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'''Erica Salazar''' (September 30, 1969 - March 11, 2013), better known by the ] '''Erica Andrews''' was an international and national ] title winner, ], actor, ], entrepreneur and ] woman. '''Erica Salazar''' (September 30, 1969 - March 11, 2013), better known by the ] '''Erica Andrews''' was an international and national ] title winner, ], actor, entrepreneur and ] woman.


==Early life and career== ==Early life and career==
Erica Andrews was born Eddie Salazar<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> on September 30, 1969 in ], ], ].<ref name="book-100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers" /><ref name="article-Ambiente-An Interview with the lovely Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://www.ambiente.us/InterviewWithEricaAndrews.doc|location=San Antonio, Texas|title=An Interview with the lovely Erica Andrews|first=David |last=Fernandez|date=February 2005|newspaper=Ambiente}}</ref><ref name="AV-Just Keep Breathing-Richard Curtin Interviews Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://richarddcurtin.com/richardcurtin/Podcast/Entries/2012/10/23_GUEST__ERICA_ANDREWS.html|title=Just Keep Breathing: Richard Curtin Interviews Erica Andrews|date=October 23, 2012|location=Dallas, Texas|work=Rational Broadcasting}}</ref> She grew up on a small ranch called Los Aguirres in the rural outskirts of Allende, where there was little electricity.<ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://www.carriefairfield.com/community/topic/16584-interview-with-erica-andrews/|location=New York City, New York|title=Interview With Erica Andrews|first=Bob|last=Taylor|date=March 21, 2002|work=CarrieFairfield.com}}</ref> She changed her name to Erica, a name she derived from a phonetic pronunciation of Eddie. She attached a colloquial ''ca'' to the end of ''Eddie'' so that it sounded like ''Eddieca'' and formed the name ''Erica''.<ref name="youtube-Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show">{{cite news|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sexzf7r6yMQ|title=Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show |year=2009|work=YouTube}}</ref> Consequently she became Erica Salazar.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Straight on Queers">{{cite news|url=http://www2.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=55416|title=Straight on Queers|first=Wendi |last=Kimura|date=March 21, 2002|newspaper=San Antonio Current}}</ref> Beginning around 1989-1990, she took on the stage name Erica Hutton.<ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews" /><ref name="article-San Antonio Express-Female illusionist a star who paved way for others">{{cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Female-illusionist-a-star-who-paved-way-for-others-4352846.php|title=Female illusionist a star who paved way for others|first=Jacob|last=Beltran|date=March 13, 2013|newspaper=]}}</ref> She named herself after ], whom she admired.<ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews" /> After she met Tandi Andrews, who became her drag mother and mentor,<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /><ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews" /> she changed her stage name to Erica Hutton Andrews and subsequently to Erica Andrews. Erica Andrews was born Eddie Salazar<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> on September 30, 1969 in ], ], ].<ref name="book-100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers" /><ref name="article-Ambiente-An Interview with the lovely Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://www.ambiente.us/InterviewWithEricaAndrews.doc|location=San Antonio, Texas|title=An Interview with the lovely Erica Andrews|first=David |last=Fernandez|date=February 2005|newspaper=Ambiente}}</ref><ref name="AV-Just Keep Breathing-Richard Curtin Interviews Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://richarddcurtin.com/richardcurtin/Podcast/Entries/2012/10/23_GUEST__ERICA_ANDREWS.html|title=Just Keep Breathing: Richard Curtin Interviews Erica Andrews|date=October 23, 2012|location=Dallas, Texas|work=Rational Broadcasting}}</ref>
She grew up on a small ranch called Los Aguirres in the rural outskirts of Allende, where there was little electricity.<ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://www.carriefairfield.com/community/topic/16584-interview-with-erica-andrews/|location=New York City, New York|title=Interview With Erica Andrews|first=Bob|last=Taylor|date=March 21, 2002|work=CarrieFairfield.com}}</ref> She changed her name to Erica, a name she derived from a phonetic pronunciation of Eddie. She attached a colloquial ''ca'' to the end of ''Eddie'' so that it sounded like ''Eddieca'' and formed the name ''Erica''.<ref name="youtube-Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show">{{cite news|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sexzf7r6yMQ|title=Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show |year=2009|work=YouTube}}</ref> Consequently she became Erica Salazar.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Straight on Queers">{{cite news|url=http://www2.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=55416|title=Straight on Queers|first=Wendi |last=Kimura|date=March 21, 2002|newspaper=San Antonio Current}}</ref> Beginning around 1989-1990, she took on the stage name Erica Hutton.<ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews" /><ref name="article-San Antonio Express-Female illusionist a star who paved way for others">{{cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Female-illusionist-a-star-who-paved-way-for-others-4352846.php|title=Female illusionist a star who paved way for others|first=Jacob|last=Beltran|date=March 13, 2013|newspaper=]}}</ref> She named herself after ], whom she admired.<ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews" /> After she met Tandi Andrews, who became her drag mother and mentor,<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /><ref name="article-CarrieFairfield.com-Interview With Erica Andrews" /> she changed her stage name to Erica Hutton Andrews and subsequently to Erica Andrews.


