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    The quinceañera of Happy Nightmares

    The pink-haired girl in the coffin: Houston teen gets an MTV moment — withzombie help

    Wilbert Chinchilla
    Sep 18, 2010 | 2:26 pm
    • MTV Tr3s helped with the check for buying the coffin that Erika Lopez would popout of to make an entrance.
      Photo by Brissa Aguilar
    • Erika is entertained by Mexican singer Christian, former member and castmate ofthe Mexican teen novella "RBD," for her sweet 15 or quinceañera.
      Photo by Brissa Aguilar
    • Having Chavez perform is like having Mark Paul Gossler come to your party in the'90s.
      Photo by Brissa Aguilar
    • Erika arises from a coffin for her grand entrance.
      Photo by Brissa Aguilar
    • Erika and her "damas" (basically like bridesmaid), perform a non-traditionaldance for this Nightmare Before Christmas party.
      Photo by Brissa Aguilar
    • Fellow party goers are swooning over Chavez as he is walked in with a horde ofzombies.
      Photo by Brissa Aguilar
    • The ravers for the party at Diesel Dive Bar were donned out in their partyoutfits for the staged shooting.
    • Unlike other sweet 16 episodes, Erika raised money for her party in the hopes ofinspiring other girls to make their memorable night a reality.
    • Erika wears her non-traditional black dress that was hard to find. There aren'tmany dress shops that make a dress in black. With the help of Zombiewalk Houston-- a non-profit that raises money for charity by roaming Houston's streets aszombies -- the scene was set for this photoshoot. For more information, go tohttps://www.zombiewalkhouston.com.

     Editor's note: The anything-but-traditional quinceañera of Houston's Erika Lopez has turned her into something of an MTV reality TV Latin star. Lopez's recently-aired episode of Quiero Mis Quinces on MTV Tr3s brought the show its highest ratings ever. Might have something to do with the zombies featured or Erika popping out of a coffin with pink hair ...

     Erika and her mom are holding a viewing party for the episode at Press Box Saturday night at 8 p.m. Reporter Wilbert Chinchilla was there for every big step of Erika's reality TV foray to chronicle it for CultureMap. This is his step-by-step account of the wild journey.

     This probably isn't something that's too typical for MTV's audience. The pink-haired Erika Lopez and company have come to Diesel Dive Bar in Midtown to show off the goth-raver scene for an episode of MTV Tr3́s' Quiero Mis Quinces.

    Erika's mother, Louana Gomez, is throwing her daughter a quinceañera (the celebration of a girl's 15th birthday in Hispanic/Latino culture) that is sure to make a gigantic splash with the crowd from Houston's Furr High School.

    The scene is full of disco lights and booze as a flock of emo kids and adults are present for the shooting of the episode. The group must stay quiet during the staged shootings: Scenes of people coming through the door and the giving out of invitations to the guests who've already been invited in real life. Erika Lopez's invites come in Nightmare Before Christmas-themed envelopes with the location disclosed inside.

    The big news is that Erika's quinceañera is taking place the same night as high school's prom and another Sweet 16, party. Oh the drama.

    But Erika has been through enough of that. Erika is already a 16-year-old junior at Furr, but she's only celebrating her right of passage into womanhood at age 15 now. How is that possible? Through a series of misfortunes that have prevented Erika from getting the quinceañera she couldn't receive until a year later.

     The Quinceañera that almost wasn't

    “It was a real tough time,” Louana Gomez says. “Before I lost my job, we had already been planning to have a quinceañera. I started maybe when she was 14. Little by little, 20 bucks, 30 bucks here.”

    Erika chimes in, "We were already buying props."

    Louana Gomez continues, "I lost my job, then my sister gets really sick. We didn't think she would pass away. Then I was facing foreclosure. For a while, I didn't know what to do. All of that money that we had from Erika's savings for her 15th birthday, I had to put it on the house to save it. It was a battle for a year, year and half."

    Erika throughout this became depressed, and her mom began having panic attacks.

    "Me as a mother, I had to still be strong and hide my emotions. But those emotions had a consequence. I started getting panic attacks," Louana says.

    Things have since gotten better now that Louana works as an administrative aide. After a year full of surprises, Louana decided that since things were looking up they should attempt to still throw Erika a party. Through her funds and financial help from family and friends, they were able to secure the venue. But a week before the deadline, they still owed $3,000.

    "Things happen for a reason, my income tax refund came and I paid the bill off," Louana says. As far as they knew, the show would go on. What they didn't know is that it would be with cameras.

     MTV's Decision

    While they began thinking and planning for the party, Erika was just watching Quiero Mis Quinces (or I want my Sweet 15) on MTV Tr3́s with her friends and her mom when it dawned on them to apply.

