Dinio

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Dinio on the cover of his first single Haciendo el Amor
Dinio on the cover of his first single Haciendo el Amor

Dinio (born Dinio García Leiva on February 14, 1972 in Havana, Cuba) is a Spanish singer and actor of Cuban origin.

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[edit] Biography

Dinio arrived in Spain in 1998 and got involved in male prostitution [1]. His publicity as the rentboy of the famous Andalusian singer and actress Marujita Díaz (es) jumpstarted him into stardom eventually writing his own autobiography (see below under Books) and recording a single[1] that would become number 1 in sales in Spain for the week of June 9, 2003 and as high as number 62[2] in Billboard's official Eurochart Hot 100 Singles the week of June 21, 2003. His twin brother Rafa Garcia (es) is a former stripper who launched a career as a porn star by performing with Lucia Lapiedra in 2006.

[edit] References

[edit] Books

  • Gastón González, José María; Sudupe Moreno, José Manuel; García Leiva, Dinio (2003). Dinio: Verdades Arriesgadas. Sigma, S.A.. (ISBN 84-607-9267-6). 

[edit] Filmography

Plauto, recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual (2004) aka Plauto (Spain: short title) (USA) as Brothel Client

[edit] Television

  • "Salsa Rosa"
    • Episode dated 29 July 2006 (2006) TV Episode as Himself
  • "Latrelevisión"
    • Latrelevisión VI: La venganza de los clones (2005) TV Episode as Himself
  • "Crónicas marcianas"
  • "¿Dónde estás, corazón?"
  • "Noche con Fuentes y Cía, La"
    • Episode dated 22 June 2003 (2003) TV Episode as Himself
  • "Hotel Glamour"
    • (2003) TV Series as Himself ... aka Hotel Glam (Spain)

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Full Single History. Top40-Charts. Retrieved on 07-26, 2006.
  2. ^ Summary of appearance on the charts. Top40-Charts. Retrieved on 07-26, 2006.