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Her Friends Called Her Lisa, But Her Customers Called Her GiO

A headshot from Lisa Suarez, late 1980's.
Lisa Suarez
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Lisa Suarez
A headshot from Lisa Suarez, late 1980's.

For nearly 20 years Lisa Suarez worked as a striptease artist on Bourbon Street and is often credited for reviving its burlesque scene in the late 80’s.

Lisa “GiO” Suarez is currently Vice President of the Fauboug Marigny Improvement Association and a counselor with a masters degree from UNO. This interview was conducted by Mark Cave for the Historic New Orleans Collection and produced for WWNO by Thomas Walsh. 

Thomas Walsh is an independent radio producer and audio engineer who lives in New Orleans. You'll see him around town recording music, podcasts, short films, live events and radio features. He's practically glued to his headphones. A movie geek to his core, he's seen every film listed on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies and would love to talk to you about them.