    “Me and my friends were watching it," Erika says. "And everyone was saying, 'Oh, you know you party is going to be badass, so you should e-mail them.' I wrote the essay that was pretty much my life story.

    "I know I am different, like my hair. A few days later, I got a phone call. I was doing my makeup for school. I look at the house phone and it says MTV Networks. The casting director asked, 'Are you Erika Lopez?' Yeah.' 'Tell me about your party!' It was the most magical phone call I have ever received in my life."

    Different must matter since Erika beat out 1,000 other girls vying to make it to the small screen.

    Not only is MTV helping Erika document the event, they are also helping with some of funding, party ideas and, of course, the guest celebrity. The MTV film crew arrives two weeks before the party, even though they typically just stay for five days.

    "It was a really good experience because I want to be a film director," says Erika, who is part of Furr's film program.

     High School Run Amok

    Her prom, another quinceañera, teachers and students that are hating everything about the party is only part of the laundry list of things happening to Erika while she is at school.

    But what can you say about "Pinky," "BFF (Best Friend Forever) Whore," "Princess Bitch," "Queer Magnet" or any other nickname that has been given to her (lovingly) by her classmates?

    "Once the whole Nightmare Before Christmas-themed party got out, everyone was asking me, 'How did I come up with the idea?' 'I heard you are having a badass party?' ", Erika says. "Everyone started rumors that Chris Brown, Rhianna or Beyonce was going to come.

    "A lot of people who know me well would have known I wanted Morrissey."

    With rumors flying and the buzz surrounding the party building, school became a bit cooler and harder at the same time.

    "Even the school cops had to walk me to class and they would tell them, 'She needs to go to class.' " Erika says.

    Another teacher became upset when Erika answered her phone during class because MTV was calling. According to Erika, the male teacher screamed, "I am tired of everyone talking about this party!" He threatened to send her to the principal's office.

    The easy part was not inviting that teacher, but inviting everyone she calls a BFF was challenging.

    Erika said the hardest part of the process was giving out invitations and making the guest list because she doesn't like confrontation. Luckily with her gay best friend (GBF) Joel (a.k.a. Nicole or Queen Bitch) there to regulate people, they were able to get over that part. For some, the party was a major inconvenience and people had to change dates for events they have been waiting a lifetime to attend.

    "I had a hater because her (birthday) party was on the same day as mine," Erika says. "Sure a small party date changed isn't a big deal, but what about the date of the school prom? "(My party) was going to be the same day as the prom, and they actually had to change the day of the prom because they said only five seniors were going to go."

    An administrator at Furr confirmed to CultureMap that the school did indeed move its prom to a different date. The move is played up in the MTV episode.

    After handing out invitations to students and teachers alike, everyone began to fall in love with the pink-haired girl. "The principal was talking about dying her hair pink," Erika says.

     Boys, girls and zombies of every age

    It's May 15 and the reception hall is full of family members, friends and cameras. The place is over capacity with more than 1,000 people packed in. And the aura of Tim Burton's masterpiece is felt throughout the room.

    There are zombies, clowns and a coffin that lead up to the focal point of every girl's sweet 16 or 15 TV episode, the grand entrance. Erika arises from a black coffin and goes on to the traditional portion of the quinceañera.

    The dance with the "chambalanes," "damas" and the "chambalan." This is all the teenage equivalent to best men, bridesmaids and a groomsman. The entrance and the dress, of course, aren't too traditional (usually girls wear white, not black). First the zombies roamed the hall, the "chamabalanes" and "damas" danced, followed by a father-daughter dance and ultimately the rest of the party.

    Later, a zombie is introduced by Gomez. No one besides Gomez and the production team know that it's Christian Chavez from RBD (Rebelde). RBD is one of most popular teen telenovela and music groups in Mexico and having Chavez there is like having Mark-Paul Gosselaar at your party in the early '90s. Chavez made headlines in Latin America when he came out of the closet as a gay man due to a paparazzi photo of him and his lover getting married in Canada.

    After a couple of songs and many guests swooning over him, the night reaches a full capacity of good times, free beer (and teachers drinking them), and people. The police show up and threaten to shut down the party, but after the cops leave, it goes on until it dies.

     True Confessions

    The day after the party, Erika films a confessional for six hours reflecting on the party.

    Days after, many discoveries are made during her interview with CultureMap. Gomez admits that when the time came to pick a "surprise" artist, "(MTV) gave me a choice."

    It was a list of artists that would "surprise" her. "One was Cobra Starship," Erika says. "But since we are big gay supporters, they said that Christian had already seen (my) YouTube videos and he, like, totally fell in love. He was cracking up and he really wanted to come.”

