81:. She began wearing typically feminine clothing at the age of 13, and from an early age she was accepted by her mother, who was single, as well as by the neighbors in the neighborhood. During the 1960s, La Petróleo was a regular customer of the Bar Constancia, one of the few shelters for the LGBT community during the dictatorship, located in the Santa María neighborhood, where she also met the vedette La Salvaora, with whom she formed a long personal and professional relationship. During the
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On 30 July 2022, in commemoration of LGBT Pride month, the Cádiz city council paid tribute to La Petróleo and her partner, vedette La
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