Andrews was born into a family with two older brothers and a younger sister.<ref name="book-100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers" /><ref name="article-San Antonio Express News-Obituary Erica Salizar">{{cite news |url= Andrews was born into a family with two older brothers and a younger sister.<ref name="book-100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers" /><ref name="article-San Antonio Express News-Obituary Erica Salizar">{{cite news |url=
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===Live performances=== ===Live performances===
Andrews performed in the United States ] drag circuit.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> She had performed at many venues throughout the United States. She had hosted her own show on Thursday evenings at the Heat Nightclub and later at the Pegasus Nightclub in San Antonio called ''Thirsty Thursdays Trashy Trannies with Erica Andrews''.{{cite news|url=http://calendar.sacurrent.com/Events/e13015/Thristy_Thursdays_Trashy_Trannies_with_Erica_Andrews|location=San Antonio, Texas|title=Current Calendar|newspaper=San Antonio Current}}</ref> The Thursday show was a revival of a previous show, ''Tandi's TEA'' that she had performed in with her drag mother, Tandi Andrews. Andrews had also performed at other San Antonio nightclubs like The Saint, The Bonham, and the Pegasus.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> Andrews was a cast member of the Rose Room of the Station 4 club in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roseroomdallas.com/ourcast.html|location=Dallas, Texas|title=The Rose Room Cast|work=The Rose Room}}</ref> She was a founding member of the ''Netchicks on Demand'' show at J.R.'s bar in Dallas. She had also performed in circuit parties in ], ], Dallas, ], and San Antonio. She created a stir for her performance at the Austin Music Hall Circuit Party for ''Splash'', where she did a split-second costume change.<ref name="article-The Club Luxor Promo on Erica Andrews" /> Andrews performed on the United States ] drag circuit.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> Andrews performed at San Antonio nightclubs like The Saint, The Bonham, and The Pegasus.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> Andrews was a cast member of the Rose Room of the Station 4 nightclub in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roseroomdallas.com/ourcast.html|location=Dallas, Texas|title=The Rose Room Cast|work=The Rose Room}}</ref> She was a founding member of the ''Netchicks on Demand'' show at J.R.'s bar in Dallas. She had also performed in circuit parties in ], ], Dallas, ], and San Antonio. She created a stir for her performance at the Austin Music Hall Circuit Party for ''Splash'', where she did a split-second costume change.<ref name="article-The Club Luxor Promo on Erica Andrews" />


Andrews was known for her imitations of Hollywood greats such as ],<ref>{{cite book|title=Transgressive Bodies: Representations in Film and Popular Culture|first=Niall|last=Richardson|year=2010|page=150|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited|location= Farnham, Surrey / Burlington, Vermont |ISBN=978-0-7546-7622-5}}</ref> ], top Latin artist ], and fictional characters like ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB3W8QBVvzc|title=Erica Andrews as Jessica Rabbit|year=2006|work=YouTube}}</ref> and ].<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> Her performances<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> included the '']'' boardroom scene which was accompanied by a ] mix to '']'' as well as a depiction of ], a fictional character who is a sardonic ] of an unpopular teen Catholic school girl invented by '']'' cast member ] and featured in '']''.<ref name="article-Queer Magnet-Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://queermagnet.com/qmw/?p=2264|location=San Antonio, Texas|title=Erica Andrews|work=Queer Magnet}}</ref><ref name="YouTube-Miss Entertainer of the Year 2006 preliminary segment featuring Erica Andrews">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esGK0NNaCh8|location=Louisville, Kentucky|title=Miss Entertainer of the Year 2006 preliminary segment featuring Erica Andrews|date=2006|work=YouTube}}</ref> Andrews imitated Hollywood greats such as ],<ref>{{cite book|title=Transgressive Bodies: Representations in Film and Popular Culture|first=Niall|last=Richardson|year=2010|page=150|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited|location=Farnham, Surrey / Burlington, Vermont |ISBN=978-0-7546-7622-5}}</ref> ], top Latin artist ], and fictional characters like ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB3W8QBVvzc|title=Erica Andrews as Jessica Rabbit|year=2006|work=YouTube}}</ref> and ].<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> Her renowned performances<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone" /> included the '']'' boardroom scene which was accompanied by a ] mix to '']'' as well as a depiction of ], a fictional character who is a sardonic ] of an unpopular teen Catholic school girl invented by '']'' cast member ] and featured in '']''.<ref name="article-Queer Magnet-Erica Andrews">{{cite news|url=http://queermagnet.com/qmw/?p=2264|location=San Antonio, Texas|title=Erica Andrews|work=Queer Magnet}}</ref>