    Erika was shocked that Christian Chavez had seen her videos and agreed he was the better choice.

    When Christian came out, “I wanted to cry, but I didn't because my fake eyelashes would fall off. I love him so much because during elementary and middle school, I was a huge Rebelde fan. People would ask, aren't you a rocker, but I am Mexican. RBD is badass. I had the outfit, I had my whole name and I saw it when I was in fifth grade. I got in trouble by my principal because my mom would pick me up early just to see the novella. My whole binder was covered with (RBD) stickers from the flea market."

    Erika also finds out that she's the better choice for the network too. The director tells Erika that she was picked first before any person for the newest season. They mention making Erika's episode the season finale. The director tells the family, "I have filmed over 500 (episodes), but this is the best one ever."

     The Postscript

     Erika and her mom are preparing for their viewing party at the Press Box tonight. No one knows if zombies will be there yet.

     In the meantime, Erika has already started planning her next party and taking suggestions via Facebook. "So any suggestions on where to have My Graduation/Birthday Party at? We need to start planning now, the event will take place in May 2012. [It] will be a "Club Kids Party Monster/Demented Gothic Candyland Theme."

     Why start planning now? "Cause my mama said it's expensive and I'm worth it ..."

     

     A look at Erika's episode:

     

     

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    These are the 14 best things to do in Houston this weekend

    Craig D. Lindsey
    Jul 16, 2025 | 6:30 pm
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    This weekend, it’s all about music, comedy, celebration, and getting free chicken.

    The Goo Goo Dolls and Kam Franklin will have live concerts. Mo Amer and Kym Whitley will be doing back-to-back stand-up shows. Little Jewford will pay tribute to Kinly Friedman with a live show. Karbach Brewing is bringing back Frida Fest. And Nando PERi-PERi will salute Nelson Mandela Day by giving free chicken and fries to whoever donates some canned goods.

    So, let’s ease on down the road and see what’s popping this weekend.

    Thursday, July 17

    Little Jewford's Sentimental Journey: Remembering Kinky Friedman
    Little Jewford's Sentimental Journey will highlight songs from Kinky Friedman's catalog and the Great American Songbook. Little Jewford will also share a few of his favorite memories of Kinky and stories from their travels. Little Jewford was eight years old when he met Kinky Friedman at Echo Hill Ranch in 1958. They began a friendship and musical pairing that would last more than 60 years. Little Jewford is also an accomplished pianist with a unique, entertaining style all his own. 7 pm.

    River Oaks Theatre presents Film Strip: Barbarella
    Grimm and Ghoulia, headmistresses of The Sisterhood of Lili St. Cyr, present another monthly screening of a cult movie, preceded by a rotating cast of burlesque beauties. This time around, we have Jane Fonda starring in this erotic, space-age, comic-book adaptation from 1968, where she’s a space traveler tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. BTW, quoting and singing along with the film is encouraged. Surprise gags and performances may take place during the film. 8 pm.

    Goo Goo Dolls in concert
    You can go back to the 2000s this weekend, as rock band Goo Goo Dolls will be performing in Sugar Land's Smart Financial Centre. Currently on the road for their Summer Anthem Tour, the Grammy-nominated, diamond-certified rockers (best known for “Iris,” one of many millennial pop ditties guitar-playing frat guys played for sorority girls at parties back in the day) are also at work on their 15th studio album. Dashboard Confessional, another rock outfit who rose to prominence during the Bush II era, will be the opening act. 8 pm.

    Friday, July 18

    Nelson Mandela Day at Nando’s Peri-Peri
    In honor of Nelson Mandela Day on Friday, Nando’s Peri-Peri is turning compassion into action with a nationwide food drive, rewarding guests with free flame-grilled chicken and Peri Chips in exchange for non-perishable food donations. At the Houston locations in Post Oak and Katy, donations will go to Second Servings, the city’s only perishable food rescue organization. Second Servings is also collecting donations to support those affected by the devastating floods that recently impacted Central Texas. 3 pm.

    Mo Amer: El Oso Palestino Tour
    Palestinian-American stand-up comedian (and hometown boy made good) Mo Amer may have wrapped up the second and final season of his acclaimed Netflix show Mo this year. But that doesn’t mean the man hasn’t stopped bringing the funny. Before he heads off to do two back-to-back shows at the Dubai Comedy Festival, he’ll do an early show right here in H-Town, as part of his El Oso Palestino Tour. As of press time, only a limited number of standing room only tickets remain. 7 pm.

