The fourth season of La Más Draga premiered on 21 September and concluded on 8 December 2021. The competition was broadcast on YouTube, and was produced by La Gran Diabla Producciones. The series featured fourteen contestants, from all over Mexico, competing for the title of La Más Draga of Mexico and Latin America and a cash prize of $250,000 MXN Pesos. The winner of the fourth season of La Más Draga was Rebel Mörk, with C-Pher, Elektra Vandergeld and Iris XC as runners-up.
The judges panel of this season include Mexican singer and actor Roberto Carlo, who was also the main host, hair and makeup artist Yari Mejía, and drag performers Bernardo "Letal" Vázquez and Ricky Lips.[1]
The season consisted of twelve one-hour episodes.
Like the previous season, the castings were followed by a Live Audition held in Mexico City, from which the first ten contestants were selected.[2] Following the airing of the live auditions on March 9, 2021, Georgiana was the only contestant to be confirmed to be cast for the series. The final three contestants, also known as "Secret Contestants", were invited to participate directly by the show's production, and were announced during the premiere.[3]
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestants of La Más Draga season 4 and their backgrounds
Fourteen Mexican drag queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens will play a game called "¿Quién no merece estar aquí?" ("Who doesn't deserve to be here?"). Lupita Kush wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will present a look and a dance performance inspired by a particular piece of Mexican culture. The Mexican culture inspirations were as follows:
C-Pher - El Baile de los Chinelos (Dance of the Chinelos)
Elektra Vandergeld - La Danza del Jaguar de Guerrero (The Dance of the Guerrero's Jaguar)
Georgiana - La Danza de los Viejitos (Dance of the Elders)
Iris XC - Viejitos de Corpus (Old Men of Corpus)
La Carrera - El Baile de la Iguana (The Iguana Dance)
La Morra Lisa - El Baile de Mexicapán (The Mexicapán Dance)
Leexa Fox - El Calabaceado (The Calabaceado)
Lupita Kush - El Jarabe Tapatío (The Tapatio Syrup)
Paper Cut - Voladores de Papantla (Papantla Flyers)
Rebel Mörk - Parachicos
Sirena - Danza Folclórica de Jalisco (Folkloristic Dance of Jalisco)
Tiresias - La Danza del Venado (The Deer Dance)
On the runway, category is La Más Folclórica (The Most Folkloristic). Paper Cut, Sirena and Tiresias receive positive critiques, with Sirena winning the challenge. Georgiana, La Carrera and Lupita Kush receive negative critiques, with Georgiana being safe. It is announced that no lip-sync will take place this week, and both La Carrera and Lupita Kush will remain in the competition. It is then announced that two surprise queens, Aurora Wonders and Vera Cruz, will be entering the competition.
Mini-Challenge: "¿Quién no merece estar aquí?" ("Who doesn't deserve to be here?")
Mini-Challenge Winner: Lupita Kush
Main Challenge: Present a look and a dance performance inspired by a particular piece of Mexican culture
Runway Theme: La Más Folclórica (The Most Folkloristic)
Challenge Winners: Sirena
Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
Bottom Two: La Carrera and Lupita Kush
Lip-Sync Song: None
Eliminated: None
Entered: Aurora Wonders and Vera Cruz
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"La Más Pintada"
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will pair up and pretend to host a show at a club. C-Pher and Vera Cruz win the mini-challenge and earn 3 extra stars added to their final challenge score this week. For this week's main challenge, the queens will present a look inspired by the Mexican muralist movement born in the 1920s. The inspirations were as follows:
Aurora Wonders - "La Revolución (The Revolution)" by Fabián Chairez [es]
C-Pher - "Cazadora de Astros (Star Huntress)" by Remedios Varo
Elektra Vandergeld - "Arte Popular (Popular Art)" by Javier Andrés [es]
Georgiana - "Boceto María Izquierdo (Sketch María Izquierdo)" by Mar Maremoto
Iris XC - "Murales de la Frontera (Murals of the Border)"
Rebel Mörk - "Solo en Do (Only in Do)" by Rafael Coronel
Sirena - "Desnudo con Alcatraces (Nude with Calla Lillies)" by Diego Rivera
Tiresias - "Brija que va al Sabbath (Witch going to the Shabbat)" by Remedios Varo
Vera Cruz - "Mago Tejiendo Música (Magician Weaving Music)" by Alejandro Colunga
On the runway, category is La Más Pintada (The Most Painted). C-Pher, Paper Cut and Rebel Mörk receive positive critiques, with C-Pher winning the challenge. Aurora Wonders, Elektra Vandergeld and Georgiana receive negative critiques, with Elektra Vandergeld being safe. Aurora Wonders and Georgiana lip-sync to "Mujer Latina" by Thalía. Georgiana wins the lip-sync and Aurora Wonders is the first queen to sashay away.
