Vanessa del Rio
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| Birthdate: | March 31, 1952 |
| Birth location: | Harlem, New York, US |
| Birth name: | Ana Maria Sanchez |
| Measurements: | 42DD-31-42 |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1] |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Orientation: | Bisexual |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic |
| Alias(es): | Ursula Pasarell, Nessa |
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Vanessa del Rio (born as Ana Maria Sanchez [2] on March 31, 1952 in Harlem, New York, U.S.) is a retired American pornographic actress.
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[edit] Early years
Vanessa del Rio is a daughter of immigrants from Cuba and Puerto Rico of a mixed African and Spanish background. She grew up in Harlem[3] and as a child and young adult she attended mostly Catholic schools.[4]
[edit] Career
Vanessa del Rio began appearing in adult films in 1974 after a strict Catholic upbringing and interest in sex[1] and thus became the first Hispanic porn star.[citation needed]
Initially, del Rio was well-known due to her large breasts, extremely large clitoris and for being the first porn actress to regularly engage in extended anal sex (for this reason she was dubbed the "anal queen" of porn).[citation needed]
Known now for her blunt sense of humor, while helping out middle-aged curators with the installation of a sex museum in New York, she quipped, "They're so repressed – I know what they really want."[citation needed]
In the span of about 25 years, del Rio has appeared in over 100 pornographic films and in several music videos, notably "Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A.[5]
Though she retired from adult films in 1986 in part due to the AIDS scare prevalent at the time, [3], she returned shortly after and continued her porn career until 1999. Afterwards, she remains somewhat active in the adult entertainment industry through her web site and by making special appearances at award shows, conventions, etc.
During and after her porn career, Vanessa del Rio appeared on many TV shows as herself. She also played a version of herself in a 1996 episode of NYPD Blue (see TV appearances).
She was also featured in literature.
[edit] Selected filmography
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- Let Me Die a Woman (1978), Sandy (uncredited)
- Then and Now #15 (1996) (V), herself
- Give Me Your Soul... (2000), herself (uncredited)
[edit] TV appearances
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- NYPD Blue, herself - in the episode "Head Case" (1996)
- When Rated X Ruled the World (2004), herself - this television movie was a VH1 documentary
- SexTV, herself - in the episode "UFO Sex: The Raelians/Jackinworld.com/Vanessa del Rio" (2005)
[edit] Awards
- 1980 CAFA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Dracula exotica[6]
- 1981 CAFA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Dancers[6]
- Hall Of Fame Adult Video News
- Hall Of Fame X-Rated Critics Organization
[edit] Literature
- Nicolas Barbano's Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner features a chapter on her.[7]
- In 2007, the German art book publisher Taschen released a deluxe, heavily illustrated biography (including a 140 minute DVD documentary) titled Vanessa del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior.[8][9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sophie (May/June 1997). Interview with Vanessa del Rio. Mentertainment magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ George Gurley (2007-11-20). Dont' Blame It on Rio. The New York Observer. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ a b Siobhan O’Connor (2007-09-11). Out With a Bang. King magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ Luke Ford. Biography including an interview. lukeisback.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ Jeff Winbush. The Diva of Sex: The Vanessa del Rio Interview. G21. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ a b Peter van Aarle (1997-06-07). Historical "Best Porn Movie" Winners. rame.net. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Nicolas Barbano (1999). Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner (in Danish language). Rosinante. ISBN 87-7357-961-0.
- ^ Vanessa del Rio. Taschen. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Dian Hanson (2007). Vanessa del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior. Germany: Taschen. ISBN 3822822302.
[edit] External links
- Dian Hanson. That's 'Slut' with a capital 'S'. Taschen. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- The Diva of Sex: The Vanessa Del Rio Interview. Generator 21 Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- Vanessa Del Rio did it ... her way. nochelatina.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
