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Marco Banderas
Edgard Fabián Etchenique Picardo (born 13 October 1967), known professionally as Marco Banderas, is a Spanish pornographic actor of Uruguayan origin. Early life Banderas was born in Uruguay and raised in Barcelona. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Catalan. Career Banderas and his wife, Lisa DeMarco, worked at the Bagdad Sex Club for three years where they were approached by Nacho Vidal during the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival. He entered the adult film industry in 2005 under the stage name Marco Duato. He became frustrated with the surname because it was often misspelled as "Duarte", so he changed it to "Banderas". Banderas launched his own production company, Hot Zone Productions, in April 2007, signed a distribution deal with American Xcess in August, and released the company's first film, ''Marco Banderas’ Crazy Dreams'', in September. In October 2013, he launched his own website, marcobanderas.xxx. In January 2008, sex toy A sex toy is an o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XBIZ Award
XBIZ Awards are given annually to honour "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films" and have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of the industry's desire for an awards event that not only encompasses all facets of the business but one which presents it in a professional light and honors it with class". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003. The award nominations are submitted by clients, and the winners are voted for by XBIZ staff, industry colleagues and participating organizations. The awards were originally created to recognize achievement in the online adult industry, but, in recent years, video categories have been added. The XBIZ Awards in the adult film industry have been compared to the Golden Globes in the mainstream film industry. The 2010 XBIZ Awards were held in at the Avalon in Hollywood. As of 2014, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVN Award For Male Foreign Performer Of The Year
The AVN Award for Male Foreign Performer of the Year is an award that has been given annually by sex industry company ''AVN'' since the award's inception in 2003. First recipient of the award was Italian-born pornographic actor Rocco Siffredi who was awarded at 20th AVN Awards in 2003. As of 2022, eight pornographic actors have been awarded who are of five different nationalities: Italian (ten), French and British (three), German and Spanish (two). Italian pornographic actor Rocco Siffredi is the most honoured actor with ten awards followed by German pornographic actor Steve Holmes and British pornographic actor Danny D with two awards. Danny D is the youngest recipient of the award at the age of 29. Most recent winner of the award is Spanish pornographic actor Alberto Blanco, who was awarded at 39th AVN Awards in 2022. Overview Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Multiple winners and nominees Multiple winners Multiple nominees See also * AVN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Braun
Axel Braun (born Alessandro Re) is an Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of pornographic parodies. The son of Lasse Braun, he is an AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame and NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee. Early life Axel was born and raised in Milan, Italy. His mother had a brief affair with adult film director Lasse Braun. Axel didn't meet Lasse until he was 14. He attended film school at Columbia College Hollywood. Career Braun has directed over 500 movies since 1990. Braun's movie '' Batman XXX: A Porn Parody'' was the best-selling and best-renting title of 2010. Due to the success of ''Batman XXX'', Vivid Entertainment created a new line to capitalize on the superhero and sci-fi genres called Vivid Superhero and Braun was named leading director for the initiative. In 2013, Braun left Vivid and signed an exclusive directing contract with Wicked Pictures to launch Wicked Fairy Tales and Wicked Comix, two imprints dedicated exclusive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorelei Lee (actress)
Lorelei Lee (born March 2, 1981) is an American pornographic actor and writer. They identify as non-binary. Biography Lorelei Lee debuted in the sex industry at the age of 19, deriving their stage name from Marilyn Monroe's character in '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''. They graduated from San Francisco State University in 2008, and later pursued a master's degree in creative writing at New York University. They have been awarded a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts "youngARTS Scholarship". They are best known for their performances as a fetish and bondage model, particularly on the pornographic site Kink.com, where they have also worked as a director. In 2006, they wrote the centerfold text for the Sara Thrustra's ''Ten Pictures and Two Pin-Ups'' calendar. Along with fellow Kink model and director Princess Donna, Lee was the subject of Brian Lilla's 2007 independent film ''Tale of Two Bondage Models'', which appeared at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Strong (actor)
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. , January 14, 2013, Retrieved September 4, 2016 The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
Rebeca Linares
