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Jiggly Caliente: 5 Things to Know About the Late Drag Performer

Caliente, whose real name was Bianca Castro, died when she was 44 in April 2025. We’re remembering the former ‘Drag Race Philippines’ judge here.

While the show helped jump start her stardom, Jiggly — whose real name was Bianca Castro-Arabejo — steadily climbed the ladder of television over time, even appearing in a Saturday Night Live sketch. In April 2025, Jiggly was hospitalized for an unknown infection and had her leg amputated, the late drag performer’s family announced in an Instagram statement. According to a separate Instagram statement, they wrote, “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known to the world and cherished by many as Jiggly Caliente.

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