Mau Marcelo belts out a Whitney Houston hit at ‘GayLA.’ Picture: Armin P. Adina/INQUIRER.internet
Singer Mau Marcelo, winner of the first-ever “Philippine Idol” competitors, has lent her voice to an outreach occasion that goals to shine a light-weight on the plight of the “Golden Gays,” a gaggle of aged drag artists based mostly in Pasay Metropolis.
Dubbed “GayLA,” the charity occasion was mounted by the California-based Darsen12 Basis of Filipino-American drag artist Tiny (Jensen Carlo Quijano in actual life) and his husband Darwin Quijano.
Marcelo stated she was delighted to be invited to share her expertise as an expression of her assist for the Golden Gays. “Even when I’m not a part of the group, I’m glad to face for them,” she advised Inquirer Leisure.
“We’ve aged performers tonight, so I’m delighted to look at the aged gays carry out once more. I’m happy with them as a result of they have been nonetheless in a position to get the chance to carry out even at their age,” she stated in Filipino.
Conscious of the life struggles of the senior homosexual males, Marcelo shared her aspiration for them to have the ability to increase an enormous amount of cash to assist them survive. She personally is aware of one of many members of the group.
“I would like all the Philippines to assist our outdated gays, and provides them the possibility to get pleasure from a great life, with sufficient meals and shelter. Even just a bit assist, so long as it’s from the guts, allow us to provide it. The Lord will convey it again, ever extra. Allow us to assist them.” Marcelo appealed.
Except for Marcelo, the Quijanos additionally invited “Star in a Million” winner Frenchie Dy, who additionally rendered track numbers on the occasion in between the Golden Gays’ performances. Additionally on the event was 1LGBT Filipinas Inc. chief Maria Barbie Anne Arcache.
On the occasion held at 7373 Occasions Place in Makati Metropolis on Aug. 17, the couple talked about their initiatives in Los Angeles to assemble funds for the development of a everlasting house for the Golden Gays. The senior drag artists are at present renting a cramped house unit.
The couple turned over the preliminary quantity to the Golden Gays, with future funding already promised to the group for the conclusion of the dream “ceaselessly house” for the aged performers.
Marcelo, in the meantime, shared that she is happy for her eldest daughter, Trish Bonilla, a finalist within the singing competitors “Tanghalan ng Kampeon” within the every day selection present “TiktoClock” on GMA.
With Bonilla already 23 years outdated, Marcelo stated she not felt it crucial to play the function of a stage mom. However her daughter nonetheless consults her once in a while, asking “assault” sure songs.
“I’m simply so pleased that someone took after my singing expertise. And she or he has additionally been serving to with the household, I’m not alone anymore,” Marcelo shared.
For her, one other high quality that Bonilla took after her was willpower and grit. “After all, the perseverance and the persistence, as a result of we don’t win on a regular basis, she additionally acquired that from me,” Marcelo stated.
She additionally stated that she taught her daughter to be form to everybody, whoever she encounters and meets alongside the way in which. “I didn’t train her to be a snob. She ought to deal with everybody simply the identical, so we received’t be embarrassed in a while. We must always at all times be right down to earth,” she shared.
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Marcelo continues to be very a lot energetic as a singer and accepts TV guestings once in a while, and even abroad gigs. She additionally conducts singing classes on-line, providing her companies to shoppers from whichever a part of the world.
