Meet Richard, a man with a secret life as a drag performer named Maria Christina False Eyelashes. This episode takes us on a journey to discover how a chance encounter with a local journalist led to his viral video, which has taken the internet by storm.
We hear from Richard about his life in the Philippines, where he worked multiple jobs to support his niece and nephew's education. His passion for drag was put on hold due to his family's disapproval, but a chance meeting with a local journalist sparked a new chapter in his life. With the help of a local drag performer, Richard's drag alter ego, Maria Christina False Eyelashes, took the stage by storm, leaving audiences in awe.
From working three jobs to make ends meet, to becoming an overnight sensation, Richard's story is one of resilience and determination. We delve into the details of his journey, from his early days working at the South Shore Mall to his rise to fame. With the support of his community and a little bit of luck, Richard's dreams are finally within reach.
Join us as we explore the incredible story of Richard, a man who's taking the world by storm with his talent and charisma. Listen to this episode to hear more about his journey from obscurity to stardom and the people who are helping him along the way.
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Episode Transcript
Remember Richard aka Maya Castina Fall's Eyelashes, Nevin kisservin touch
but totally destroyed.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I met him over the summer where he was working
at the mall, and the internet fell in love and
as we quickly learned, Maria Christina False Eyelashes hadn't seen
the drag stage in thirty.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Years for two main reasons.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
One Richard's dad disapproved, and two he had to work
three jobs to put his.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Niece and nephew through school.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
Do you have a social life? No one in the mall.
First I don't know where, and then second nobody invite me.
Speaker 5 (00:33):
Okay, so that video got four million views in its match.
Here our buddy who works right down the hall.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
At WBZ News Radio.
Speaker 5 (00:43):
That's right.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
How did you find Richard Matt? Yeah, so this was
an amazing story.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
So I do the series where I show up in
random towns around Massachusetts and try to find something cool,
zero prep. It's sort of people have called.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
It unhinged chronicle.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
That's what I do. So I show up and and
just find whoever I meet on the street. And I
had met this amazing woman, Trina, who said she was
going to take me shopping at the Mall, we went
to the South Shore Plaza and there at Air Apostle
was this guy Richard, who was cracking jokes and ending
every single joke with joke only that was That's his
catchphrase and and so that was a very small part
(01:21):
of that video, but it took off.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
People were watching, like I need more of this guy.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Who is this guy?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
So I met with Richard again. We did a whole
profile as you just heard. I found out from that
interview that he had never had a night out since
moving here to the US because he was working three
jobs to put his niece and nephew through school. So
we took him for a night at Jacques Cabaret, the
drag club in Boston, of course, and the drag queens
fell in love with him too, and they said, you
got to come perform for us, because Richard had this
(01:48):
whole drag for sona back in the Philippines that he
had to put behind. His dad wasn't super into the
whole drag thing, so he kind of, you know, left
that bag, but like he wanted to bring that back,
and the queens wanted to make that happen. And so
just last week we had Richard at two drag brunches
and Maynard absolutely packed house at this humongous venue. Hundreds
(02:10):
of people drove all the way from New Hampshire and
Rhode Island to come out and see the return of
Maria Christina false eyelashes and Richard or Maria Christina.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Welcome to the billion Lisa Morning Show Field.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
Good morning.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
This is your first time ever in a radio studio.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Yeah, this is my first time.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
I got to tell you something.
Speaker 5 (02:29):
So when Matt met you at Arab Hostel, that's only
one of three jobs you currently work, right, Yeah, and
you do it to support your niece and nephew in
the Philippines.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
In the Philippines because I fail of them is on
callage and then the other one is high school. So
I need to support them like a monthly for their
tuition fee and sending money and of course uh for
their food, for their you know, for books in everything uniform.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
This when was the last time you yourself was in
the Philippines.
Speaker 4 (03:03):
So I was like two years ago that was in
the Philippines.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
So by way of this video with Matt, who by
the way, you do an incredible job.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Incredible job. I understand you're getting some offers from some
big time.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
I don't want to blow your cover here.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
I'm just saying it doesn't get bigger than billion in
the morning.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
So, Richard, how are your niece and nephew doing.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
They're doing They're doing good. Actually, the two of them
already graduated last June. One is magna hum laude and
the other one is school laudy. Yeah, and then and
then I have two more. So from from preschool to
elementary to high school and college, I'm the one who
support them for their school wow, because I need to
(03:52):
give them, you know, a better life in the near future.