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will star in a morning talk show. Lupita Kush and Vera Cruz win the mini-challenge, and earn 3 extra stars added to their final challenge score this week. For the main challenge, the queens will present a look inspired by the Mexican Revolution.
On the runway, category is La Más Revolucionaria (The Most Revolutionary). C-Pher, Elektra Vandergeld, Paper Cut and Vera Cruz receive positive critiques, with Paper Cut winning the challenge. La Carrera, Lupita Kush and Tiresias receive negative critiques, with Lupita Kush being safe. It is then announced that Georgiana will also be joining the bottom two, due to the guest judge's choice. Georgiana, La Carrera and Tiresias lip-sync to "Prefiero Ser Su Amante" by María José. Georgiana and Tiresias win the lip-sync and La Carrera sashays away.
Runway Theme: La Más Revolucionaria (The Most Revolutionary)
Challenge Winner: Paper Cut
Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
Bottom Three: Georgiana, La Carrera and Tiresias
Lip-Sync Song: "Prefiero Ser Su Amante" by María José
Eliminated: La Carrera
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"La Más Mezclilla"
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)
For this week's main challenge, the queens will create a look out of 5 pieces of denim clothing from Levi's
On the runway, category is La Más Mezclilla (The Most Denim). C-Pher, Elektra Vandergeld and Paper Cut receive positive critiques, with Elektra Vandergeld winning the challenge. Lupita Kush, Sirena and Vera Cruz receive negative critiques, with Vera Cruz being safe. Lupita Kush and Sirena lip-sync to "Rico" by Manelyk. Lupita Kush wins the lip-sync and Sirena sashays away.
Main Challenge: Create a look out of 5 pieces of denim clothing from Levi's
Runway Theme: La Más Mezclilla (The Most Denim)
Challenge Winner: Elektra Vandergeld
Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip and a Levi's gift card valued at $10,000
Bottom Two: Lupita Kush and Sirena
Lip-Sync Song: "Rico" by Manelyk
Eliminated: Sirena
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"La Más Cachuda"
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will team up and devise a funeral skit about the stigmas surrounding HIV. It is revealed that everyone is the winner of the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will present a look inspired by the cachudos, horned folkloristic figures which are part of a tradition in Santa María Coyotepec, Oaxaca. The look must include a mask that reveals into a makeup look underneath.
On the runway, category is La Más Cachuda (The Most Horned). C-Pher, Leexa Fox and Vera Cruz receive positive critiques, with Leexa Fox winning the challenge. La Morra Lisa, Paper Cut and Tiresias receive negative critiques, with La Morra Lisa being safe. Paper Cut and Tiresias lip-sync to "Échalo Pa' Ca" by Sofía Reyes, Darell and Lalo Ebratt. Tiresias wins the lip-sync and Paper Cut sashays away.
