Paca la Piraña

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aracil and the second or maternal family name is Cáceres.
Paca La Piraña
Paca la Piraña in 2022
Born
Francisca Aracil Cáceres

(1962-06-01) June 1, 1962 (age 62)
Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • cabaret artist
  • actress
  • comedian
  • presenter

Francisca Aracil Cáceres (born June 1, 1962), professionally known as Paca la Piraña, is a Spanish actress and vedette. She identifies as a transsexual woman.[1]

Career

La Piraña's began her career in the 1980s, when she performed in nightclubs while imitating musical acts. In the 1990s, she moved to Elda, Valencian Community, for work, where she dedicated herself to cross-dressing.[2] Later, she became more widely known in Spain after her introduction on television as the friend of La Veneno, a fellow Spanish actress and performer.[3]

In 2020, she returned to the public eye by appearing as herself in Veneno, a TV series aired on Atresmedia about the life of La Veneno.[3][4] In 2023, a third part of Veneno was announced, called Piraña, that would focus on her life.[5]

Due to the popularity of Veneno, she and the other protagonists were honored during the 2020 Madrid Pride.[3] In 2021, a subsequent miniseries, Paca la Piraña, ¿dígame?, was aired, starring La Piraña.[2][6] Later that same year, she featured in Paca te lleva al huerto, a series where she interviewed Spanish celebrities about various topics.

In December 2020, she was a guest presenter alongside Marc Giró on Feliz Año Neox. In 2021, she was a guest judge on the first season of Drag Race España. From 2021 to 2023, she toured with Supremme de Luxe and Drag Race España contestants as part of the stage production El Gran Hotel de Las Reinas. [citation needed]

Personal life

La Piraña was born in Almería, Spain. When she was seven, she and her family lived for a brief while in Germany. She lived in Marchalenes, Valenicia, until 2017 when she returned to her hometown of Almería to take care of her mother.[2][6]

She first met La Veneno after they met during a performance at a nightclub in Torremolinos, but it wasn't until three years later at that they met again, this time at a park in Madrid.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes
2020 El Claroscuro Short film[7]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Veneno Paca la Piraña Principal role; 8 episodes
2023 Vestidas de azul Paca la Piraña Principal role; 7 episodes
2025 Piraña Paca la Piraña Principal role; 13 episodes

Television programmes

Year Title Role
2010 Sálvame Deluxe Guest
2020 El hormiguero Guest
Paca la Piraña, ¿dígame? Presenter
Preuvas Neox Presenter
2021 Ilustres ignorantes Guest
Drag Race España Guest Judge
Paca te lleva al huerto Presenter
2022 Sábado Deluxe Guest
2023 La última noche Guest

Theater

Role Title Notes
2021 El Gran Hotel de las Reinas Receptionist[8]
2022 El Gran Hotel de las Reinas Receptionist
2023 El Gran Hotel de las Reinas As herself

References

  1. ^ "Paca la Piraña: "Mis padres nunca se quejaron de que fuera travesti, siempre estuvieron orgullosos de mí como persona"". 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Yotele, Redacción (2020-05-20). "Atresmedia estrena el próximo 29 de mayo 'Paca La Piraña, ¿dígame?'". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ a b c Sánchez-Mellado, Luz (2020-06-27). "Paca La Piraña: "Me quité del puteo para cuidar a mi madre"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ^ LP.ES (2020-09-17). "Quién es Paca la Piraña, la mejor amiga de la Veneno en la serie de los Javis". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ^ "Paca La Piraña se emociona con la nueva serie del universo de 'Veneno' sobre su vida: "Muchas se han quedado en el camino"". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ^ a b c "El motivo por el que Paca La Piraña dejó de trabajar con La Veneno como prostituta". Semana (in European Spanish). 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  7. ^ "Daniel Voltta eleva la moda a categoría de arte en su última colección". Kluid Magazine (in Spanish). 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  8. ^ "Teatro Olympia". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-23.