Rebeca Linares (born 13 June 1983) is a Spanish pornographic actress and ''Penthouse'' Pet. Although born in San Sebastián, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain, she has lived for many years in Barcelona. She chose Rebeca for her stage name because "it's short and very strong" and Linares is her actual last name. Biography Linares began appearing in adult movies in 2005 in Spain; her best friend was a friend of Spanish adult star Nacho Vidal. Due to the low volume of work and money in Spain, she began working in other parts of Europe, such as Berlin and France. She moved to Los Angeles in March 2006. Linares said about her move, "I wanted to stay in one place, living and working every day, and here is the whole business." In 2008, she shot a photo spread for ''Maxim'' magazine. In 2009, Spanish television channel Canal+ made a documentary about her life and career in America entitled ''Vente a Las Vegas, Nena'' (''Come to Las Vegas, Baby''). In January 2010, Linares won an AVN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Jane
Cindy Taylor (born July 16, 1980) is an American retired pornographic actress and model best known by her stage name Jesse Jane. She is the recipient of numerous awards and nominations over her career in the adult industry, including induction into the AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame. Jane is also the ''Australian Penthouse'' magazine Pet of the Month for November 2010. She was an exclusive contract performer for Digital Playground between 2002 and 2014. In January 2015, she signed an exclusive, two-year performing contract with Jules Jordan Video. Early life Jane was a military brat who grew up on various military bases in the Midwestern United States. She did extensive dance training as a child. She graduated from Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma in 1998. Career Jane read an article on Tera Patrick that said that Patrick worked for adult film production company Digital Playground. She contacted them and was quickly signed to a contract. Her first scene was with Devon in ''No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sascha (actor)
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. , January 14, 2013, Retrieved September 4, 2016 The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
Bree Olson
Rachel Marie Oberlin (born October 7, 1986), known professionally as Bree Olson, is an American actress, model, and former pornographic actress. She performed in over 600 pornographic films from 2006 to 2011. Since leaving the adult film industry, she has become critical of the industry and the Social stigma, stigma attached to being a former porn actress. Early life Olson was born in Houston, Texas. Olson's mother and stepfather moved with her to Fort Wayne, Indiana when she was two years old. Career Adult films Olson entered the pornographic film industry in November 2006, and initially worked for a variety of companies such as Digital Playground, Elegant Angel, and Red Light District Video. She was a contract performer with Adam & Eve (company), Adam & Eve from 2007 to 2010. Olson was named ''Penthouse (magazine), Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for March 2008. In 2010, she was named by Maxim (magazine), ''Maxim'' as one of the 12 top female stars in porn. She appeared on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Hartley
Marie Louise Hartman (born March 11, 1959), known professionally as Nina Hartley, is an American pornographic film actress described by CNBC as "a legend in the adult world". Early life and education Hartley was born on March 11, 1959 in Berkeley, California, to a Lutheran father, Louis Hartman, and a Jewish mother, Blanche Hartman (née Gelders), whose family was from Alabama. Her maternal grandfather, Joseph Gelders, was a University of Alabama physics professor who was a Communist Party USA (CPUSA) party member in the 1930s. Hartley's parents were members of the CPUSA who converted to Buddhism when she was young. Her father was blacklisted in 1957 for his communist beliefs. Hartley grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and as a teenager self-identified as a feminist. After graduating from Berkeley High School in 1977, she attended San Francisco State University's undergraduate nursing school and graduated '' magna cum laude'' in 1985. She was a registered nurse unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVN Award For Male Performer Of The Year
AVN may refer to: Medicine * Atrioventricular node, special region of conducting tissue in the heart * Avascular necrosis, medical condition Transport * Air Vanuatu, by ICAO airline code * Avonmouth railway station, UK, by National Rail code Companies and organisations * ''AVN'' (magazine), ''Adult Video News'', trade magazine for the pornographic industry * AVN (Albania), television network * Australian Vaccination-risks Network, anti-vaccination lobby group * FK AVN, former name of FK ASK (1923–1970), former Latvian football club * ''Agencia Venezolana de Noticias'', Venezuelan state news agency * Australian Army Aviation Other uses * Avon (county), historic county in England, Chapman code * AVN Award, American pornographic film award * ''Alien vs Ninja'', 2010 Japanese film * Audio-Visual Navigation, feature of some motor vehicle A motor vehicle, also known as motorized vehicle or automotive vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