===Filmography=== ===Filmography===
Andrews appeared three times on '']'' (the Maury Povich Show)<ref name="article-The Club Luxor Promo on Erica Andrews" /> and on the '']''.<ref name="youtube-Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show" /> She was also a make-up artist on the Maury Povich show in ].<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-The house that Tandi built">{{cite news|url=http://www2.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71244|title=The house that Tandi built|first=Bryan |last=Rindfuss|date=June 9, 2010|newspaper=San Antonio Current}}</ref> In 2007, Andrews did a cameo in ]'s music video, '']'' from her '']'' album. That same year (2007), Andrews had a cameo as a street walker in ]'s music video for the single, '']''.<ref name="youtube-Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlMEGBsw6j8|title=Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You |date=December 1, 2007|work=YouTube}}</ref> In 2011, she appeared as the love interest in Deborah Vial's music video for the single ''Don't Make Me Take It'' from her debut album, ''Stages and Stones''.<ref name="youtube-Deborah Vial - Don't Make Me Take It">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3rLMoHo_dc|title=Deborah Vial - Don't Make Me Take It |date=August 2011|work=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="article-Gay.net-Singer-Songwriter Deborah Vial - A Woman You Need To Know">{{cite news|url=http://www.gay.net/music/2011/12/07/singer-songwriter-deborah-vial-woman-you-need-know|location=Dallas, Texas|title=Singer-Songwriter Deborah Vial - A Woman You Need To Know|date=December 7, 2011|last=Andreoli|first=Rick|work=Gay.net}}</ref> Andrews appeared three times on '']'' (the Maury Povich Show)<ref name="article-The Club Luxor Promo on Erica Andrews" /> and on the '']''.<ref name="youtube-Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show" /> She was also a make-up artist on the Maury Povich show in ].<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-The house that Tandi built">{{cite news|url=http://www2.sacurrent.com/arts/story.asp?id=71244|title=The house that Tandi built|first=Bryan |last=Rindfuss|date=June 9, 2010|newspaper=San Antonio Current}}</ref> In 2007, Andrews did a cameo in ]'s music video, '']'' from her '']'' album. In 2011, she appeared as the love interest in Deborah Vial's music video for the single ''Don't Make Me Take It'' from her debut album, ''Stages and Stones''.<ref name="article-Gay.net-Singer-Songwriter Deborah Vial - A Woman You Need To Know">{{cite news|url=http://www.gay.net/music/2011/12/07/singer-songwriter-deborah-vial-woman-you-need-know|location=Dallas, Texas|title=Singer-Songwriter Deborah Vial - A Woman You Need To Know|date=December 7, 2011|last=Andreoli|first=Rick|work=Gay.net}}</ref>


