Mr. Vallarta Kicks Off at Coco Cabaret

The Third Annual Mr. Vallarta kicked off yesterday at Coco Cabaret with 11 hopefuls onstage and an appreciative audience. Vallarta’s only ‘beauty’ pageant dealt with just that: How do you look in jeans and a button-down shirt? Round Two: just the jeans and everyone’s favorite part, Round Three, a mere speedo. A vast amount of flesh, most of it hard-earned muscle from the gym. If I had been counting tattoos, I would still be counting…

Interspersed between rounds was entertainment by Ada Vox, the three Divas, and co-host – with Sebastian Coronel – Nacho Granados offering up some Tom Jones.

Three contestants were eliminated, and the final eight will return next Wednesday at 6 pm to see who will emerge as Mr. Vallarta 2025. A couple of contestants were crowd favorites, including Aussie Woody Fox, the latest addition to Airotic’s aerial team. That show followed Mr. Vallarta with loads of patrons hanging on to their coveted front-row seats. My personal favorite – thank you for asking! – for Mr. Vallarta was Diego, a massively built Colombian. Come back in a week, and I’ll tell you who won!

All proceeds from this event and next week’s final are slated for Vallarta’s Gay+ Community Center – a most deserving non-profit.

I finally saw Chris Lopez, fresh from his epic Sam Smith Tribute at Coco Cabaret, to deliver long-overdue hugs. Three more shows have been added to Coco’s roster for February, so don’t miss it.

I am heading to the The Palm Cabaret and Bar this afternoon at 5 pm for a Santana Tribute. I had the pleasure of seeing Carlos Santana in Canada years ago. He was born just south of Vallarta, in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, in case you didn’t know; a full report on this one-off show in the morning. Back to The Palm on Saturday to catch the delightful Zoë Lewis, also at 5 pm. How I adore these early time slots.

Scrabble went well; the crown still fits me. Take good care of our tourists; they are our life’s blood. See you in the morning.