Nina Flowers

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Nina Flowers
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Born
Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez

(1974-02-22) February 22, 1974 (age 47)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico, United States
OccupationDrag queen, DJ, music producer, make-up artist
Years active1993–present
Known for

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 1)

TitleMiss Congeniality
SuccessorPandora Boxx
Spouse(s)Antonio Purcell de Ogenio
Websiteninaflowers.com

Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez[1] (born February 22, 1974),[2] better known as Nina Flowers, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, DJ, activist, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality who has been performing since 1993.[3][4] She is best known for being the runner-up of the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as being a contestant on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.

Biography[]

Flowers was born and raised in Puerto Rico.[5] She started her career as a DJ in 1989 where she became a resident DJ at Krash Klub Kafe, one of the most prestigious clubs in the Caribbean. She started her drag career in March 1993 while studying to become a professional makeup artist.[6] In 1999, she won both the Miss Puerto Rico Continental and Miss City Lights Continental pageants.[7]

Television[]

Flowers became a cast member on Logo's reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on the network in February 2009. Flowers finished in second place and won the Miss Congeniality award during the first season's reunion special, making her the first runner-up to win the title and highest ever Miss. Congeniality in the history of the show. She is also the first ever contestant to win a maxi challenge in the history of the show as well as the first contestant to never place in the bottom two. The publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT events including Denver Pride, San Juan Pride, Chicago Pride and Vancouver Pride. Besides her participation on RuPaul's Drag Race, Flowers (along with season two contestant Jessica Wild) has performed on the popular Puerto Rican television program Objetivo Fama, which airs throughout the United States and Latin America.

In early 2010, Flowers joined the cast of Logo's new reality series RuPaul's Drag U. This summer replacement series premiered on July 19, 2010.[8] Flowers was one of 12 past Drag Race contestants in the season-one cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012.[9] Forming Team Brown Flowers along with contestant Tammie Brown, both contestants were eliminated in the second episode of the series which aired on October 28, 2012.

Music[]

Nina Flowers

In December 2009, Flowers (in collaboration with DJ Ranny) released her first dance single "Loca", which is available for purchase via iTunes and other commercial music sites. The single has been remixed by such notable remixers as William Umana, Joe Gauthreaux, and Manny Lehman. The single reached its highest spot (#15) on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play the week of 30 January 2010.[7] Continuing her first successful venture in the dance music industry, Flowers released her first EP of original songs on July 15, 2010. Titled Start Your Engines, the album is a compilation of six tracks that she and producer/remixer William Umana produced. The first single, "Locas in da House," utilizes Flowers's trademark catchphrase in a tribal house anthem.[10] In January 2011, Flowers released her dance single "I'm Feelin Flowers", which she produced in collaboration with Miami-based deejay/producer DJ MDW.[6] Her single "Rock the Beat" was released on July 31, 2012. Today Nina Flowers holds Dj residencies in several cities in the US and she continues to captivate fans around the globe with her powerfully engaging connection to the audiences, and her progressive sound filled with tribal beats.[11][12] Nina Flowers describes her sound as edgy, spicy, colorful, energetic, groovy and original.[13]

Personal life[]

Flowers and her husband, Antonio Purcell resided in Denver, Colorado, as of 2009 to the end of 2020, and moved to Dallas, Texas on December 2020.[5]

On May 29, 2009, Denver's mayor, John Hickenlooper, proclaimed May 29 "Nina Flowers Day" in recognition of Flowers's contributions to the city's LGBT community.[14]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Ref
2020 The Queens Herself [15]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (2nd place)
2010 RuPaul's Drag U [16]
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant (9th/10th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Music videos[]

Year Title Artist Ref.
2009 "Cover Girl" RuPaul
2012 "Responsitrannity" [17]
2014 "I Look Fuckin Cool" Adore Delano ft. Alaska Thunderfuck
2016 "Backstabber" Fior

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 RuPaul's T-Dance Herself Guest [18]

Discography[]

EPs

Year Title Notes
2010 Start Your Engines[19] With William Umana
Start Your Engines (Remixes)[20]

Singles

Year Title Notes
2011 I'm Feeling Flowers[21]
Tip[22] Featured artist for William Umana
Bailar[23] With DJ MDW
2012 Rock The Beat[24] With William Umana
2013 The Queens[25] With DJ MDW and VButterfly La Mariposa
Cafre[26] Featured artist for Cindel
Tekila[27] Featured artist for Armenta Violinist
2015 Drums (For The Diva)[28] Featured artist for Peter Presta
My House[29] Featured artist for Alan Capetillo
2016 Beat It, Bitch[30]
Subelo[31] Featured artist for Erich Ensastigue & DJ CARLOS G
Damelo[32] With Erick Ibiza
Flow[33] Featured artist for Obra Primitiva
Intersection[34] With Jossep Garcia
Intensity[35] Featured artist for Jersy Beeats & Erick Martell
Eternal[36] With DJ Goozo and Jr Loppez
De Tin Marin de Do Pingue[37] Featured artist for Armenta Violinist
Deranged[38] Featured artist for Jesus Montañez
International Superstar[39] Featured artist for Paulo Pacheco
2017 La Bomba[40] Featured artist for Daniel Castillo
Dreams[41] Featured artist for Ralph Oliver
Tambores[42] Featured artist for Bio Zounds

References[]