Andrews' screen appearances included the ]-produced documentary '']'' (2008) which chronicled Andrews' participation in the '']'' in ]. In 2010, she starred in a supporting role in the revenge-horror-exploitation film '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/mar/26/dallas-filmmaker-israel-luna-premiering-new-film-n/|title=Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna premiering new film in New York to much controversy|date=March 26, 2010|last=Lindsey|first=Steven|newspaper=Dallas Voice}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2013/03/drag-icon-erica-andrews-passes-away/|location=Houston, Texas|title=Drag icon Erica Andrews passes away|first=Joey|last=Guerra|date=March 12, 2013|work=The Houston Chronicle blog}}</ref> She was also due to reprise her role as Emma Grashun from ''Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives'' in another Israel Luna movie titled '']''.<ref name="youtube-We love you Erica Andrews">{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S9LW3glAGA|first=Israel |last=Luna|title=We love you Erica Andrews|date=March 13, 2013|work=YouTube}}</ref> Andrews' last role was in ''Misperceptions'', a short film by Raymond Barbosa and Chandley Coy which made its debut at the 2013 Pride Film Festival at ]. <ref>{{cite web | title = Pride Film Festival | url = http://eventot.com/pride-film-festival/1771796 | accessdate = May 30, 2013 }}</ref> Andrews' screen appearances included the ]-produced documentary '']'' (2008) which chronicled Andrews' participation in the '']'' in ]. In 2010, she starred in a supporting role in the revenge-horror-exploitation film '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/mar/26/dallas-filmmaker-israel-luna-premiering-new-film-n/|title=Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna premiering new film in New York to much controversy|date=March 26, 2010|last=Lindsey|first=Steven|newspaper=Dallas Voice}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2013/03/drag-icon-erica-andrews-passes-away/|location=Houston, Texas|title=Drag icon Erica Andrews passes away|first=Joey|last=Guerra|date=March 12, 2013|work=The Houston Chronicle blog}}</ref>

====Film====
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|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2013
| ''Misperceptions'' <ref name="IMDB-Misperceptions">{{cite AV media | people = Barbosa, Raymond and Coy, Chandler (Director) | title = Misperceptions | medium = Film | publisher = | location = | date = April 2013 | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2874628/}}</ref><ref name="IMDB-MisperceptionsTrailer">{{cite AV media | people = Barbosa, Raymond and Coy, Chandler (Director) | title = Misperceptions movie trailer | medium = Film | publisher = | location = | date = April 2013 | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXFF4NrWXJo}}</ref>
| Michelle
| Premiered on Sat, May 18, 2013 at the 2013 Pride Film Festival, ].
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Emma Grashun
|
|-
|}

====Music video====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Album
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007
| ]
| '']''
| '']''
| Cameo as performer on stage
| Video aired on September 17, 2007 on ]'s '']''.<ref name="youtube-Jennifer Lopez - Do It Well">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dnTLx4XQDI|title=Jennifer Lopez - Do It Well|year=2007|work=YouTube}}</ref> Some footage depicting Andrews was edited out in final production version that was aired.
|-
| 2007
| ]
| '']''
| '']''
| As a street walker
| Andrews debuts at the 2:01 time marker of the video.<ref name="youtube-Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You" /><br />Video aired on ]'s ''Top 20 Countdown'' on December 1, 2007.

|-
| 2011
| Deborah Vial
| ''Stages and Stones''
| ''Don't Make Me Take It''
| As Deborah Vial's love interest<ref name="article-Gay.net-Singer-Songwriter Deborah Vial - A Woman You Need To Know" />
| Andrews debuts at the 0:42 time marker of the video.<ref name="youtube-Deborah Vial - Don't Make Me Take It" />
|-
|}

====Television====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Episode
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| '']''
| ''Sexy, Hot Ladies...Or Are They?''<ref name="TV-Maury-Sexy, Hot Ladies...Or Are They?">{{cite episode | title = Sexy, Hot Ladies...Or Are They? | episodelink = http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=194938&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=2867999 | url = http://www.mauryshow.com/
| series = Maury | serieslink = http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=194938&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=3048177 | credits = Herself | city = New York City | airdate = January 30, 2001 | began = 1991 | network = NBC Universal | ended = | season = Season 3, 2001 | seriesno = | number = }}</ref>
| Herself
| Episode aired on January 30, 2001.
|-
| ?
| '']''
| ''Male Or Female!''<ref name="TV-Maury-Male Or Female">{{cite episode | title = Male Or Female! | episodelink = | url = http://www.mauryshow.com/
| series = Maury | credits = Herself | serieslink = | city = New York City | airdate = | began = 1991 | network = NBC Universal | ended = | season = | seriesno = | number = }}</ref>
| Herself
|
|-
| 2006
| '']''<ref name="AVmedia-Trantasia">{{cite AV media | people = Jeremy Stanford (Director)| title = | medium = Television production | publisher = TLA | location = USA | date = June 24, 2006 }}</ref>
|
| Herself
| Documentary based on '']''.
|-
| 2007
| '']''<ref>{{cite episode | title = Trantasia | episodelink = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-tyra-banks-show/trantasia-1153891/ | url = http://en.wikipedia.org/Tyra_banks_show | series = The Tyra Banks Show | serieslink = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-tyra-banks-show/| credits = Herself | city = New York City | airdate = November 27, 2007 | began = 1991 | network = CBS Television | ended = May 28, 2010 | season = 3 | seriesno = 56 | number = 56 }}</ref>
| ''Trantasia''
| Herself
| Season 3, episode 56. Episode aired on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.<ref name="article-TV.com-The Tyra Banks Show, Trantasia, Season 3 Episode 56">{{cite news|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-tyra-banks-show/trantasia-1153891/|location=San Francisco, California|title=The Tyra Banks Show, Trantasia, Season 3 Episode 56|date=November 27, 2007|work=CBS Interactive TV.com}}</ref>
|-
|}


