Letal is the stage name of Bernardo Vázquez Guadarrama,[1] a Mexican drag performer and professional makeup artist. She is also known for being a regular judge on La Más Draga.
Drag Name Origin[]
Letal (which can be translated to Lethal) came from Miguel Bosé's character on High Heels that was also named Letal and that was a celebrity impersonator.[4]
Biography[]
Bernardo Vázquez, born in the state of Morelos, Mexico, studied plastic arts and painting from the age of 8 until he was 18. During his childhood, theater and musicals were very important to him. He remembers how the level of production of the first musical he saw, Beauty and the Beast, made him want to be a part of it. Along with the plastic arts, he studied classical dance.
He moved to Mexico City around the age of 18 and decided to stop what he was doing in order to work for the network Televisa. He joined Televisa on the recommendation of a friend and from then, he states that he really started working with makeup. After two years of being there, he was already designing and coordinating the Unitary Musical Programs that came out on Sundays like Bailando Por Un Sueño. His growth was fast and he had the opportunity to do the make up for actresses such as Silvia Pinal, Nina Bracho, Rebecca Jones, Yuri and Alejandra Guzmán. That is also where his close friendship with Susana Zavaleta was born.
In between all of this, he went back to using his oil brushes, because he didn't like the brushes that were on the makeup market. In the classes that Bernardo gave, he used those brushes and people asked him where they could buy them. Since most had been bought abroad, it would be hard to obtain them. This was what pushed him to create his own brushes.
His drag persona, Letal, then came around naturally. It all started a bit as a costume, for the theater and for his feminine side. He liked to design characters like Femme Fatales, so when he had the opportunity to do it for himself, Letal was born.[5]
Memorable Quotes[]
La Más Draga Season 1[]
- "Una verdadera diva no necesita un escenario para serlo. Ella se sube a sus tacones y ese es su escenario."
- "¡Alto! Yo no vi nada la semana pasada así que quiero verlas de cerquita."
- "Me incomodan un poquito tus pies mi amor, porque las medias van hasta los dedos." (reading Margaret Y Ya).
- "Te odio." (to Lorena Herrera).
- "A brillar, pececitas."
- "¡MI AMOOOOR!"
La Más Draga Season 2[]
- "Están recibiendo una crítica, párense bien."
- "Con todo y pelos me la quiero comer." (to Alexis 3XL during La Más Luchona).
- "Respeten lo que es su estilo, pero adáptenlo a cada reto y cada espectáculo que hagan en la vida."
- "¿Tú eres puerquita vomitona?" (to Johnny Carmona).
- "Yo no soy mala, solo que así me dibujaron."
- "Yo no me siento en una semifinal, honestamente."
La Más Draga Season 3[]
- "Yo honestamente no me siento en una tercera temporada."
- "Aquí no se trata de ser la más perra, se trata de ser el mejor artista."
- "Lo que veo es un festival de 10 de mayo."
- "El baile no se te da, y parecía más mi tía intentando bailar que otra cosa" (to Mista Boo during La Más Fichera).
- "El miedo se queda allá donde están durmiendo. Aquí no es tiempo para tener miedo."
- "Qué maravilla que te pudieron ayudar, pero que maravilla tu dijiste ayúdenme, porque es muy fácil frustrarse y decir no voy a salir. Siéntanse orgullosos por donde están parados." (to Rudy Reyes during La Más Famosa).
La Más Draga Season 4[]
- "¿Quién es ella?¿Quién es ella? [...] Y entonces dije "Es ella"" (refering to C-Pher).
- "Ni se emocionen..."
Trivia[]
- Just like with Johnny Carmona and Yari Mejía, the show was planned from the beginning with Letal in mind.[6]
- While she liked to do drag occasionally, the character of Letal was specifically created for La Más Draga.[8]
- In addition to her work on La Más Draga, Letal produces pornographic BDSM videos for her social networks. Her current XXX project is called Retorciendo Amor and it is designed, directed and produced by her.[9]
- She also likes to do cosplay of some of her favorite characters, like Monster High dolls or even Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, with the latter stemming from the nickname that was given to her by fans due to her resemblance with the character.[9]
- Several of the guest judges of the show were contacted and invited to be on the show through Letal's prior friendship with them, including Susana Zabaleta, Regina Orozco, Maribel Guardia, Galilea Montijo and Regina Blandón.[10]
- The majority of the episodes of La Más Draga (Season 4) were dedicated in memory of Oliva Guadarrama, Letal's mother who passed away on October 2021.[11]
- Letal has revealed that she was motivated to experiment a lot more with her makeup and looks for La Más Draga (Season 5) after she was told that Light King would be on the season.[12]
- Letal was the first person ever to do Soro Nasty's makeup.[13]
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[]
Videos[]
Filmography[]
Web Series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | La Más Draga (Season 1) | Self | Main Judge | [14] |
| 2019 | La Más Draga (Season 2) | Self | Main Judge | [15] |
| 2020 | La Más Draga (Season 3) | Self | Main Judge | [16] |
| 2021 | La Más Draga (Season 4) | Self | Main Judge | [17] |
| 2022 | La Más Draga (Season 5) | Self | Main Judge | [18] |
| 2023 | La Más Draga (Season 6) | Self | Main Judge | [19] |
Discography[]
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TRUCO | Letal | La Más Draga 5. Vol 2 | [20] |
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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) |