Carmen Jedet Izquierdo Sánchez, known simply as Jedet (born July 7, 1992), is a Spanish actress, singer, internet celebrity and transgender LGBT activist.
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Born | Carmen Jedet Izquierdo Sánchez 7 July 1992[1] Girona, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, writer and LGBTI activist |
Artistic career
editIn 2016, Jedet started to be known as King Jedet,[2] mostly on social media through her activism and her YouTube channel. At the same time she published her first book, Mi último Regalo.[3] In an interview that same year, with WAG1 Magazine, Jedet confessed her intention to transition as a transgender woman.[4]
In 2017, Jedet began her music career by releasing a collaboration with Ms Nina on the song "Reinas".[5]
She began her television career in supporting roles in Looser and Paquita Salas.[6] In 2020, Jedet got the leading role in the Antena 3 Veneno playing Cristina Ortiz.[7][8] She recorded a version of "Veneno pa tu piel" as the main theme of the series.[9] For this television role she received the 2020 Ondas Award in the category of Best Female Performer in National Fiction.[10]
Private life
editAlthough her parents are Andalusian and she grew up in Polícar,[11] she was born in Girona and lived there for several years during her youth, so she speaks fluent Catalan. [12] In particular, she was raised in l’Escala and attended primary and secondary school in Torroella de Montgrí. [13]
Filmography
editYear | Títle | Channel | Character | Episodes |
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2018 | Looser | Flooxer | Xadette | 3 episodes |
2019 | Paquita Salas | Netflix | Paris | 2 episodes |
2020 | Veneno | Atresplayer Premium | La Veneno | 3 episodes |
2021 | Cardo | Dolores | 1 episode | |
2022 | Drag Race España[14] | Herself | 1 episode | |
2022 | Mujeres Asesinas | ViX+ | Paula | 1 episode |
Awards
editYear | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Ondas Awards | Best female performer in national fiction | Veneno | Won | [15] |
Hoy Magazine Awards | 2020 Pledge | Veneno | Nominated | [16] | |
2021 | Hoy Magazine Awards | Best look of the year | Makeup: Miss Diamondz
Hairdresser: Rafael Bueno |
Won | [17] |
Discography
editPublications
edit- Sánchez, Jedet (2016). Mi último regalo : diario de un corazón abierto en canal. Ediciones Hidroavión. ISBN 978-84-945306-8-5. OCLC 962816965.
- Efecto Mariposa. PLAN B. 2020. ISBN 9788417809232. OCLC 962816965.
References
edit- ^ "Jedet". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
- ^ "King Jedet admite que ha tenido problemas mentales: "Toqué fondo"". ElMundo (in Spanish). 12 February 2019.
- ^ "'Creadorxs': King Jedet sobre la identidad, el compromiso social y la ambición creativa". GQ España (in Spanish). 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Jedet desvela que ha comenzado su tratamiento para cambiarse de sexo: "Ya me siento mujer"". El Español (in Spanish). 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Así es el videoclip de 'Reinas', de King Jedet y Ms Nina". Shangay (in Spanish). 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Jedet, ante el reto de encarnar a La Veneno para Los Javis: "Sentía que el papel era para mí, lo necesitaba"". VerTele (in Spanish). 21 December 2019.
- ^ "King Jedet, la 'influencer trans' que será la Veneno de Los Javis". El País (in Spanish). 1 December 2019.
- ^ "El meteórico ascenso de Jedet, una de las actrices detrás de 'La Veneno'". ElConfidencial.com (in Spanish). 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Entrevistamos a Jedet, protagonista de "Veneno", biopic sobre La Veneno". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). 27 March 2020.
- ^ "'MasterChef', las actrices de 'Veneno' y 'Patria', entre los premios Ondas 2020" (in Spanish). FormulaTV. 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Entrevista a Jedet", YouTube (in Spanish), 24 March 2021
- ^ "Jedet Sánchez, de l'èxit de Veneno al retorn a la música en solitari", TV3 (in Catalan), 28 December 2020
- ^ "Entrevista a Jedet - Adolescents.cat", YouTube (in Catalan), 24 October 2022
- ^ "'Drag Race España' y Sharonne brindan un impecable homenaje a Verónica Forqué", www.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish), 25 April 2022
- ^ "'MasterChef', las actrices de 'Veneno' y 'Patria', entre los premios Ondas 2020" (in Spanish). FormulaTV. 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Nominaciones a los Premios Forqué". 20Minutos (in Spanish). 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Jedet, ganadora al 'Mejor look del año ' en los Premios HMag 2021" (in Spanish). 15 December 2021.
- ^ "'Mi música es política': King Jedet presenta su primera mixtape". Vice (in Spanish). 29 June 2018.