===Stage productions=== ===Stage productions===
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In 2009, Andrews performed in Jesus Alonzo's play ''Miss America: A Mexicanito's Fairy Tale'' at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-The house that Tandi built" /> The play was about a nine-year-old boy, Chuy, who dreamed of becoming Miss America. Andrews portrayed Chuy's fairy godmother.<ref name="article-Q San Antonio-San Antonio drag icon Erica Andrews dies" /> In 2009, Andrews performed in Jesus Alonzo's play ''Miss America: A Mexicanito's Fairy Tale'' at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio.<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-The house that Tandi built" /> The play was about a nine-year-old boy, Chuy, who dreamed of becoming Miss America. Andrews portrayed Chuy's fairy godmother.<ref name="article-Q San Antonio-San Antonio drag icon Erica Andrews dies" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Role
! Playwright
! Location
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''Jotos del Barrio''<ref name="article-San Antonio Current-Straight on Queers" />
| Janie la Transie<br />Biological mother to young gay male
| Jesus Alonzo
| Jump-Start Theater, San Antonio, Texas
| Andrews played dual roles in the production. Andrews participated in the ''Jotos del Barrio'' one-night only encore performance at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, San Antonio, Texas on May 10, 2002. Listed as Erica Salazar on production credits.
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''The Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom''<ref name="article-The Club Luxor Promo on Erica Andrews" />
| The Succubus (also known as La Condessa or Magda Legerdemaine)
| Charles Busch
| Woodlawn Theatre, San Antonio, Texas
| Andrews had performed with the Actors Theatre of San Antonio group at the ].
|-
| 2009
| ''Miss America: A Mexicanito's Fairy Tale''<ref name="article-Q San Antonio-San Antonio drag icon Erica Andrews dies" />
| Fairy godmother
| Jesus Alonzo
| Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, San Antonio, Texas
|
|-
|}


==Activism== ==Activism==
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==Death== ==Death==
Andrews died from complications as a result of a ] on March 11, 2013, in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="article-Dallas Voice-Dallas drag diva Erica Andrews dies" /> Andrews died from complications as a result of a ] on March 11, 2013, in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="article-Dallas Voice-Dallas drag diva Erica Andrews dies" />

==Legacy==
At the time of her death, Andrews had 29 drag children and was the head of the House of Andrews drag family. Her drag children include '']'' season 5 contestant Roxxxy Andrews, to whom she was a mentor.

