Vanessa del Rio
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Vanessa del Rio (born as Ana Maria Sanchez on March 31, 1952 in Harlem, New York, United States) is a retired American pornographic actress.
Early years
Vanessa del Rio is a daughter of immigrants from Cuba and Puerto Rico of a mixed African/Spanish background. She grew up in Harlem and as a child and young adult she attended mostly Catholic schools.
Career
Vanessa del Rio began appearing in adult films in 1974 after a strict Catholic upbringing and interest in sex and thus became the first Hispanic porn star.
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).
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."
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.
Though she retired from adult films in 1986 in part due to the AIDS scare prevalent at the time, she returned shortly after and continued her porn career until 1999. Afterwards, she remains somewhat active in the adult entertainment industry through her website 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 featured in literature.
Selected filmography
- Let Me Die a Woman (1978), Sandy (uncredited)
- Then and Now #15 (1996) (Direct-to-video), herself
- Give Me Your Soul... (2000), herself (uncredited)
- Top Secret (1982) California Star, Barbara Behr producer - S&M porn
- (Vanessa Del Rio infiltrates a crime ring that abuses women and then discovers she likes it.)
Media appearances
- NYPD Blue, herself - in the episode "(Season 3) 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)
- She is mentioned in the Ice Cube song Givin' Up the Nappy Dug Out, from his album Death Certificate
Awards
- 1980 CAFA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Dracula exotica
- Hall Of Fame Adult Video News
- Hall Of Fame X-Rated Critics Organization
Literature
- Nicolas Barbano's Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner features a chapter on her.
- 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.
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