations Tri-Ess Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
Books My Husband Betty She's Not The Man I Married The Boy in the Dress
Theories Causes of gender incongruence Social construction of gender
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An exótico is a lucha libre style professional wrestler who performs in drag. Most exóticos are Mexican, but some foreign wrestlers have also adopted the practise.

Performers

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Stage name	Real name	Nationality
Adorable Rubí	Ruben Carbajal Lopez	Mexican
La Braza	Juan Alvarado Nieves	Mexican
Cassandro	Saúl Armendáriz	American
Rico Constantino	Americo Sebastiano Constantino	American
Chi Chi	Allan Funk	American
Dulce Gardenia	Javier Márquez Gómez	Mexican
Mamba	Federico Vera	Mexican
Máximo	José Christian Alvarado Ruiz	Mexican
Nygma	Unknown	Mexican
Pasión Kristal	José Gabriel Zentella Damián	Mexican
Pimpinela Escarlata	Mario González Lozano	Mexican
Sonny Kiss	Hassan Aziz	American
Yosuke Santa Maria	Yosuke Watanabe	Japanese
Zacarias el Perico	Unknown	Mexican

References

Levi, Heather. The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Durham: Duke UP, 2008. Print. Page: 152
Fragments of a Golden Age: The Politics of Culture in Mexico Since 1940 - page: 357
Monserrate, Rafael. "Los Exoticos: Transgeneros en la Lucha Libre" (in Spanish). Que Pasa Gay PR. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Trios title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Martin, Adam (March 3, 2011). "Cassandro El Exotico on latest Colt Cabana podcast". WrestleView. Archived from the original on March 18, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
"SmackDown – 22nd April, 2004 Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
Harrison, Randy (2010-07-17). "411's Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors Report 07.16.10". 411Mania. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
Cuéllar, Manuel (June 26, 2019). "El Éxito floreciente de Dulce Gardenia". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). Retrieved October 5, 2019.
"Mamba - Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide". www.luchalibreaaa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-02-18.
"Wrestling: Mexico's gay wrestlers". ESPN.com. 9 September 2013.
Lizarraga, Alfonso (February 23, 2017). "Los Exóticos nuevos campeones de tríos del Estado de México". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
"Quién era Pasión Kristal, el luchador exótico profesional que habría muerto en Acapulco" [Who was Pasión Kristal, the exotic professional wrestler who may have died in Acapulco?]. Infobae (in Spanish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
"Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.
Gee Schoon Tong, Chris (2014-02-23). "Radican's results - 2/22 DGUSA "Revolt!" in New York: Gargano defends DGUSA Title, Fox defends Evolve Title, former NFL player introduced, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
"Zacarias « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.

Pageantry	La Femme Magnifique International Pageant Miss Continental Miss Gay America Miss'd America San Francisco Drag King Contest
Battle of the Seasons Best in Drag Show Death Drop A Drag Queen Christmas Drag Queen Story Hour Drive 'N Drag Mrs. Doubtfire Everybody's Talking About Jamie Haters Roast RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Werq the World Wigstock Wild Side Story

Groups

Media

Books	Of Drag Kings and the Wheel of Fate Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood
Film	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud Drag Kids Huluween Dragstravaganza Hurricane Bianca From Russia with Hate Kiki Mrs. Doubtfire Outrageous! Too Outrageous! Over the Garden Wall Paris Is Burning The Queen The Rocky Horror Picture Show Some Like It Hot The Belles of St. Trinian's Blue Murder at St Trinian's St Trinian's St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts Victor and Victoria Victor/Victoria
Music	Are a Drag Drag Is Magic Drag Trap
Television	AJ and the Queen The American Music Show The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Call Me Mother Canada's a Drag Cover Girl Dancing Queen Drag Den Drag Heals Drag Latina Drag Race Belgium Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Mexico Netherlands Philippines Spain Sweden The Switch Thailand Drag Queens of London Dragnificent! Generation Drag God Shave the Queens House of Drag La Más Draga Solo Las Más Pose Queen of the Universe Queens Queens on the Run RuPaul's Drag Race‎ All Stars Down Under Drag U Secret Celebrity UK Sketchy Queens Super Drags The Trixie and Katya Show Tongue Thai'd Trixie Motel UNHhhh Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love "Werking Mom" We're Here