Candy Dubois (also known as Candy Santiago and born Candelaria Manso Seguel, August 24, 1942 – May 21, 1995) was a Chilean dancer. She performed with the gender non-conforming group Blue Ballet, and worked with choreographer Paco Mairena.
Dubois was born as Candelaria Manso Seguel in Santiago on August 24, 1942.[1] [2] She was later raised by her paternal grandparents in Cartagena until she ran away at age ten. She eventually began to work as a dancer and was later discovered by choreographer, Paco Mairena. Mairena convinced Dubois to move to Santiago where she later joined the Blue Ballet, a group of performers who were gender non-conforming. Dubois performed with Blue Ballet for around twenty years, appearing in Chile and in Europe. In Europe, she used the stage name of Candy Santiago.[3] She also performed at the Bim Bam Bum theater in Santiago.[4] In Europe, Dubois underwent sex reassignment surgery. She later married a French man and took the name of Dubois. After touring Europe, Dubois returned to Chile in 1984 and opened a club called Le Trianon.
In 1994, Dubois was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer.[5] [6] Her last performance took place in February 1995 at the Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar. Dubois died on May 21, 1995.