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Gloria Trevi is back

11:55 H | Topics: Celebrities - Mexico - Music

I must have missed this, but it seems that after touring the Latin stages of gay pride celebrations around the country this year, la Trevi is once again a star, according to AP:

When Mexico's scandalous pop diva Gloria Trevi — once the country's highest-paid performer and known as "Mexico's Madonna" — left jail, she handed out fliers to promote herself.

The hard work is paying off: two years later, Trevi has shot to worldwide superstardom.

Her comeback album, "Como nace el universo," or "How the Universe Was born," sold more than 200,000 copies in the United States, and received a Latin Billboard Award nomination for best album.

The single "Todos me miran," or "Everyone is Looking at Me," whose video depicts a gay man coming out, hit No. 1 in Mexico. These days, Trevi has become an icon for gay men on both sides of the border, dubbed the "Gay Queen."

Apparently la chica de pelo suelto is also becoming an outspoken defender of gays and lesbians.

The song "Everyone Is Looking at Me," which she said is based on a friend's experience, was a favorite at sold-out shows during Trevi's recent tour of major gay clubs from New York to Los Angeles.

Her album "How the Universe is Born" was a testament to fans of Trevi's fight against social taboos and not being influenced by others, and she has said "Everyone Is looking at me" also relates her own feelings of being rejected by certain sectors of society.

She said she hopes her music inspires people to stay true to themselves.

In addition to the GLBT cause, la Trevi has also set up a foundation to help incarcerated mothers, a result of her experience of losing a child while in prison.

Via / Yahoo! Entertainment

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