Mini-Challenge: In teams, devise a funeral skit about the stigmas surrounding HIV
Mini-Challenge Winners: Everyone
Main Challenge: Present a look inspired by the cachudos, horned folkloristic figures which are part of a tradition in Santa María Coyotepec, Oaxaca. The look must include a mask that reveals into a makeup look underneath
Runway Theme: La Más Cachuda (The Most Horned)
Challenge Winner: Leexa Fox
Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
Bottom Two: Paper Cut and Tiresias
Lip-Sync Song: "Échalo Pa' Ca" by Sofía Reyes, Darell and Lalo Ebratt
Eliminated: Paper Cut
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"La Más Famosa"
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)
For this week's main challenge, the queens will impersonate celebrities on the runway, and play in 99 Dragas Dijeron, based on 100 Mexican Dijeron. Team 1 consisted of C-Pher, Elektra Vandergeld, Georgiana, La Morra Lisa and Vera Cruz. Team 2 consisted of Iris XC, Leexa Fox, Lupita Kush, Rebel Mörk and Tiresias. The queens impersonated the following celebrities:
On the runway, category is La Más Famosa (The Most Famous). Team 1 is declared the winning team, with Georgiana and Vera Cruz winning the challenge. Team 2 is the losing team, with Leexa Fox and Tiresias being the bottom two. They lip-sync to "El Espejo" by Yuri. Leexa Fox wins the lip-sync and Tiresias sashays away.
For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform in La Novela, El Musical.
C-Pher plays Marimar
Elektra Vandergeld plays Teresa
Georgiana plays Luz Clarita
Iris XC plays Mia Colucci
La Morra Lisa plays Lety
Leexa Fox plays Mariana and Silvana
Lupita Kush plays Tania
Rebel Mrk plays Diana Salazar
Vera Cruz plays Ana María
On the runway, category is La Más Rosa Mexicano (The Most Mexican Pink). Elektra Vandergeld, Iris XC and Vera Cruz receive positive critiques, with Elektra Vandergeld winning the challenge. C-Pher, La Morra Lisa and Leexa Fox receive negative critiques, with Leexa Fox being safe. It is then announced that Leexa Fox has a reduction of points due to the guest judge's choice, leaving her in the bottom two, instead of C-Pher. La Morra Lisa and Leexa Fox lip-sync to "Tusa - Versión Tropical" by Laura León. Both queens win the lip-sync and no one goes home.
For this week's main challenge, the queens will makeover women into "cholas", the archetype of a member of a Chicano subculture associated with anti-social and criminal behavior and gang activity.
On the runway, category is La Más Legendaria (The Most Buchona). C-Pher, Iris XC and Rebel Mörk receive positive critiques, with Rebel Mörk winning the challenge. Elektra Vandergeld, Georgiana and Vera Cruz receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom three. They lip-sync to "Chúntaros Style" by El Gran Silencio. Elektra Vandergeld wins the lip-sync and Georgiana and Vera Cruz both sashay away.
Guest Judge: Capi Pérez
Main Challenge: Makeover women into "cholas", the archetype of a member of a Chicano subculture associated with anti-social and criminal behavior and gang activity
Runway Theme: La Más Chola (The Most Chola)
Challenge Winner: Rebel Mörk
Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
Bottom Three: Elektra Vandergeld, Georgiana and Vera Cruz
For this week's main challenge, the queens will be paired with a past contestant and present a children's show on the runway inspired by one of the songs by Francisco Gabilondo Soler (also known as Cri-Cri: El Grillito Cantor). The pairings and songs were as follows:
C-Pher and Madison; "El Ratón Vaquero" (The Cowboy Mouse)
Elektra Vandergeld and Wynter; "Los Ratones Bomberos" (The Firefighting Mice)
La Morra Lisa and Alexis 3XL; "Canción de las Brujas" (Song of the Witches)
Leexa Fox and Sirena; "El Chorrito" (The Splash)
Lupita Kush and Mista Boo; "Cochinitos Dormilones" (Sleepy Piglets)
Rebel Mörk and Gvajardo; "El Burrito" (The Little Donkey)
On the runway, category is La Más Cri Cri (The Most Cri-Cri). C-Pher, Iris XC and La Morra Lisa receive positive critiques, with C-Pher winning the challenge. Elektra Vandergeld, Lupita Kush and Rebel Mörk receive negative critiques, with Rebel Mörk being safe. Elektra Vandergeld and Lupita Kush lip-sync to "El Patio De Mi Casa" by Tatiana, "No Me Quiero Bañar" by Tatiana and "La Patita Lulú" by Tatiana. Elektra Vandergeld wins the lip-sync and Lupita Kush sashays away.
