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Luis Camacho (Dancer)
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'''Luis Camacho''' (1970-) is a dancer, choreographer and recording artist. He is best known for his work with Madonna.
== Early life ==
Luis Camacho (also known as Luis Camacho Xtravaganza), was born April 3, 1970 in lower east [[Manhattan|Manhattan, New York]]<ref></ref> to [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] parents.
Camacho trained in dance at the [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School]] for Music and Art and the Performing Arts alongside fellow student Jose Gutierrez<ref></ref><ref name=":0"></ref>. At night he was a performer in the New York ballroom and dance club scene<ref></ref>, leaving the House of Lame to join the [[House of Xtravaganza]]<ref name=":0" />. Their signature house style was [[Vogue (dance)|voguing]], and Camacho and [[Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza|Jose Gutierrez]], who had also joined the House of Xtravaganza were frequent performers in the competitions. Camacho took the surname Xtravaganza, as did his fellow club performers.
== Collaboration with Madonna ==
In the late 1980's the singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] was looking for talented dancers and was shown a home video of Camacho and Gutierrez voguing at Xtravaganza<ref></ref>. They auditioned for her<ref></ref> and she put them under contract to perform with her in support of her next album and tour - [[Blond Ambition World Tour|Blonde Ambition]]. The song and video, [[Vogue (Madonna song)|Vogue]] from the album [[Like a Prayer (album)|Like a Prayer]], was inspired by the ballroom scene, and Camacho and Gutierrez choreographed their sections of the video, filmed by [[David Fincher]]. Their choreography was nominated for a 1990 [[MTV Video Music Award]] for Best Choreography in a Video. Camacho and Gutierrez appeared in the 1990 MTV Video Awards on stage with Madonna for her Marie Antoinette performance<ref></ref>. They appeared in a [[Rock the Vote]] public service announcement<ref name=":0" />. Camacho and Gutierrez were part of the Blonde Ambition tour, which performed across North America, Europe and Asia and they appeared in the documentary film [[Madonna: Truth or Dare]] (In bed with Madonna) (1991), which followed the worldwide tour.
After the Blonde Ambition tour concluded, Madonna continued to lend support to Camacho and Gutierrez, who performing under the name Jose and Luis, recorded an album, The Queen's English. Madonna sang background vocals on this record, which was produced by Madonna's label, Maverick<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. Two other songs, Do it to the rhythm and You want to touch me, appeared on the 1993 [[Sire Records]] sampler, New Faces.
== Film and other work ==
Camacho struggled with addiction for many years following the success of the Madonna period<ref></ref>, as he and many of the dancers from Madonna's tour, adjusted to the loss of fame and the death of many friends within the LGBTQ community, due to [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] related illnesses. He has been sober since 2004<ref> The Fight Magazine|website=thefightmag.com|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>.
Camacho performed in the films, [[The Birdcage]] (1996) and [[Austin Powers in Goldmember]] (2002) and continued to work as a dancer and choreographer. He has worked with [[Tony Bennett]], [[Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam|Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam]] and [[Aretha Franklin]].
He has choreographed casino shows including Carnival Cabaret for the Horizon Casino and Resort in [[Lake Tahoe|Lake Tahoe, California]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref>.
Camacho reunited with the male dancers of the Blonde Ambition tour in the documentary film, [[Strike a Pose|Strike a pose]] (2016) which chronicled their time working with Madonna and subsequent careers<ref></ref><ref>|last2=Edt|first2=05:56pm|date=2016-04-18|website=Latin Times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>. He and Jose Gutierrez were Grand Marshals of the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in 2018<ref name=":0" />. Camacho continues to teach dance in the Los Angeles area<ref></ref>.
== References ==
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