About Luisa Revilla
Lived 1971 – 2021 (aged 49). Luisa Revilla was a Peruvian politician and trans activist.
Luisa Revilla (12 October 1971 – 15 April 2021) was a Peruvian politician and LGBT activist. A member of the Movimiento Regional para el Desarrollo con Seguridad y Honradez (MDSH) party, she served as Provincial Mayor of Trujillo from 2015 to 2018.
Biography Born in Trujillo, Revilla ran for the Provincial Council of the municipality, becoming the first openly transgender person to become a councilor in Peru. She held this position until 2018.
During the 2017 Peru Census, Revilla's gender identity was respected and she was registered as a woman. That same year, on International Women's Day, Mayor of Trujillo Elidio Espinoza presented her with a medal from the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo to award her for her activism in the transgender community. She also participated in to support LGBT rights in Trujillo. In 2019, she was nominated for the .
Luisa Revilla died of COVID-19 on 15 April 2021, at the age of 49.
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Peruvian politician and LGBT activist
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Luisa Revilla was born on 12 October 1971 in Trujillo.
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Luisa Revilla died on 15 April 2021 in Trujillo.
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