In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Mostajo.
Marcia Torres
Torres in the foreground, costumed as a vedette
Born
Alberto Arturo Torres Mostajo
1950 (1950)
Antofagasta, Chile
Died
2011 (aged 60–61)
Antofagasta, Chile
Nationality
Chilean
Other names
Marcela Alejandra Torres Mostajo
Occupation(s)
hairstylist and entertainer
Years active
1967–2011
Marcia Torres (Marcia Alejandra Torres Mostajo, 1950–2011) was the first person to obtain sex reassignment surgery in Latin America. Torres established a successful hair styling business in Antofagasta, Chile, before she learned of the successful gender corrective operation of Christine Jorgensen and the pioneering work in sexuality by Antonio Salas Vieyra and Osvaldo Quijada in Chile. Torres contacted Salas and Quijada, was examined by medical experts, and subsequently underwent the procedure in March 1973.
After her surgery, Torres became a cabaret star, performing as a vedette in clubs in Chile and abroad before returning to her home town and resuming her career as a stylist. Her history is illustrative of changing discourses on gender and sexuality, as well as informative in the debates on identity law and the basic human rights of LGBT citizens.
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prostitutes alongside the Interstate 71; his first suspected victim is Marcia King, who was identified in 2018. Samuel Legg III, a trucker, has been arrested...
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