How Old Is Vanessa del Rio? Vanessa del Rio Birthday
Vanessa del Rio was born on March 31, 1952 and is 74 years old now.
Birthday: March 31, 1952
How Old - Age: 74
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Vanessa del Rio - Biography
Vanessa del Rio (born March 31, 1952) is a retired American adult movie actress. For her stage name, she took the name "Vanessa" from a childhood friend and "Del Rio" from actress Dolores del Río at the suggestion of another friend who was a movie buff.
Del Rio began appearing in adult films in 1974. In the span of about 12 years, del Rio has appeared in about 100 films and in several music videos, notably "Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A., who also refer to her in their song "I Need You Tonight.".
Though del Rio retired from adult films in 1986, in part due to the AIDS scare prevalent at the time, after a stint as a bodybuilder she returned to feature dancing and doing magazine layouts. Afterwards, she remains somewhat active in the adult entertainment industry through her website and by making special appearances at award shows and conventions.
During and after her porn career, she appeared on many TV shows as herself, including a 1996 episode of NYPD Blue. In 2008, she made a cameo opposite Bernie Mac in the film Soul Men.
Several contemporary feminist scholars, particularly those who are interested in the intersection of race and s*xuality, have included analyses of the work and biography of Vanessa del Rio in their work. In her book A Taste for Brown Sugar: Black Women in P*rnography, feminist critic Mirelle Miller-Young, discusses the impact of racial attitudes in the industry and Vanessa del Rio's status as one of the first women of color to achieve name recognition in the industry.
Queer theorist and Latina studies scholar Juana María Rodríguez analyzes del Rio's biography to reflect on how del Rio's understanding of violence, pleasure, and victimization in that book disrupt mainstream, middle-class feminist attitudes about s*x work.
