Vanessa del Rio

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. Daring to cut across racial and ethnic boundaries, Vanessa del Rio awed viewers with her ferocious sexuality, becoming America’s first Latina star and a true sexual icon.

In this sumptuous over-sized volume, TASCHEN celebrates a remarkably candid, confident, and exuberantly sexual woman. Presented through Vanessa’s own archive and in her own words, this volume celebrates a life a life at once shocking, titillating, amusing, and inspiring, and as wild as anything you’ll see on screen. 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.