Candy Dubois

Dubois was born as Candelaria Manso Seguel in Santiago on August 24, 1942.^[1][2] She was later raised by her paternal grandparents in Cartagena until she ran away at age ten.^[2] She eventually began to work as a dancer and was later discovered by choreographer, Paco Mairena.^[2] Mairena convinced Dubois to move to Santiago where she later joined the Blue Ballet, a group of performers who were gender non-conforming.^[2] Dubois performed with Blue Ballet for around twenty years, appearing in Chile and in Europe.^[2] In Europe, she used the stage name of Candy Santiago.^[3] She also performed at the Bim Bam Bum theater in Santiago.^[4] In Europe, Dubois underwent sex reassignment surgery.^[2] She later married a French man and took the name of Dubois.^[2] After touring Europe, Dubois returned to Chile in 1984 and opened a club called Le Trianon.^[2]

In 1994, Dubois was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer.^[5][6] Her last performance took place in February 1995 at the Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar.^[5] Dubois died on May 21, 1995.^[5]

• A blog about Candy Dubois, including photos