Chico's Angels
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Title characters of Chico's Angels (from l. to r.): Quintero as Kay Sedia, Garcia as Chita Parol, and Casillas as Frieda Laye.
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Genres | Comedy, drag queen, LGBT |
| Subject(s) | Parody |
| Website | www |
Chico's Angels is a live comedy production in Los Angeles which parodies the 1976–81 television series Charlie's Angels. Starring three drag queens in the title roles, the show has been performed regularly at the Cavern Club Theatre in Silver Lake since July 25, 2003. It was co-created by Oscar Quintero, who performs as one of the leads, and Kurt Koehler, who also directs the show.
Like Charlie's Angels, the show focuses on three female private detectives who investigate crimes on assignment from their mysterious boss, whom they have never seen in person. In Chico's Angels, the ladies are brassy, gaudily dressed Mexican women who often insult and argue with each other. BroadwayWorld.com described it as "a Latino drag queen/Three Stooges version of the 70s series", and Siran Babayan wrote in LA Weekly, "It’s like an Agatha Christie novel, only with drag queens."TMZ said, "Imagine if the Angels were a bit more masculine, a whole lot trampier and spoke English as a second language." Bill Raden wrote for LA Weekly, "this trio of blowsy, somewhat earthier angels comes with cha-cha heels on their gumshoes, a decidedly bitchy attitude and a virtue that can be summed up in one word—cheap".
In 2011, Jai Rodriguez of Queer Eye briefly portrayed Chita in "Love Boat Chicas" for a week of LA performances and two weeks in San Diego.Charo, who is parodied in that "episode", watched one of these LA performances and, according to Rodriguez, "loved it". Daniel Edward Mora portrayed Bossman for an October 2015 run of "Chicas in Chains", as well as the August/September 2016 initial run of the fifth episode, "Waikiki Chicas".
The rotating cast of guest stars in supporting roles has included Koehler, Shelley Hennig, Natalie Lander, Cher Ferreyra, Beth Leckbee, and Duke Shoman.Eden Espinosa and Steven Hill have appeared in webisodes.
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