Speaker 5 (03:56):
So, so when you did the drag brunches, so the
two or three drag brunches that were you paid?
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Yeah, Jackson, the mail I'm thinking of in the mail?
Speaker 5 (04:07):
So will you continue doing it now or can you?
Because you're working three sometimes four jobs.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
I love to and I like it, but the thing is,
first I don't drive, and then I need to produce
all those gowns, dresses, weeks and makeups, which is not cheap.
Speaker 4 (04:25):
Yeah, it's not cheap.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
So I saw the video of you performing. Where did
all those?
Speaker 4 (04:32):
So actually all of those I got sponsored from Matt.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Of course, he's the most connected the way. We got
to give us some credit to is he ready?
Speaker 2 (04:43):
She's a local drag performer and icon who brought the
whole wardrobe and did your whole makeup thing all for free.
She woke up like super early in the morning to
come do it too, which was amazing.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
But he's the one who talked to them, so too easy.
And Chanel helped me describe Richard.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Okay, if I call you Richard.
Speaker 4 (05:01):
Yeah, okay, you can call you Richard, Maria whatever.
Speaker 5 (05:05):
Okay, Uh, describe what it felt like taking the stage.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
Uh, taking the stage first of all, and so nervous.
So that's why the first word I say is welcome
to Walmart.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
It's my nervous.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
Are you applying to Walmart?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:27):
I'd like to work Walmart before, but they didn't call.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
They haven't called yet, okay, So so.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
I want to see the faces of you know, the
the audience, like laughing. That is my nervous.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
So before I started to sing or make jokes. So
I always say making jokes, even in this in the store,
you know, in all my friends.
Speaker 5 (05:52):
But to be clear, if if if people listening would
like to meet you, You've got three jobs in the
same block.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
You're in the Southial Mall. Where are the three jobs?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
So my first job is in I work from home
from mass General Brighams. I work in the building.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
Oh god, and the bill collector. It's really very nice, right, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
So I worked therefore almost like thirteen years.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
And then the second is in Airport, so in south
Shore Mall.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
And that's where you met Mac.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
Yeah. So I met Matt when he asked me, what's
your name by day by night?
Speaker 3 (06:32):
Because you work around the clock.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Yeah, But that's the thing though, was like I never
heard that before. He's like, by day, I'm Richard Lunar
and by night.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
It's Maria Christina falls I actually has never been kissed,
never been touched, but totally destroyed.
Speaker 5 (06:45):
Have you really never been never been touched? Never mind
forget that question. But you also work at Express?
Speaker 4 (06:55):
Yeah, I work in Express two days.
Speaker 5 (06:57):
So people probably came into these stores walking by you
and didn't know you were a big star.
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Now I'm shy.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
They're asking, oh, Maria, I saw and then Joe only
that's what they called me sometimes and take pictures and
I'm shy because I'm not used to it. And I'm
very thankful to them because you know, they straight effort
to come to.
Speaker 5 (07:17):
The see me so now, Matt. A lot of famous
people reached out after seeing the video.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Right, Yeah, it's kind of insane just watching like Chrissy
Tigue and Kelly Osbourne, Cassie like all these huge names
liking the posts and stuff, and some of them even
following to me too, like half the cast of SNL
from the nineties, like I actually Rachel, Rachel.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
For real, I remember, yes, yeah, and so it's cool.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
And then a certain big, huge TV talk show host
has also reached out about possibly having Richard on Can
I say who?
Speaker 3 (07:56):
Yeah, go for it.
Speaker 5 (07:57):
Kelly Clarkson show. Yeah, Richard, you don't watch TV, right,
so you're not familiar with Kelly. I'm telling you the
best thing you can do. I wish I could go
on the Kelly Clark's so much fun by far, She's
got the best daytime talk show and she's such a
tremendous talent.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
I hope and I pray.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
Yeah, it's weirding the way the whole process works, Like
he had to send like an audition tape. They're like, oh,
we like your viral video now film another one and
send it to us.
Speaker 4 (08:21):
What did that?
Speaker 5 (08:21):
Yeah? I know, I think we should start a drive
a GoFundMe for Richard. Let's send him to the Kelly
Clark
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