Jedet Explained

Jedet
Birth Name:Carmen Jedet Izquierdo Sánchez
Birth Date:1992 7, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Girona, Spain
Occupation:Singer, actress, writer and LGBTI activist

Carmen Jedet Izquierdo Sánchez, known simply as Jedet (born July 7, 1992), is a Spanish actress, singer, internet celebrity and transgender LGBT activist.

Artistic career

In 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

Although her parents are Andalusian and she grew up in Polícar, she was born in Girona and lived there for several years during her youth, so she speaks fluent Catalan. In particular, she was raised in l’Escala and attended primary and secondary school in Torroella de Montgrí.

Filmography

YearTítleChannelCharacterEpisodes
2018LooserFlooxerXadette3 episodes
2019Paquita SalasNetflixParis2 episodes
2020VenenoAtresplayer PremiumLa Veneno3 episodes
2021CardoDolores1 episode
2022Drag Race España Herself1 episode
2022Mujeres AsesinasViX+Paula1 episode

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2020Ondas AwardsBest female performer in national fictionVeneno[11]
Hoy Magazine Awards2020 PledgeVeneno[12]
2021Hoy Magazine AwardsBest look of the yearMakeup: Miss DiamondzHairdresser: Rafael Bueno[13]

Discography

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jedet . FórmulaTV. es.
  2. Web site: 12 February 2019 . King Jedet admite que ha tenido problemas mentales: "Toqué fondo" . ElMundo . es.
  3. Web site: 2 July 2019 . 'Creadorxs': King Jedet sobre la identidad, el compromiso social y la ambición creativa . GQ España . es.
  4. Web site: 3 December 2019 . Jedet desvela que ha comenzado su tratamiento para cambiarse de sexo: "Ya me siento mujer" . El Español . es.
  5. Web site: 19 July 2017 . Así es el videoclip de 'Reinas', de King Jedet y Ms Nina . Shangay . es.
  6. Web site: 21 December 2019 . Jedet, ante el reto de encarnar a La Veneno para Los Javis: "Sentía que el papel era para mí, lo necesitaba" . VerTele . es.
  7. News: 1 December 2019 . King Jedet, la 'influencer trans' que será la Veneno de Los Javis . es . El País .
  8. Web site: 23 November 2019 . El meteórico ascenso de Jedet, una de las actrices detrás de 'La Veneno' . ElConfidencial.com . es.
  9. Web site: 27 March 2020 . Entrevistamos a Jedet, protagonista de "Veneno", biopic sobre La Veneno . MondoSonoro . es.
  10. Web site: 28 October 2020 . 'MasterChef', las actrices de 'Veneno' y 'Patria', entre los premios Ondas 2020 . FormulaTV . es.
  11. Web site: 28 October 2020 . 'MasterChef', las actrices de 'Veneno' y 'Patria', entre los premios Ondas 2020 . es . FormulaTV.
  12. Web site: 27 November 2020 . Nominaciones a los Premios Forqué . es . 20Minutos.
  13. Web site: Jedet, ganadora al 'Mejor look del año ' en los Premios HMag 2021 . 15 December 2021 . es.
  14. Web site: 29 June 2018 . 'Mi música es política': King Jedet presenta su primera mixtape . Vice . es.

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