Christian Chávez is going back on tour with RBD, and this time he’s bringing his full self
Rebelde and its associated pop group RBD. At the height of the band’s popularity in 2007, Chávez was blackmailed with photos of his secret wedding to his then-husband, who he’d married two years prior in Canada.
Rather than deny the accusations, Chávez chose to come out via a letter to his friends. It was a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ representation: Chávez is regarded as one of the first high-profile Mexican celebrities to come out.A post shared by Christian Chávez (@christianchavezreal)“I was the first Latin American star to talk about my sexuality even before Ricky [Martin] came out with his book,” Chávez told Queerty in a 2020 interview. “At that moment, I was not thinking about my career.
I was not thinking if this is going to make it better or worse. I was in love and for me, it was about that.”Sadly, Chávez’s career suffered in the years following his coming out.
In 2008, RBD broke up, and Chavez’s work as a solo artist was being rejected by radio stations for being “gay music.” This culminated in a suicide attempt in 2013, a low point for Chávez that, luckily, he’s made a full recovery from.“Now that I’m healed and I have so much to offer, I don’t regret everything,” Chávez recently told People. “I honestly do believe that things happen for a reason.
