Vannesa Luciana ("La Luki")
18 Feb 2026
Cúcuta, Norte de Santander (Colombia)
Beaten
Vannesa's body was found on a dirt road a few days after a video of her socialising and dancing with joy at a carnival had gone viral.
A video of a transgender woman enjoying the Border Carnival in San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela, which ran from last weekend until Tuesday, went viral on WhatsApp groups and social media . The video shows her dancing, socializing with others, and participating in the scheduled activities.
But the joy she displayed in the video vanished as soon as the festivities ended. Her body was found the next day on a dirt road near the Western Ring Road, across from the Simón Bolívar neighborhood in Cúcuta.
Initially, no one knew who she was, as she wasn't carrying any identification. She was lying face down, wearing a white t-shirt and jeans, the same clothes she was wearing in one of the released videos . Preliminary reports indicate that a blunt force trauma to the head caused her immediate death.
In the last few hours it was confirmed that the woman's name was Vanessa Luciana, who was also known as La Luki.
Sources close to the family indicated that she was originally from Turén, in the state of Portuguesa, and that her sisters were traveling to confirm her identity and expedite the repatriation of her remains.
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