==Pageant titles==
Andrews won numerous pageant titles.<ref name="article-Windy City Times-Erica Andrews dies">{{cite news|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Erica-Andrews-dies/41888.html|location=Chicago, Illinois|title=Erica Andrews dies|date=March 11, 2013|work=Windy City Times}}</ref> Her titles include:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Location
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1989
| Miss Just Us<ref name="book-100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers" />
| San Antonio, Texas
|
|-
|-
| 1990
| South America Newcomer of the Year<ref name="book-100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers" />
| San Antonio, Texas
|
|-
| 1996
| Miss San Antonio USA<ref name="article-San Antonio Express-Female illusionist a star who paved way for others" />
| San Antonio, Texas
| Event venue was The Saint nightclub.
|-
| 1997
| Miss Texas USofA<ref name="article-Texas USofA PageantsA-Miss Gay Texas USofA Former Title Holders">{{cite news|url=http://texasusofapageants.com/Formers.html|title=Miss Gay Texas USofA Former Title Holders|work=Texas USofA Pageants}}</ref>
| ]
| Event venue was Club Crystal (then known as Rich's Houston).
|-
| 1998
| Miss South USofA<ref name="article-Drag Pageant History-Miss South USofA">{{cite news|url=http://draghistory.webs.com/regionaltitles.htm|title=Drag Pageant History-Miss South USofA|work=Drag Pageant History}}</ref>
| ]
|
|-
| 1998
| Miss Illinois Continental<ref name="article-Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Illinois">{{cite news|url=http://draghistory.webs.com/statetitlesam.htm|title=Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Illinois|work=Drag Pageant History}}</ref>
| Chicago, Illinois
|
|-
| 1999
| Miss Gay USofA<ref name="article-Miss Gay USofA-Miss Gay USofA National Titleholders">{{cite news|url=http://www.usofa.org/missgayusofa/national-titleholders/21-erica-andrews.html|location=Dallas, Texas|title=Miss Gay USofA National Titleholders|work=Miss Gay USofA}}</ref>
| Dallas, Texas
| Event venue was Dallas Grand Hotel Ballroom.
|-
| 2001
| Miss Texas Continental<ref name="article-Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Texas">{{cite news|url=http://draghistory.webs.com/statetitlesnw.htm|title=Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Texas|work=Drag Pageant History}}</ref>
| San Antonio, Texas
| Event venue was The Heat nightclub.
|-
| 2004
| Miss Florida Continental<ref name="article-Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Florida">{{cite news|url=http://draghistory.webs.com/statetitlesam.htm|title=Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Florida|work=Drag Pageant History}}</ref>
| ]
| Andrews also won the best gown and talent awards.
|-
| 2004
| Universal ShowQueen<ref name="article-Universal ShowQueen-Universal ShowQueen Pageant Archives">{{cite news|url=http://www.universalshowqueendvd.com/pagentarchives.html|location=Honolulu, Hawaii|title=Universal ShowQueen Pageant Archives|work=Universal ShowQueen}}</ref>
| ]
| Event held on June 26, 2004 at the Pacific Ballroom of the Ilikai Hotel.
|-
| 2004
| ]<ref name="YouTube-Miss Continental 2004 Crowning">{{cite news|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgAd2RmiIeM|location=Chicago, Illinois|title=Miss Continental 2004 Crowning|date=2004|work=YouTube}}</ref>
| Chicago, Illinois
| Event venue was Baton Show Lounge. Andrews had competed for Miss Continental in 1999 and in 2001.
|-
| 2004
| World's Most Beautiful Transsexual*
| Las Vegas, Nevada
| Event venue was Riviera Hotel & Casino. *Won 1st Runner-Up and Best Talent category.
|-
| 2006
| ]<ref name="ReutersChinaDaily - Miss International Queen 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-10/29/content_719201_5.htm|location= Pattaya City, Thailand|title=Miss International Queen 2006|date=October 29, 2006|work=China Daily (syndicated from Reuters)}}</ref>
| ], ]
| Event held on October 29, 2006 at Tiffany's Show Theater, Pattaya City, Chonburi, Thailand. Andrews competed under the Mexican flag. She chose to compete for her country of origin/birth. This was allowed by pageant organizers.
|-
| 2006
| Miss Texas Entertainer of the Year<ref name="article-Drag Pageant History-Miss Texas Entertainer of the Year">{{cite news|url=http://draghistory.webs.com/statetitlesnw.htm|title=Drag Pageant History-Miss Texas Entertainer of the Year|work=Drag Pageant History}}</ref>
| San Antonio, Texas
| Event venue was The Saint nightclub.
|-
| 2006
| ]<ref name="article-Drag Pageant History-Miss Continental Texas">{{cite news|url=http://draghistory.webs.com/statetitlesnw.htm|title=Drag Pageant History-Miss Entertainer of the Year|work=Drag Pageant History}}</ref>
| ]
| Event venue was the Connection Complex.
|}




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| NAME = Andrews, Erica | NAME = Andrews, Erica
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Salazar, Erica; Hutton, Erica; Erica Hutton Andrews | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Salazar, Erica; Hutton, Erica; Erica Hutton Andrews
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Erica Andrews was a highly regarded international and national beauty pageant winner, drag performer, film and stage actor | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Erica Andrews was a renowned international and national beauty pageant winner, drag performer, film and stage actor
| DATE OF BIRTH = Unknown | DATE OF BIRTH = Unknown
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Allende, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | PLACE OF BIRTH = Allende, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

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Erica Andrews /
Erica Salazar
Erica Andrews at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2010
BornEddie Salazar
(1969-09-30)September 30, 1969
Allende, Nuevo León, Mexico
DiedMarch 11, 2013(2013-03-11) (aged 43)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cause of deathComplications from lung infection
NationalityMexican (at birth), later American
Other namesErica Hutton, Erica Hutton Andrews
Occupation(s)Actor, drag performer, entrepreneur
Years active1988 - 2013
Known forDrag performance, beauty pageant winner, stage and film performance

Erica Salazar (September 30, 1969 - March 11, 2013), better known by the stage name Erica Andrews was an international and national beauty pageant title winner, drag performer, actor, entrepreneur and transsexual woman.

