Nueva Cero

Nueva Cero (formerly known as Paradise) is an LGBT nightclub located in the commune of San Miguel, in Santiago de Chile.[1][2]

History

The venue originally housed the San Miguel Theater, located at 1204 Euclides Street—formerly called “Central Avenue”—[3] and built in the 1920s. In the following decades, it hosted various cultural events and operated as a cinema until the 1980s.[4]

After its closure as a cinema, in 1981 the venue became the Sala Lautaro, also known as “Gimnasio Lautaro” or “Sala Euclides”, and hosted concerts by various musical groups during the 1980s and early 1990s, particularly rock bands such as Amapola and Tumulto, or thrash metal bands like Massacre and Warpath, and death metal bands like Torturer, Sadism, Death Yell, Darkness, Abhorrent, and Atomic Aggressor.[5][6] Sala Lautaro closed its doors around September 1991.[7]

In the early 1990s, the venue housed the nightclub Paradise, primarily aimed at a gay audience and featuring drag queen shows,[1] such as performances by Maureen Junott and Kassandra Romanini.[2][8] The venue was later operated by Sarquis y Meza Limitada, who in 1998 founded the nightclub Cero, which in subsequent years became known as Nueva Cero.[9]

Among the shows held at Nueva Cero is Reinas de la Noche, with backstage hosted by Janin Day between 2016 and 2018,[10] and the beauty contest Miss Nueva Cero.[11] Nueva Cero has also hosted qualifying events and the final of Mister Gay Chile,[12] and has participated in the Santiago LGBT Pride March.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Herrera Zamora, Gabriel (June 2017). "Llena eres de gracia" (PDF). Santiago de Chile: University of Chile. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Cantillana Jiménez, Claudio (2017). "Trans/Trave/Drag Sociability in Santiago de Chile" (PDF). Santiago de Chile: University of Chile. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Anuario Kraft". 1942. p. 419. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ^ Marchant, Reinaldo Eduardo (2017). Allende, la leche y yo. Santiago de Chile: Mago Editores. p. 419. ISBN 978-956-317-372-7. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  5. ^ Sánchez Mondaca, Maximiliano (2007). "Thrash metal: from sound to content" (PDF). Santiago de Chile: University of Chile. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  6. ^ Jara, Patricio (2015). Pájaros Negros 2: More chronicles of Chilean heavy metal. Santiago de Chile: Ediciones B. p. 278. ISBN 978-956-9339-38-7. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. ^ Ponce, David (2008). Sound Check. First stories of rock in Chile (1956–1984). Santiago de Chile: Ediciones B. pp. 368–369.
  8. ^ ""Dinastía", the pride of Paula Berry's diverse family". Revista Clóset. June 2, 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. ^ Municipality of San Miguel (February 1, 2005). "Extraordinary Session" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ^ Contreras, Alan (March 20, 2023). "The queen of the backstages: Janin Day responded whether she would join "Big Brother"". Fotech. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Tania Shleger is crowned as the new queen of Cero Discotheque". Revista Clóset. October 19, 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. ^ "After two years of absence, Chile will have a new Mister Gay". Revista Clóset. January 27, 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual (2012). "Human Rights Report 2011" (PDF). Movilh. p. 300. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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