Marina Summers

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Guinto and the surname or paternal family name is Alabado.

Adrian Matthew Guinto Alabado (born November 28, 1996), known professionally as Marina Summers, is a Filipino drag performer best known for competing on the first season of Drag Race Philippines and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.

Marina Summers
Marina Summers at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born	Adrian Matthew Guinto Alabado[1][2] (1996-11-28) November 28, 1996 (age 27)[3] Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Alma mater	Polytechnic University of the Philippines (BA)
Occupation	Drag performer
Known for	Drag Race Philippines (season 1) RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series 2)

Early life

Marina Summers was raised in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya.^[4]

Career

Marina Summers is a drag queen who was a runner-up on season 1 of Drag Race Philippines.^[5] During her time on the show, she mended her relationship with former "drag mother" Xilhouete.^[4]

Marina Summers released her debut single "I Have Arrived" in November 2020.^[6][7] In late 2022, she released the single "Divine".^[8][9] The song was produced by Moophs of Tarsier Records, who was also the producer of the song "Pop Off Ate" from the Drag Race Philippines girl group challenge.^[4] She released the R&B single "Ride 4 Me" in April 2023.^[10][11]

In June 2023, she and fellow Drag Race contestant Viñas DeLuxe performed a musical one-night show at Teatrino in Greenhills' Promenade as part of Pride Month. The show was called "One Night Only" and featured Maxie Andreison, Eva Le Queen, and P-pop girl group BINI as guests.^[12]

Marina Summers has also walked the runway for Kay Morales at BYS Fashion Week in Makati, and was named an ambassador for makeup brand Strokes Beauty Lab.^[6] In 2023, she was featured on a Times Square billboard in New York City as part of as part of Spotify's "GLOW", described as "an equity program for LGBTQIA+ creators".^[13]

Personal life

Marina Summers is gay and supports the SOGIE Equality Bill.^[14]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Placement
2022	Drag Race Philippines	Contestant	Season 1, 10 episodes	Runner-Up
2023	Bring Back My Girls	Guest	Season 2; Episode 3	Guest
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World	Contestant	Series 2; 8 episodes	3rd place

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	The Queenmaker	Herself	Host	[citation needed]
2023	The Stop Over			[citation needed]

References

1. J. Chee Kee, Raoul. "'Drag Race PH' alum Marina Summers wears Pia blue gown by Albert Andrada". entertainment.inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
2. "Divine". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
3. @marinaxsummers (November 28, 2021). "Umabot ako sa quarter life ko kaloka #25 #Going22 #SalamatDok" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Marina Summers Wants People to Worship Drag Queens". Teen Vogue. 2022-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
5. "Making herstory at the 'Drag Race Philippines' finale". cnn. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
6. Ng, Scott (2022-11-04). "'Drag Race Philippines' contestant Marina Summers releases new single 'Divine'". NME. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
7. "'Pop star era': Marina Summers teases new song with Tarsier Records". ABS-CBN News. October 17, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
8. "Marina Summers brings the heat in sultry single 'Divine'". Manila Standard. 2022-11-12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
9. "Drag Race PH runner-up Marina Summers brings the heat in sultry single 'Divine'". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
10. "Marina Summers fires up with new single 'ride 4 me'". ABS-CBN News. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
11. "Marina Summers takes on sultry adventure with 'Ride 4 Me'". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
12. "Marina Summers, Viñas Deluxe to celebrate Pride Month with one-night show". ABS-CBN News. June 14, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
13. "LOOK: Marina Summers featured on Times Square billboard in NYC". ABS-CBN News. June 2, 2023. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
14. "WATCH: Marina Summers on drag journey, SOGIE bill". ABS-CBN News. June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Marina Summers at Wikimedia Commons