Felipe Ortiz Rose was born in Manhattan. His father reportedly of Lakota descent moved to New York for work as welder where he met Rose's Puerto Rican mother. Rose has said his father was Mescalero Apache, Lakota, a… 詳細

In the early 1970s, Rose was working as a nightclub dancer. He describes being encouraged by an aunt to begin dancing in what he says was "his father's tribal regalia," which he says led to his costume, acting and neon facepai… 詳細

From 2000 to 2008, while still part of Village People, Felipe wrote and recorded "Trail of Tears," "We're Still Here," "Red Hawk Woman" and "Going Back to My Roots."
His single "Trails of Tears" won a NAMMY (Native American … 詳細