  1. ^ "About Me". Nina Flowers official site. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "About". Nina Flowers verified Facebook page. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Patricia. "Nina Flowers: RuPaul Drag Race Finalist" Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Right Celebrity March 24th, 2009, accessed January 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Interview with Nina Flowers" ChicagoPride.com December 2, 2009, accessed January 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Kennedy, Lisa. "Nina Flowers is hot!" Denver Post May 31, 2009, accessed January 13, 2010 |archivedate= AOctober 26, 2016| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161026043446/http://www.denverpost.com/2009/05/28/nina-flowers-is-hot/
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Elfman, Sheri (January 2011). "Flower Powe". Hot Spot. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nina Flowers One Night Only @ Spin Night Club!". ChicagoStageReview.com. December 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  8. ^ RuPaul's Drag University: Sneak-Peek! from hollywoodjunket.com 14 April 2010
  9. ^ RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars cast includes Jujubee, Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon from chicago.gopride.com; 06 August 2012
  10. ^ Getting to know Denver's hottest drag queens from denver.metromix.com June 2010
  11. ^ https://werrrk.com/conquering-the-world-with-nina-flowers-and-the-prism-torontos-unity-party/>
  12. ^ http://www.ninaflowers.com
  13. ^ https://werrrk.com/conquering-the-world-with-nina-flowers-and-the-prism-torontos-unity-party
  14. ^ Nina Flowers: Queen for a "Day"[permanent dead link] from outfrontcolorado.com 1 June 2009
  15. ^ Dunne, Peter (August 7, 2020). "The Queens documentary focuses on the trans contestants of major drag pageant". GCN. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  16. ^ Stransky, Tanner (August 3, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag U' series premiere recap: To judge or not to judge such tragic figures?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  17. ^ RuTube (October 25, 2012), RuPaul Responsitrannity music video, retrieved May 29, 2020
  18. ^ RuPaul's T-Dance: Featuring Amanda Lepore, Nina Flowers, and The Fabulous Pop Tarts. YouTube. December 26, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  19. ^ Start Your Engines EP by William Umana & Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2010-06-15, retrieved 2018-03-02
  20. ^ Start Your Engines EP (Remixes) by William Umana & Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2010-10-26, retrieved 2018-03-02
  21. ^ I'm Feelin Flowers (Dj Mdw Miami Loca Mix) - Single by Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2011-01-12, retrieved 2018-03-02
  22. ^ Tip (feat. Nina Flowers) - EP by Various Artists on Apple Music, 2011-06-15, retrieved 2018-03-02
  23. ^ Bailar by DJ MDW & Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2011-09-29, retrieved 2018-03-02
  24. ^ Rock the Beat by William Umana & Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2012-07-31, retrieved 2018-03-02
  25. ^ The Queens by DJ MDW, Nina Flowers & VButterfly La Mariposa on Apple Music, 2013-05-09, retrieved 2018-03-02
  26. ^ Cafre (feat. Nina Flowers) - EP by Cindel on Apple Music, 2014-02-04, retrieved 2018-03-02
  27. ^ Tekila (feat. Niña Flowers) - Single by Armenta Violinist on Apple Music, 2015-09-04, retrieved 2018-03-02
  28. ^ Drums (For the Diva) [Peter Presta Diva Mix] [feat. Nina Flowers] - Single by Peter Presta on Apple Music, 2015-09-14, retrieved 2018-03-02
  29. ^ My House (feat. Nina Flowers) - Single by Alan Capetillo on Apple Music, 2015-10-10, retrieved 2018-03-02
  30. ^ Beat It, Bitch - Single by Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2016-01-09, retrieved 2018-03-02
  31. ^ Subelo (feat. Nina Flowers) - Single by Erich Ensastigue & DJ CARLOS G on Apple Music, 2016-02-01, retrieved 2018-03-02
  32. ^ Damelo - EP by Erick Ibiza & Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2016-02-12, retrieved 2018-03-02
  33. ^ Flow (feat. Nina Flowers) - EP by Obra Primitiva on Apple Music, 2016-02-19, retrieved 2018-03-02
  34. ^ Intersection by Jossep Garcia & Nina Flowers on Apple Music, 2016-04-08, retrieved 2018-03-02
  35. ^ Intensity (feat. Nina Flowers) by Jersy Beeats & Erick Martell on Apple Music, 2016-06-14, retrieved 2018-03-02
  36. ^ Eternal - Single by DJ Goozo & Jr Loppez on Apple Music, 2016-08-11, retrieved 2018-03-02
  37. ^ De Tin Marin de Do Pingue (feat. Niña Flowers) - Single by Armenta Violinist on Apple Music, 2016-09-23, retrieved 2018-03-02
  38. ^ Deranged (feat. Nina Flowers) - Single by Jesus Montañez on Apple Music, 2016-10-18, retrieved 2018-03-02
  39. ^ International Superstar (feat. Nina Flowers) - EP by Paulo Pacheco on Apple Music, 2016-11-11, retrieved 2018-03-02
  40. ^ La Bomba (feat. Nina Flowers) - Single by Daniel Castillo on Apple Music, 2017-10-05, retrieved 2018-03-02
  41. ^ Dreams (feat. Nina Flowers) [House Mixes] by Ralph Oliver on Apple Music, 2017-10-20, retrieved 2018-03-02
  42. ^ Tambores (feat. Nina Flowers) by Bio Zounds on Apple Music, 2017-11-10, retrieved 2018-03-02

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