Juan Carmona Gámez,[1] known professionally as Johnny Carmona, is a Mexican TV and Internet personality, university professor and an activist for LGBTQ+ rights. He is also known for being a regular judge on the first three seasons of the YouTube show La Más Draga. He subsequently returned solely as a coach since the fourth season.
Biography[]
Johnny Carmona was born in Ciudad Satélite, State of México. Johnny, himself, has revealed that he was raised by strict parents, but claims to have had a happy childhood. Like millions of children around the world, he grew up watching Disney animated movies. However, for Johnny, the characters of this fantastic universe impacted him in a deeper way, with his Disney-fascination being tangible just by looking at him. In addition to wearing bright colors, and often dyeing his facial hair to match, Johnny has around 148 tattoos covering his body, the vast majority of which are Disney characters and motifs. He received his first tattoo in 2003.
Johnny studied marketing at UNITEC, and, since 2002, has taught communications and marketing at the University of Communication, where he is also part of the coordination team of UC Radio, the campus’s web radio station. Before rising to fame, he also worked at an artist consulting agency. In addition to the University of Communication, Johnny has also taught at the University of the Valley of México and the University of London.
Johnny is openly gay. He eventually started his own YouTube channel, in 2007, under the name Johnny Bradshaw. Johnny was one of the early internet LGBT+ influencers from México, paving the way for others in the world of virtual platforms. From that moment, Johnny became a familiar figure in the Latino and greater LGBT+ community, but without neglecting his great passion — teaching.
In 2014, Johnny began collaborating with the virtual platform Servicio de Agencia. Here, he had his own space, Por El Camino, which presented diverse content focused on the LGBT+ community, as well as reports and interviews on key figures inside and allies outside the community.
Between 2016 and 2018, Johnny was one of the managers of the Ramona restaurant, located in Colonia Juárez in the Mexican capital. The restaurant, a project carried-out together with his husband (visual communicator Carlos Cabrera), was named in the memory of a dog that accompanied Johnny for a part of his life. Carlos and Johnny have been married since 2012.[6]
Memorable Quotes[]
La Más Draga Season 1[]
- "A lo largo de siete capítulos, voy a ser su coach, su guía, su juez, su hada madrina, su voz, su Pepe Grillo."
- "Lo que quiere La Más Draga es celebrar el talento mexicano. Vamos a celebrar todos estos elementos de la cultura pop mexicana que nos han inspirado no solamente a jotear sino a construir personajes fabulosos como los que son ustedes."
- "Es muy diferente un antro, una fiesta, a un show como este."
- "Haciendo un poquito de historia, porque ya saben que me encanta..." (before explaining every challenge).
- "Si ya están en la pasarela, gócenlo."
- "Yo aquí en reina, diva, encantada."
- "Yo sigo siendo Cenicienta y ella la madrastra." (referring to Letal).
La Más Draga Season 2[]
- "Avíspense y que gane, ¡La Más Draga!"
- "Nada más no te intoxiques de ti misma." (to Gvajardo),
- "Desafortunadamente, tengo información que me pasó la producción de este programa, en la cual tenemos datos que revelan que algunas de ustedes filtraron información confidencial."
- "Todas las canciones de Thalía, las dejamos aquí."
- "Yo muy bien aquí luchando contra la masculinidad toxica."
- "No todas tienen que ser princesa Disney, para eso estoy yo."
La Más Draga Season 3[]
- "Quiero recordarles que eran 14 participantes y ahora solo son 13. Cuando se nos va la lengua y hablamos de más..."
- "Esta temporada estamos buscando a la draga 360."
- "Acuérdense, levantar el evento que. Salven el evento."
- "A veces el minimalismo, aunque no lo crean, llega a mi vida."
- "No es fácil transformar a alguien que usualmente no se transforma. ¿Que jotean? Sí, ¿todo el rato? también. Pero eso no quiere decir que sean dragas profesionales." (during La Más Buchona).
- "Aquí los productores ponen unos subtítulos porque no entendemos... nadie."
Trivia[]
- He met Bruno Olvez, one of the producers of La Más Draga, at the University of Communication.[7]
- Just like with Yari Mejía and Letal, the show was planned from the beginning with Johnny in mind.[8]
- He started dyeing his trademark turquoise beard around 2014.[6]
- All the contestants for La Más Draga (Season 1) were handpicked by Johnny and Carlo Villarreal, one of the producers of the show, as they were the most knowledgeable on the drag scene of Mexico City. In fact, Johnny had already met all the contestants beforehand.[9]
- Rudy Reyes lent the yellow dress she used for La Más Bella Señorita México to Johnny for him to use on La Más Antojable after his original outfit for the main stage had fitting issues.[10]
- He has revealed that the transition from judge to coach came from the negative reception and hateful messages he received during the airing of La Más Draga (Season 3).[11]
- Out of all the past and present members of the panel of judges, Johnny and Ricky Lips are the only ones to not have been featured in any of the official soundtracks for La Más Draga.
