GadYola is a multidisciplinary artist. She holds a BA in Audiovisual Communication from Carlos III University of Madrid. She practices drag to generate a critical discourse on heteronormativity and European whiteness. Born in Lima, Peru, and raised in Madrid, Gad Yola strives to disrupt and question Spanish institutions, exhibition spaces, and pop culture. She expresses her dissent against racism and LGBTphobia through her musical and audiovisual production, such as the 2022 debut single “No exotice,” which was awarded Best National Music Video at the CuscoWeb Fest. Her music video, “Travesti del Perú” (“Trans from Peru,” 2023), is a call to acknowledge her native country’s queer history. GadYola is the mother at House of Gad and creator of “El drag es marrón” (“Drag Is Brown”), a performance piece that explores love relationships among queer people living as migrants. The cross-cutting nature of her work has led her to become a speaker, participant, protagonist, and sought-after cultural figure in Madrid.