Nina Flowers
Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez, better known as Nina Flowers, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, DJ, activist, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality who has been performing since 1993.
Biography
Flowers was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She started her career as a DJ in 1989 where she became a resident DJ at Krash Klub Kafe, one of the most prestigious clubs in the Caribbean. She started her drag career in March 1993 while studying to become a professional makeup artist. In 1999, she won both the Miss Puerto Rico Continental and Miss City Lights Continental pageants.Television
Flowers became a cast member on Logo's reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on the network in February 2009. Flowers finished in second place and won the Miss Congeniality award during the first season's reunion special, making her the first runner-up to win the title and highest ever Miss. Congeniality in the history of the show. She is also the first ever contestant to win a maxi challenge in the history of the show as well as the first contestant to never place in the bottom two. The publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT events including Denver Pride, San Juan Pride, Chicago Pride and Vancouver Pride. Besides her participation on RuPaul's Drag Race, Flowers has performed on the popular Puerto Rican television program Objetivo Fama, which airs throughout the United States and Latin America.In early 2010, Flowers joined the cast of Logo's new reality series RuPaul's Drag U. This summer replacement series premiered on July 19, 2010. Flowers was one of 12 past Drag Race contestants in the season-one cast of , which premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Forming Team Brown Flowers along with contestant Tammie Brown, both contestants were eliminated in the second episode of the series which aired on October 28, 2012.
Music
In December 2009, Flowers released her first dance single "Loca", which is available for purchase via iTunes and other commercial music sites. The single has been remixed by such notable remixers as William Umana, Joe Gauthreaux, and Manny Lehman. The single reached its highest spot on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play the week of 30 January 2010. Continuing her first successful venture in the dance music industry, Flowers released her first EP of original songs on July 15, 2010. Titled Start Your Engines, the album is a compilation of six tracks that she and producer/remixer William Umana produced. The first single, "Locas in da House," utilizes Flowers's trademark catchphrase in a tribal house anthem. In January 2011, Flowers released her dance single "I'm Feelin Flowers", which she produced in collaboration with Miami-based deejay/producer DJ MDW. Her single "Rock the Beat" was released on July 31, 2012. Today Nina Flowers holds Dj residencies in several cities in the US and, and she continues to captivate fans around the globe with her powerfully engaging connection to the audiences, and her progressive sound filled with tribal beats. Nina Flowers describes her sound as edgy, spicy, colorful, energetic, groovy and original.Personal life
Flowers and her husband, Antonio Purcell reside in Denver, Colorado, as of 2009.On May 29, 2009, Denver's mayor, John Hickenlooper, proclaimed May 29 "Nina Flowers Day" in recognition of Flowers's contributions to the city's LGBT community.
Filmography
Television
Music videos
Web series
Discography
EPs| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2010 | Start Your Engines | With William Umana |
| 2010 | Start Your Engines | With William Umana |
Singles
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2011 | I'm Feeling Flowers | |
| 2011 | Tip | Featured artist for William Umana |
| 2011 | Bailar | With DJ MDW |
| 2012 | Rock The Beat | With William Umana |
| 2013 | The Queens | With DJ MDW and VButterfly La Mariposa |
| 2013 | Cafre | Featured artist for Cindel |
| 2013 | Tekila | Featured artist for Armenta Violinist |
| 2015 | Drums | Featured artist for Peter Presta |
| 2015 | My House | Featured artist for Alan Capetillo |
| 2016 | Beat It, Bitch | |
| 2016 | Subelo | Featured artist for Erich Ensastigue & DJ CARLOS G |
| 2016 | Damelo | With Erick Ibiza |
| 2016 | Flow | Featured artist for Obra Primitiva |
| 2016 | Intersection | With Jossep Garcia |
| 2016 | Intensity | Featured artist for Jersy Beeats & Erick Martell |
| 2016 | Eternal | With DJ Goozo and Jr Loppez |
| 2016 | De Tin Marin de Do Pingue | Featured artist for Armenta Violinist |
| 2016 | Deranged | Featured artist for Jesus Montañez |
| 2016 | International Superstar | Featured artist for Paulo Pacheco |
| 2017 | La Bomba | Featured artist for Daniel Castillo |
| 2017 | Dreams | Featured artist for Ralph Oliver |
| 2017 | Tambores | Featured artist for Bio Zounds |