Early life and career

Erica Andrews was born Eddie Salazar on September 30, 1969 in Allende, Nuevo León, Mexico. She grew up on a small ranch called Los Aguirres in the rural outskirts of Allende, where there was little electricity. She changed her name to Erica, a name she derived from a phonetic pronunciation of Eddie. She attached a colloquial ca to the end of Eddie so that it sounded like Eddieca and formed the name Erica. Consequently she became Erica Salazar. Beginning around 1989-1990, she took on the stage name Erica Hutton. She named herself after Lauren Hutton, whom she admired. After she met Tandi Andrews, who became her drag mother and mentor, she changed her stage name to Erica Hutton Andrews and subsequently to Erica Andrews.

Andrews was born into a family with two older brothers and a younger sister. During her childhood, her father was sentenced to ten years in prison for a drug offense. Andrews spent her childhood in Allende through the age of 8, when her mother and siblings crossed the border and settled in Laredo, Texas. Though Andrews maintained a relationship with her mother and siblings, she became estranged from her father and never saw him again. Upon leaving home, Andrews attended college for two years, earning an associate degree. She attended cosmetology school and became a licensed cosmetologist. She began to work as a make-up artist and consultant at department store makeup counters for MAC Cosmetics and also for Glamor Shots.

In an interview with Ambiente Magazine in 2005, Andrews recalled a difficult childhood. She described being referred to as a little girl instead of a little boy by a guest speaker at her elementary school and being laughed at by the students. She also remembered in high school returning home from a volleyball game and being taunted by two guys who threw her down, kicked dirt on her, and punched her a couple of times. On the Tyra Banks Show as well as in an online radio interview with Richard Curtin, Andrews discussed a time when she was about 17 when she ran away from home and struggled because of the challenges she faced as a transsexual.

At 18, she was introduced to drag and female impersonation through her then boyfriend who was a female impersonator and drag pageant contestant. In 1988, at 18, Andrews moved with him to San Antonio, Texas, where she made a name for herself in the drag circuit. Her first performance was at a club named Las Gueras to the song Break Away. She began performing on amateur nights at the now defunct Paper Moon night club (later The Saint) on Main Avenue in San Antonio. Andrews won the Paper Moon talent of the week and talent of the month contests. This led to her participation in Paper Moon's Newcomer of the year contest in which she placed third. At the encouragement and support of Raphael Ruiz de Velasco (owner of The Saint night club), Andrews entered the Miss San Antonio USA pageant.

In 2012, after making San Antonio her home base for many years, Andrews moved to Munster, Indiana, to be with her boyfriend.

Gender transition

Andrews was a pre-operative (pre-sex reassignment surgery) transsexual woman. She began her estrogen hormone replacement therapy when she was 18. She had undergone silicone and electrolysis treatment. Andrews has said she had never had any plastic surgery on her face or body.

Artistry

Beauty pageants

Andrews actively participated in beauty pageants. She was a celebrated multi-national and international titleholder. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, she was considered "one of the most decorated queens on the pageant circuit". She was called "the most beautiful drag queen in captivity". The first pageant title that Andrews won was Miss Just Us. She was a promoter for the Miss Texas Continental franchise.

Live performances

Andrews performed on the United States LGBT drag circuit. Andrews performed at San Antonio nightclubs like The Saint, The Bonham, and The Pegasus. Andrews was a cast member of the Rose Room of the Station 4 nightclub in Dallas, Texas. She was a founding member of the Netchicks on Demand show at J.R.'s bar in Dallas. She had also performed in circuit parties in Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. She created a stir for her performance at the Austin Music Hall Circuit Party for Splash, where she did a split-second costume change.

Andrews imitated Hollywood greats such as Joan Crawford, Cher, top Latin artist Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, and fictional characters like Jessica Rabbit and Wonder Woman. Her renowned performances included the Mommie Dearest boardroom scene which was accompanied by a Shirley Bassey mix to I (Who Have Nothing) as well as a depiction of Mary Katherine Gallagher, a fictional character who is a sardonic caricature of an unpopular teen Catholic school girl invented by Saturday Night Live cast member Molly Shannon and featured in Superstar.

