More than slightly slutty behavior: Up close and candid with Vanessa
Back in 1974, the sexual revolution was in full swing and the adult entertainment business was on the verge of becoming Big Business.Deep Throat had created America’s first porn star
in 1972, but by 1974 Linda Lovelace was already retired and the industry was seeking the next big thing.Vanessa del Rio should have been that thing, except in 1974 there were
no ethnic sex stars.
Undeterred, Vanessa took any role they’d give her, because, amazingly, she was there for the sex more than the money. Fans, awed by herferocious onscreen sexuality, made her a
top box office draw andAmerica’s first Latina star. Retired since 1986, Vanessa del Rio remains asexual icon who cuts across all ethnic boundaries.
In this special smaller, more affordable edition, TASCHEN presents a remarkably candid, confident, and exuberantly sexual woman through vintage photo shoots, film stills, her
own enormous archive, and her own words. And because paper and ink can’t do justice to a personality this big, an original 140 minute DVD documentary is included.
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