Alexis Amore (born Fabiola Melgar García; 29 December 1978) is a

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vian

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and

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Early life

Amore was born in

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. Her

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. At age 9, she moved to the

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. She was raised in

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and attended high school in

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. She once worked as a

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at a Catholic hospital in California .

Career

Amore worked as a model and host for

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shortly before debuting in porn. She was discovered on an episode of '' Night Calls''. She entered the adult film industry in 1999 and did her first scene for ''The Watcher 6'' from

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. In 2001, she took a one-year hiatus from performing, during which she continued

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, and returned in the summer of 2002. In March 2003, Amore became a contract performer for

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. Shortly after her contract with JKP ended, she signed a performing and directing contract with

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in June 2004. Once her deal with Anabolic Video ended, she became an exclusive contract performer and

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for Video Team in September 2005. She made her debut for the company in the film ''All About Alexis''. In September 2006, she decided not to renew her contract with Video Team. In June 2004, Frecuencia Latina filmed a documentary on her for the show ''Reporte Semanal''. In March 2006, Amore appeared on the

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television shows '' No te Duermas'' and ''El Poder'' in

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. Amore was featured on the cover of the September 2006 issue of ''

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''. In January 2008, Amore announced that she would resume performing in boy/girl sex scenes after two years of only working with other women.

Other ventures

On October 22, 2014, she launched a show titled ''That's Amore'' on

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. On December 7, 2004, Amore debuted as a columnist on ''

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'' with a column titled "Simply Alexis". She had previously written a sex advice column for the mainstream Peruvian magazine ''Oye''.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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