Main Challenge: Paired with a past contestants, present a children's show on the runway inspired by one of the songs by Francisco Gabilondo Soler (also known as Cri-Cri: El Grillito Cantor)
Lip-Sync Songs: "El Patio De Mi Casa" by Tatiana, "No Me Quiero Bañar" by Tatiana and "La Patita Lulú" by Tatiana
Eliminated: Lupita Kush
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"La Más Imperial"
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform a waltz number with a partner and a solo contemporary dance number. A reveal from their imperial look to a lingerie look must also be done in-between the dance numbers.
On the runway, category is La Más Imperial (The Most Imperial). C-Pher and Iris XC receive positive critiques, with C-Pher winning the challenge. Elektra Vandergeld, La Morra Lisa, Leexa Fox and Rebel Mörk receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom four. It is then announced that the bottom four would be split into two separate lip-syncs, to determine which two queens would go home. The first lip-sync is between La Morra Lisa and Rebel Mörk. They lip-sync to "Sodio" by Danna Paola. Rebel Mörk wins the lip-sync and La Morra Lisa sashays away. The second lip-sync is between Elektra Vandergeld and Leexa Fox. They lip-sync to "En El Amor Hay Que Perdonar" by Belinda. Elektra Vandergeld wins the lip-sync and Leexa Fox sashays away.
Main Challenge: Perform a waltz number with a partner and a solo contemporary dance number. A reveal from their imperial look to a lingerie look must also be done in-between the dance numbers
Runway Theme: La Más Imperial (The Most Craveable)
Challenge Winner: C-Pher
Challenge Prize: A $5,000 cash tip
Bottom Four: Elektra Vandergeld, La Morra Lisa, Leexa Fox and Rebel Mörk
All the queens, after walking the runway on the category Día de Muertas (Day of the Dead), return to talk about what happened this season. Discussions include, Aurora Wonders on being the first eliminated and online attacks, La Carrera's experience on the show, Sirena's backstage rumors and Gustavo Helguera, Paper Cut's shocking elimination and his relationship with the cast, Tiresias' fan backlash, Georgiana's fan backlash, her discussions with her castmates, Ricky Lips and Letal, and her HIV status, Vera Cruz being the "villain" of the season and her runway mistake on the makeover, Lupita Kush's elimination, Leexa Fox's drag evolution, La Morra Lisa's drag experience, and the top 4 share their experience on the show.
Runway Theme: Día de Muertas (Day of the Dead)
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"La Gran Final"
8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
For the final challenge of the season, the queens will produce, direct, and star in their own original performance on an original track recorded by themselves with DJ Neiko, and then present a look inspired by Mexican culture. The queens Mexican Culture inspirations were as follows:
The queens walk the runway one last time. It is revealed that Georgiana is this season's La Más Querida (Miss Congeniality). It is then revealed that Paper Cut is this season's La Más Volada (a prize sponsored by Viva Aerobus). It is then revealed that Rebel Mörk is the winner, leaving C-Pher, Elektra Vandergeld and Iris XC as the runners-up.
Guest Judges: Daniela Rodrice
Main Challenge: Produce, direct, and star in their own original performance on an original track recorded by themselves with DJ Neiko and present a look inspired by Mexican Culture
Runway Theme: Lo Que + Amo De Mexico (What I Most Love About Mexico)
La Más Querida: Georgiana
La Más Volada: Paper Cut
Runners-up: C-Pher, Elektra Vandergeld and Iris XC