LifeStory
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla
Strong, artistic, talented, much beloved
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, AKA Laureno Disla, was a well-known and loved drag artist who worked under the name Alanis Laurell in Orlando. On his Facebook, his cousin Lucas Daniel Acosta D’oleo wrote: “What I have is pain beyond repair. I love you cousin.”
Orlando Sentinel: "Since he was a boy, Anthony Luis Laureano Disla loved to dance. It didn't matter the style — salsa, mambo, tango, or ballroom dancing — Laureano Disla was filled with joy when he was on a dance floor moving to a music's rhythm, family members said."
Drag Around the World Facebook Page: "It is with deepest sorrow that we report that a member of the Drag community has lost their life due to the shooting at pulse night club in Orlando Florida. Alanis Laurell was a[n] amazing performer and a beautiful person inside and out." (h/t NPR)