2022 NIGHTLIFE
Live Shows Offer World Class Entertainment
Plus other fun adult things to do while visiting By Salvador Dominguez
For a city the size of Puerto Vallarta, you will probably never find so many options to see live performances. It’s an amazing place that attracts some world class performers. Puerto Vallarta is not only a destination where you can sunbathe in the sun and enjoy the sea, it also has a large number of incredible shows that will make your nights unforgettable. While it’s almost impossible to list all of those options here, we’ve picked a few live performances to highlight, some of our favorite venues to watch shows in, and, along with a few other fun things to do, including strip clubs and saunas! First, let’s get started with some “must see” shows.
What a Drag!
This is one of the most anticipated events of the high season in Puerto Vallarta. It has been taking place for eight consecutive years and year after year it accumulates more fans and more professionals in the arts are also joining to collaborate in this noble cause. This project has grown from just doing games and fashion shows to taking place atl ACT2PV, but has grown so much that the annual show has moved to the Teatro Vallarta Culture Center (Vallarta Theater), Uruguay 184, 5 de Diciembre. The show typically sells out the 900 seat venue. What a Drag is an event that raises funds for battered women from the Casa Esperanza Shelter. Women who have suffered from violence. The show consists of a drag contest with the peculiarity that the participants are heterosexual men who have never climbed on heels or made up makeup in their lives. Advised by professional hairdressers and makeup artists from Vallarta who generously donate their time and talent and manage to transform these gentlemen into all drag queens. Today there is a long waiting list of enthusiastic men who are willing to experience drag and walk in heels for a cause: to take a stand against violence against women. We hear that at the 2022 show, great singer Effie Passero, a 29-year-old singer/songwriter and cabaret performer, will be there. Effie’s influences range from Tori Amos to Elton John, and all the way to Pavarotti. What A Drag is a fun, professional event and above all with a great cause which we hope will continue to grow year after year. It is a unique event that will be presented on Sunday March 13, 2022 at the Vallarta Theater. To purchase your tickets visit their website: www.whatadragpv.com
Mayahuel Show
This show will transport you to the roots of Mexican culture. Particularly the roots of Jalisco. Mayahuel is a journey full of emotions and magic. It is the story of the goddess Mayahuel, the most beautiful star in the sky, who comes down to earth in love with Quetzalcoatl, the king of the Mexica and when she arrives here she is impressed by everything her eyes see 36
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