It was the weekend entertainment for the whole community. The park was in a walled-in plaza, and people who lived next to the plaza had great views from their roofs. Everyone was there from grandmothers to toddlers. Men and women spend the evening before the show hanging out, drinking beer, and dancing. The drag show was part of the government supported community arts program.
Every community has one.
In Cuba, artists get paid to go to college and are paid to work by the government. The show finally started. It was late because there was no electricity in the make-up room and it took extra time for the dancers to get ready. They were really good dancers, lip syncing to favorite Cuban, Spanish and American songs. Most of the drag queens were from Havana, but it was the local dancer that really got everyone cheering.