- Johnny has over 200 tattoos on his body.[2]
Gallery[]
La Más Draga Season 1[]
La Más Draga Season 1 Looks[]
La Más Draga Season 2[]
La Más Draga Season 2 Looks[]
La Más Draga Season 3[]
La Más Draga Season 3 Looks[]
La Más Draga Season 4[]
La Más Draga Season 4 Looks[]
La Más Draga Season 5[]
La Más Draga Season 5 Looks[]
La Más Draga Season 6[]
La Más Draga Season 6 Looks[]
Videos[]
Filmography[]
Web Series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | La Más Draga (Season 1) | Self | Main Judge / Coach | [12] |
| 2019 | La Más Draga (Season 2) | Self | Main Judge / Coach | [13] |
| Tú Las Traes (Season 1) | Self | Host | [14] | |
| 2020 | La Más Draga (Season 3) | Self | Main Judge / Coach | [15] |
| 2021 | La Más Draga (Season 4) | Self | Coach | [16] |
| 2022 | La Más Draga (Season 5) | Self | Coach | [17] |
| Espacio LMD (Season 1) | Self | Host | [18] | |
| 2023 | La Más Draga (Season 6) | Self | Coach | [19] |
| 2024 | La Más Draga: Solo Las Más (Season 1) | Self | Guest (Episodes 2, 3) | [20] |
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Deborah La Grande |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Margaret Y Ya • 3rd: Eva Blunt • 4th: Bárbara Durango |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Lana • 6th: Debra Men (La Más Querida) • 7th: Cordelia Durango |
| Host | Lorena Herrera |
| Judges | Johnny Carmona • Letal • Lorena Herrera • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona |
| Venenos | Dadvian Esparza Rios (Veneno) |
| Winner | Alexis 3XL |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Sophia Jiménez • 3rd: Gvajardo |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Job Star • 5th: Soro Nasty • 6th: Amelia (La Más Querida + La Más Volada) • 7th: Red Rabbit Duo • 8th: Leandra Rose • 9th: Nina De La Fuente |
| Host | Vanessa Claudio |
| Judges | Johnny Carmona • Letal • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Paris Bang Bang |
| Venenos | Dadvian Esparza Rios (Veneno) |
| Winner | Aviesc Who? |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Madison • 3rd: Rudy Reyes • 4th: Raga Diamante |
| Other Contestants | 5th & 6th: Memo Reyri & Mista Boo • 7th: Regina Bronx • 8th: Iviza Lioza • 9th: Luna Lansman (La Más Volada) • 10th: Wynter (La Más Querida) • 11th: Huntyy B • 12th: StupiDrag • 13th: Yayoi Bowery |
| Host | Karla Díaz |
| Judges | Johnny Carmona • Letal • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Pepe y Teo |
| Venenos | Iriam Vital (Veneno) • Ottoniel Yañez (Tóxico) |
| Winner | Rebel Mörk |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: C-Pher • 3rd: Iris XC • 4th: Elektra Vandergeld |
| Other Contestants | 5th & 6th: La Morra Lisa & Leexa Fox • 7th: Lupita Kush • 8th & 9th: Georgiana (La Más Votada + La Más Querida) & Vera Cruz • 10th: Tiresias • 11th: Paper Cut (La Más Volada) • 12th: Sirena • 13th: La Carrera • 14th: Aurora Wonders |
| Host | Roberto Carlo |
| Judges | Letal • Ricky Lips • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Pepe y Teo |
| Venenos | Dadvian Esparza (Veneno) • Joshua Reyes (VenenOso) • Ottoniel Yañez (Tóxico) |
| Winner | Fifí Estah (La Más Volada) |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Paper Cut • 3rd: Liza Zan Zuzzi (La Más Votada) • 4th: Hidden Mistake |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Santa Lucía (Quit) • 6th: Gretha White • 7th: Peke Balderas • 8th: Aisha Dollkills • 9th: Light King (Quit) • 10th: Huma Kyle (La Más Querida) • 11th: Isabella y Catalina • 12th: Deseos Fab (La Más Votada) |
| Host | Maca Carriedo |
| Judges | Letal • Raquel Martínez • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Johnny Carmona • Rogelio Suárez |
| Venenos | Carlos Agüero (Tóxico) • Antonio Mendoza (Veneno) • Adrián Jiménez (Venenito) |
| Winner | Cattriona |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Juana Guadalupe • 3rd: Electra Walpurgis • 4th: Aries |
| Other Contestants | 5th & 6th: Kelly & La Kyliezz (La Más Querida) • 7th: Dimittra • 8th: Shantelle • 9th: Ariel • 10th: Alexis Mvgler • 11th: Purga • 12th: Braulio 8000 • 13th & 14th: Ank Cosart (La Más Votada) & Mizz Peaches |
| Host | Marisol González |
| Judges | Letal • Raquel Martínez • Yari Mejía |
| Coaches | Alexis 3XL • Johnny Carmona |
| Venenos | Andrés Gueda (Tóxico) • Tathan Duarte (Veneno) • Adrián Jiménez (Venenito) |