    Punch Line Houston presents Kym Whitley
    Kym Whitley knew she was blessed with the gift to make people laugh after Redd Foxx told her she had “the comedic goods.” The comedienne and former host of BET talk show Oh Drama! has appeared in such movies as The Nutty Professor and Next Friday. She’s also done guest shots on My Wife and Kids, Two Broke Girls, That’s So Raven, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, on an episode that saved a man from going to death row. She even appeared in a Netflix documentary about it. 7:30 and 9:45 pm (7 and 9:15 pm Saturday).

    A.D. Players presents The Wizard of Oz
    Since we’re all still in a Wicked frame of mind, A.D. Players presents a stage version of the L. Frank Baum classic. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto travel the universe of Dorothy’s imagination, crossing over the rainbow to the beautiful land of Oz. To find her way home, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to find the Wizard. But the Wicked Witch of the West threatens to destroy these newfound friends as they make their journey. Through Sunday, August 10. 7:30 pm (2 and 7:30 pm Saturday; 2 pm Sunday).

    Saturday, July 19

    Houston Pets Alive! And Trust Guss Injury Lawyers present Puppy Palooza
    Houston Pets Alive! and Trust Guss Injury Lawyers team up for Puppy Palooza this weekend, at the Houston Pets Alive! headquarters. Houstonians are invited to a family-friendly adoption event where attendees can meet up to 50 adorable puppies of all sizes, breeds, and personalities, looking for their forever homes. The event not only offers a chance to welcome a new furry friend into your life, but also supports Houston’s local shelters by helping reduce overcrowding and giving at-risk pets a second chance.

    Moody Center for the Arts presents Summer Jam
    Moody's annual Summer Jam will feature art activities, galleries to explore, an indoor farmer’s market, local food vendors, and more. The event includes access to Figurative Histories and Collective Memories as well as programming with Black art/culture reference library The Reading Room. In addition to a scavenger hunt, face painting, and bubble play, Red Bird Press will lead a printmaking activity for the duration of the event. Noon.

    Karbach Brewing Co. presents Frida Fest
    Karbach Brewing Co. is bringing back its annual Frida Fest, a two-day celebration honoring art icon Frida Kahlo through art, fashion, and community. In partnership with nonprofit MuXerhtx, Karbach’s biergarten will transform into a vibrant cultural hub. Saturday’s festivities will include an art show, a fashion show, and a lookalike contest, while Sunday will have a mariachi performance, a flower-making workshop, and a DJ playing beats. Saturday attendees will get first access to exclusive Frida Fest glassware. 1 pm (11 am Sunday).

    The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston presents Iolanthe
    The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston, Houston’s longest-running opera company, will present Iolanthe, a hallmark of Gilbert and Sullivan’s signature satire that cheerily blends fantasy and pointed social commentary. It skewers the British legal system, the House of Lords, and Victorian sensibilities with clever wit and a charming score. Iolanthe (pronounced "eye-oh-LAN-thee") is a comic opera sung in English and is enjoyable for all ages. Through Sunday, July 27. 7 pm (7 pm Friday, 2:30 pm Sunday).

    Sunday, July 20

    National Ice Cream Day
    National Ice Cream Day is this Sunday, and these are just some of the several places around town marking the occasion with deals and specials. The Sunrise House in Montrose has both an ice cream-topped waffle and an affogato. Both locations of The Pit Room will take $2 off any creation made with Blue Bell ice cream. Asian American diner Agnes and Sherman will be serving root beer floats and banana splits. Houston-area locations of Lick Honest Ice Creams will donate 10 percent of sales to Buffalo Bayou Partnership. All four Houston-area locations of Jeni’s will add its new sundae fudge sauce for free to any scoop. (Times and locations vary.)

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
    Marlee Matlin became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for her performance in Children of a Lesser God. In this new documentary, she discusses her personal and professional struggles — including her meteoric rise to fame in a predominantly hearing industry, a tumultuous high-profile relationship, getting sober, and years of being overlooked by Hollywood. Through split-screen interviews with both deaf and hearing contributors, the film weaves a poignant narrative of Matlin’s career, highlighting her tireless fight for inclusion. 5 pm.

    Dan Electro’s presents Kam Franklin & Friends
    Kam Franklin and a bunch of her musical pals will be performing this weekend at Dan Electro’s. Best known for belting powerful vocals as the lead singer of Gulf Coast soul band The Suffers, this dynamic interdisciplinary artist is also a passionate activist for justice and equity — amplifying Black, queer, femme, and non-binary voices across the arts. She’ll be joined by Sergio Trevino, Louis Morales, Sara Van Buskirk, Uncle Tino, and Blacknintendo. 7:30 pm.

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    Goo Goo Dolls will play in Sugar Land July 17, 2025.

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