Diverse Literature Award 2023
Organized by Editorial Siete Islas, Asociación Pasaje Begoña, Madrid Orgullo, and the Madrid Orgullo Cultural Festival Muestra T.
Sponsored by SHANGAY and Ritual Hotels.
June 1973. After years of discrimination and family rejection due to his homosexuality, Luismi flees his hometown and arrives in Marbella.
There he meets Tanke and Toñi, two transvestites who help him leave the past behind and open the doors of Dragón Rojo,
a legendary bar where, for the first time, he can be himself.
Luismi embarks on a journey of self-discovery and fights for the coveted crown of Miss Dragón, the most desired title among
the drag performers of the Costa del Sol. Based on true events, this novel revives the semi-clandestine parties of the last years of the Franco dictatorship,
where artists, aristocrats, and jet set ladies chose the best drag performer in Marbella.
Miss Dragón is a tribute to those who, from the margins, built spaces of freedom and resistance in a gray and
repressive Spain. Miguel Ángel Parra delivers a necessary and powerful literary debut that celebrates the memory and courage of an entire generation.
About the author
Miguel Ángel Parra Anguita (Jaén, 1974) is a multimedia journalist and screenwriter. He has worked at Diario Jaén, Odiel Información,
and El Correo de Andalucía (where he was Culture Chief, editorial coordinator, and web editor). He contributes to the magazine Meridiam of the Andalusian Women's Institute,
Canal Sur TV, and press offices for major events such as the Seville European Film Festival and the Flamenco Biennial.
Screenwriter of short films (La cajera, Mamá okupa, Desvío a Torremolinos, Espich) and short theater
(Ay, diva mía, Recién casados, Orgullo S.O.S.), his passion for communication, cinema, fashion, and series
runs through his creative career.
