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Pura Luka Vega, mother perform 'The Prayer' in fundraiser event

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega performed with their mother during a fundraiser event held in Manila on October 9, 2023. Screenshot." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/10/09/20231009-pura.jpg"/><figcaption>Embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega performed with their mother during a fundraiser event held in Manila on October 9, 2023. Screenshot. </figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — It was an emotional night for the LGBT community as embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega performed with their mother during a fundraiser event held on Sunday.</p><p>Titled &quot;NKKLK: A Fundraising Show for Pura Luka Vega,&quot; various drag artists in the Philippines gathered to show their support to Pura, who was recently released on bail. </p><p>Among those who performed at the event were &quot;Drag Race Philipines&quot; season 1 winner Precious Paula Nicole along with the first season&#x27;s contestant Lady Morgana, Corazon Filipinas, and Turing. Veruschka Levels from season 2 also joined the event.</p><p>Also in the lineup were Pura&#x27;s &quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; season 1 co-stars Maria Cristina, Aries Night, and Lady Gagita.</p><p>During the final part of the show, Pura performed a lip sync of &quot;The Prayer,&quot; which made the audience tear up as the artist&#x27;s mother joined them on stage.</p><p>In her speech, &quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; season 1 winner NAIA stressed that art should not be censored. </p><p>&quot;This is not just an attack against the community; this is an attack against the freedom of speech. Drag is an art form that cannot be silenced and art should not be censored,&quot; NAIA said. </p><p>&quot;An attack against one of us is an attack against every single one of us and our community and we all stood up against that today,&quot; she added.</p><p>Pura was released on bail last Saturday, the Manila police said, days after their arrest in relation to a remix performance of the Catholic Mass song &quot;Ama Namin.&quot; </p><p>A photo released by Police Lt. Col. Leandro Gutierrez, chief of the Manila Police District Station 3, showed Pura, whose real name is Amadeus Fernando Pagante, outside the jail facility. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/04/23/embattled-drag-artist-pura-luka-vega-arrested-in-manila">Embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega arrested in Manila</a></li></ul><p>Bail recommended for the immoral doctrines, obscene publications, and exhibitions and indecent shows case was at P72,000.</p><p>The Manila police arrested Pura on Wednesday for a complaint filed against them over a video that ignited a firestorm of criticism from politicians and leaders in the Philippines, where a majority identifies as Catholic.</p><p>Pura has been declared <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/13/23/pura-luka-vega-stands-by-ama-namin-drag-performance" target="_blank">persona non grata</a> — through non-binding resolutions — in several provinces, cities, and towns calling the performance &quot;blasphemous and a disrespect to the religion.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/13/23/pura-luka-vega-stands-by-ama-namin-drag-performance">Pura Luka Vega stands by &#x27;Ama Namin&#x27; drag performance</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2836187" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

 It was an emotional night for the LGBT community as embattled drag artist Pura Luka Vega performed with their mother during a fundraiser event held on Sunday.

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Pura Luka Vega, mother perform 'The Prayer' in fundraiser event

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 09, 2023 08:25 PM PHT

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