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May 13, 2021 · Hugo, who is portrayed by Gian Franco Rodriguez in the new Netflix miniseries, also started selling Warhol’s artwork to his on-again/off-again boyfriend, Halston. Intertwining Hugo into his personal and professional life was not a coincidence on Warhol’s part.
- The True Story of Halston's Boyfriends
- Ed Austin
- Victor Hugo
Andre Basil The Netflix show begins around the time that Halston became an international fashion star, after Jackie Kennedywore one of his pillbox hats to her husband's presidential inauguration in 1961. This means we do not get a glimpse of Halston's years as an up-and-coming designer or see the man described as one of his first lovers in the biog...
In the Netflix show, we see Halston try to pick up Austin in a bar, where he is drinking alone. Austin refuses at first, saying he never accepts drinks from strangers, but eventually relents. The pair end up going home together and it is only later that Austin realises he has just slept with the most famous hatmaker in the world. In real life, thei...
Halston's next lover was Victor Hugo. As seen in the Netflix show, they met in 1972 when the designer hired the young Venezuelan as a sex worker. Per Halston's close friend and fashion illustrator Joe Eula (played by David Pittu), the designer regularly engaged the services of male sex workers, with the pair of them calling this his "dial-a-steak, ...
May 14, 2021 · In making Netflix’s Halston, though, the series creators wanted to make Hugo (played by Gian Franco Rodriguez) a fully dimensional character—and director/executive producer Daniel Minahan went ...
Jan 31, 2023 · This Victor Hugo was Halston’s (Ewan McGregor) longtime partner, and he hailed from Venezuela instead of France. Played by Gian Franco Rodriguez in the Netflix series, the real Hugo first met Halston when he was working as a sex worker in New York, according to Vanity Fair.
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May 31, 2021 · One such affair explored is his tempestuous relationship with Victor Hugo, played by Gian Franco Rodriguez in the series. So who was Victor Hugo in real life and where is he now?
May 22, 2021 · ‘Halston’ Star Gian Franco Rodriguez Unpacks the Complex Victor Hugo "I wanted to be able to put it all out there," the actor tells Observer. By Emily Zemler • 05/22/21 7:45am
Jun 25, 2021 · HALSTON star Gian Franco opened up about the complicated relationship between Victor Hugo and fashion designer Halston. By Emmanuella Ngimbi 03:04, Fri, Jun 25, 2021 | UPDATED: 03:04, Fri,...
