Fulvia Célica

Fulvia Célica Siguas Sandoval was a Peruvian transsexual woman. She had 64 different operations since 1979,^[1] to change her physical sexual characteristics, or for cosmetic enhancements, and is the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the most gender reassignment surgeries.^[2] Sandoval, who was on TV for practicing clairvoyance, hit the news in 1998, when she registered as a candidate in the mayoral elections in Lima, Peru.^[3] She reported to the news agency Reuters: "I have liked politics for a long time, but people like me have always been marginalized. Because I have been operated on, they think I am simply a queer."

Sandoval died on September 10, 2004, in her apartment in Jesus María, Lima.^[4]

References

1. "Listos los récords del 2006" [2006 records, ready] (in Spanish). El Tiempo (Colombia). 2006-01-21.
2. "Most gender reassignment surgery". Guinness Book of World Records. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
3. Alva, Gina (5 May 1998). "Transexual Fulvia Célica. Su incursión en la política la pone en el candelero. Ver carta 'Alma Femenina'" [Transexual Fulvia Celica. Her foray into politics puts her in the spotlight. See letter `Alma Femenina '.]. Nos Escriben y Contestamos (in Spanish). New York. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
4. "Fallece Fulvia Célica, una de las primeras y mas reconocida transexual de Perú" [Fulvia Celica died, one of the first and most recognized transsexuals in Peru] (in Spanish). 2004-09-13. Retrieved 16 January 2013.