Vanessa Del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior

by Dian Hanson

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 her ferocious onscreen sexuality, made her a top box office draw and America's first Latina star. Retired since 1986, Vanessa del Rio remains a sexual icon who cuts across all ethnic boundaries. What her fans don?t know is that her real life was, and is, as wild as anything she did on film. In this sumptuous over-sized volume, TASCHEN celebrates a remarkably candid, confident and exuberantly sexual woman. Presented through Vanessa's own archive, in her own words, is a life at once shocking, titillating, amusing, and inspiring. And because paper and ink can?t do justice to a personality this big, an original 140 minute DVD documentary is included. If you aren?t already convinced, this book will end all doubt that there could ever be another woman like Vanessa del Rio. Vanessa del Rio is limited to a total of 1,500 numbered copies, each signed by Vanessa ? 1,300 copies in the Collector's Edition ? 200 copies in the Art Edition, with a signed watercolor lithograph of Vanessa by acclaimed artist Robert Crumb * Bonus for one lucky one of the 1,500 copies contains a Golden Ticket good for an all-expenses paid evening with Vanessa, to be documented by a world famous photographer!! *?She is a person I dreamed about having sex with. She should go in the hall of fame for best sex scenes in the '80s.?-Snoop Dogg

396 pages, Hardcover

Published November 18, 2007

About the author

Dian Hanson (born November 2, 1951) began her publishing career as an American pornographic magazine editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore journal Puritan, then moving on to Partner, OUI, Adult Cinema Review, Outlaw Biker and Big Butt, among others. She was most famously the editor of Juggs and Leg Show sexual fetish magazines from 1987–2001.

Reviews

[Jose · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reading Dian Hanson/Vanessa Del Rio's book is far from Sexy but quite depressing to find out what "Vanessa" went through as a kid and in her life some of them her choices are sickening and she seems to not have a problem with it even encouraging it.Such a Intelligent Beautiful Woman who takes Jab at her Upbringing,Her Poor Mother and The Church. While I am sure some Fems would delight in this behavior and others would say she sold herself.(I agree though I am far from a Feminist,I loathe it.)And some modernists,Liberals would say what's the big deal? compared to what's going on nowadays it seems small stuff as nothing is shocking anymore.But this book from the time she was not even starting out she was involved in dubious and disgusting behavior and she is proud of it.She Doesn't want to be a Victim and that's great the world is tired of whiny/SJW's and victims.but to encourage her behavior or even say she enjoyed her uncles and cousins touching her is apalling and sad.I can see why she has such a twisted philosophy,any sane fan would cringe at what they read what a pitiful life.I hope she finds redemption some day.

[Jose · Rating 1 out of 5]

Found the book sad, not empowering but sad such a beautiful Lady real shame. I own the smaller ersion of this book.