Filmography

Andrews appeared three times on Maury (the Maury Povich Show) and on the The Tyra Banks Show. She was also a make-up artist on the Maury Povich show in New York City. In 2007, Andrews did a cameo in Jennifer Lopez's music video, Do It Well from her Brave album. In 2011, she appeared as the love interest in Deborah Vial's music video for the single Don't Make Me Take It from her debut album, Stages and Stones.

Andrews' screen appearances included the United Kingdom-produced documentary Trantasia (2008) which chronicled Andrews' participation in the The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2010, she starred in a supporting role in the revenge-horror-exploitation film Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives.

Stage productions

In 2002, Andrews' first stage performance was in Jotos del Barrio, a play written by Jesus Alonzo that explored the lives of young gay Latinos. The play was presented as a series of poems, monologues, and vignettes. She played a transgendered character, Janie la Transie. In an interview with the San Antonio Current, Andrews spoke of her ability to relate to the character. She also played an additional role as the biological mother of a young gay male.

In 2004, Andrews played the lead role of The Succubus, a vampire lesbian, in Charles Busch's off-Broadway satirical play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, produced by the Actors Theatre of San Antonio group.

In 2009, Andrews performed in Jesus Alonzo's play Miss America: A Mexicanito's Fairy Tale at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio. The play was about a nine-year-old boy, Chuy, who dreamed of becoming Miss America. Andrews portrayed Chuy's fairy godmother.

Activism

In 2010, Andrews was the first model for the Faces of Life photographic project that originated from Dallas, Texas. The project by Jorge Rivas was created to bring awareness to people who are HIV positive or have AIDS.

Death

Andrews died from complications as a result of a lung infection on March 11, 2013, in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

References

  1. ^ Ledezma, Julian (March 20, 2013). "Erica Andrews, SA's brightest LGBT star is gone". San Antonio Current.
  2. ^ Baines, Jenettha (November 30, 2010). 100 of the Most Influential Gay Entertainers. Kernersville, North Carolina: A-Argus Better Book Publishers, LLC. p. 81. ISBN 978-0984619559. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Fernandez, David (February 2005). "An Interview with the lovely Erica Andrews". Ambiente. San Antonio, Texas.
  4. ^ "Just Keep Breathing: Richard Curtin Interviews Erica Andrews". Rational Broadcasting. Dallas, Texas. October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ Taylor, Bob (March 21, 2002). "Interview With Erica Andrews". CarrieFairfield.com. New York City, New York.
  6. ^ "Erica Andrews on The Tyra Banks Show". YouTube. 2009.
  7. ^ Kimura, Wendi (March 21, 2002). "Straight on Queers". San Antonio Current.
  8. Beltran, Jacob (March 13, 2013). "Female illusionist a star who paved way for others". San Antonio Express-News.
  9. "Obituary: Erica Salizar". San Antonio Express News. March 24, 2013.
  10. ^ Stanford, Jeremy (Director) (2007). Trantasia (Television production). ASIN B000V3IXBO.
  11. "Erica Andrews...Global Beauty". Raannt.com. Indianapolis, Indiana.
  12. ^ "The Club Luxor Promo on Erica Andrews". Club Luxor. Lubbock, Texas.
  13. ^ "San Antonio drag icon Erica Andrews dies". Q San Antonio. March 12, 2013.
  14. ^ Jones, Arnold Wayne (March 12, 2013). "Dallas drag diva Erica Andrews dies". Dallas Voice.
  15. "Performer Erica Andrews passes away". Chicago Pride. March 12, 2013.
  16. "DragShowcase Interviews Erica Andrews". DragShowcase. September 30, 2008.
  17. "The Rose Room Cast". The Rose Room. Dallas, Texas.
  18. Richardson, Niall (2010). Transgressive Bodies: Representations in Film and Popular Culture. Farnham, Surrey / Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing Limited. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7546-7622-5.
  19. "Erica Andrews as Jessica Rabbit". YouTube. 2006.
  20. "Erica Andrews". Queer Magnet. San Antonio, Texas.
  21. ^ Rindfuss, Bryan (June 9, 2010). "The house that Tandi built". San Antonio Current.
  22. Andreoli, Rick (December 7, 2011). "Singer-Songwriter Deborah Vial - A Woman You Need To Know". Gay.net. Dallas, Texas.
  23. Lindsey, Steven (March 26, 2010). "Dallas filmmaker Israel Luna premiering new film in New York to much controversy". Dallas Voice.
  24. Guerra, Joey (March 12, 2013). "Drag icon Erica Andrews passes away". The Houston Chronicle blog. Houston, Texas.



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