Diamante Merybrown

Diamante Merybrown
Diamante Merybrown in 2022
Born
Jhemmler Castillo Germán[1]

(1995-10-29) October 29, 1995 (age 29)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 2)

Diamante Merybrown is the stage name of Jhemmler Castillo Germán (born October 29, 1995), a Dominican dancer, choreographer, dance professor, and drag queen now located in Spain[2][3][4] who is most known for competing on season 2 of Drag Race España.[5]

Career

Castillo's alter-ego was born during a contest she participated in while living in Australia. Before migrating to Spain, she combined the art of drag with dance. She belongs to the house of Drag Reign, a drag family that she shares with Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha.[6]

On June 18, 2021, she appeared as a guest artist in music video Disco Jet Lag by Samantha Hudson, La Prohibida, and Putochinomaricón.[7]

As an actor, he had a minor role in the movie Una Navidad con Samantha Hudson (Christmas with Samantha Hudson), which premiered on December 19, 2021.[8]

In 2022, she competed on season 2 of Drag Race España,[9] the Spanish adaptation of the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise. Season 2 began airing on March 27, 2022.[10][11] In the season's fifth episode, Diamante Merrybrown chose to portray RuPaul in the snatch game. Her performance received negative critiques from the judges, leading to her being up for elimination along with fellow contestant Onyx. The two queens lip synced to the song Arrasando by Thalía. Ultimately, Diamante Merrybrown won the lip sync and was able to continue in the competition.[12] Later, in the sixth episode, Diamante was again up for elimination after bad critiques from the judges, this time along with fellow contestant Estrella Xtravaganza. They competed in a lip sync to the song Se nos rompió el amor by Rocío Jurado. Estrella ultimately won the lip sync putting an end to Diamante Merrybrown's time in the competition.[2]

On April 4, 2022, she published her first music video, Chocolate, in which she sang as part of a collaboration with many Spanish drag artists, including Ariel Rec, Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha, Inti, Dita The Vain, and Gad Yola.[13]

From July to December 2022, she participated in the second round of the Spanish tour Gran Hotel de las Reinas, together with the other season 2 queens.[14][15]

In December of the same year, she released the song Pollo Frito (Fried Chicken) together with drag queen Choriza May.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Una Navidad con Samantha Hudson Herself Movie
2022 Drag Race España Herself 9 episodes
Gran Hotel de las Reinas Herself
Meet The Queens Herself 1 episode
2023 Sí lo digo Herself 1 episode

Discography

Singles

Year Title
2022 "Chocolate"
2022 "Pollo Frito" with Choriza May

References

  1. ^ "Chocolate". wynk.in. Airtel Digital Limited. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Diamante MeryBrown: "Hay una definición de activismo muy cerrada, el mero hecho de ponerse peluca y tacones ya es un acto político" - Entremedios" (in Spanish). 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-11-13.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Redacción (2020-05-02). "#CuarentenaTravesti con Diamante Merybrown: "En esta cuarentena nuestro trabajo se hace más importante que nunca"". Shangay (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ Trigo, Iván (2022-06-27). "Diamante Merybrown: "Fue un jarro de agua fría llegar a España y ver que seguía siendo el niño diferente y raro"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. ^ Padilla, Marcos (2022-02-20). "Meet The Queens: ellas son las 12 reinas de 'Drag Race España 2'". Shangay (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ^ FormulaTV. "Diamante Merybrown". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  7. ^ "10 mejores canciones del petardeo español de 2021". Cultura Diversa (in Spanish). 2021-12-26. Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  8. ^ "Diamante Merybrown". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  9. ^ "Exclusive: Diamante Merybrown on why it's "difficult to recover" from Drag Race". GAY TIMES. 2022-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  10. ^ Alba, Alfonso (2022-05-03). "La Mezquita inspira a una 'drag queen'". Cordópolis (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  11. ^ Aragón, Heraldo de (21 February 2022). ""La escena 'drag' en Zaragoza existe y está mejorando mucho"". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  12. ^ callejondigital (2022-04-25). "'Drag Race España 2': Onyx, quinta expulsada de la edición". Callejon Digital (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  13. ^ García, Lucía J. (2022-04-05). "Diamante Merybrown estrena su single 'Chocolate'". Togayther (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  14. ^ "Regresa el 'Gran Hotel de las Reinas' con Ariel Rec, Diamante Merybrown o Drag Sethlas". www.antena3.com (in Spanish). 2022-07-30. Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  15. ^ Ballestero, Elena (2022-12-07). "El Gran Hotel de las Reinas cierra su tour este fin de semana en el Auditorium de Palma". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  16. ^ "Our 8 Favorite Songs by Latine "Drag Race" Stars". Remezcla. Retrieved 2023-11-13.