Vanessa del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior (Taschen Artists Edition) [Hardcover]

Dian Hanson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 2007 | ISBN-10: 3822846511 | ISBN-13: 978-3822846513 | Edition: Har/DVD Lt

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 reader: 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

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"She is a person I dreamed about having sex with as a kid. She should go in the hall of fame for best sex scenes in the eighties."-Snoop Dogg "Her whole body and whole gestalt is so amazing. She was the real thing and not being seen, not being recognized. A true Amazon." - R.Crumb."

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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 two-hour 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 Art Edition * 200 copies in the Collector's Edition, with a special "pimped up" cover and a Robert Crumb lithograph

* Bonus for one lucky reader: one of the 1,500 copies contains a Golden Ticket good for a date with Vanessa, photographed by a famous photographer!! --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 396 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; Har/DVD Lt edition (November 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822846511
• ISBN-13: 978-3822846513
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 13.2 x 3.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 16.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,053,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Porn legend gets art sendoff - thanks Taschen, December 20, 2008

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Dr. Mingus Ergnith "Culture Vulture" (HOLLYWOOD, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vanessa del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior (Taschen Artists Edition) (Hardcover)

I have to admit, this book was unexpectedl; ESPECIALLY in this incredible, oversized and luxurious printing. That being said, if you release a photographic capsule on Vanessa Del Rio you have two choices:

1. delicately find the odd frame and 'portrait' that captures her essence but avoids the x rating

OR

2. embrace the x, show her in all porn's prurient truth.

Taschen, no shrinking violet of a publisher, chose the second path. THANK YOU. To see period porn in extra-large, art-glossy print, quickly surpasses fetishistic purvey. Rather than try to recapture the dirty underground experience that was 70's theatrical porn, Taschen wrapped Vanessa Del Rio in the highest of design and aesthetic book experience.

This is a glorious book in both content and creation, by a publisher that outrageously celebrates the porn experience rather than denigrates it.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!!!, April 24, 2010

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Fancy R. Mccloney "Fancy Ray" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vanessa Del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior (Hardcover)

OUTSTANDING!!! Great pictures and a Wonderful read. Very detailed and well researched. This is a truly fantastic Bio of Ms. Del Rio's career. MUST HAVE for Vanessa Del Rio Fans. I wanted to get collectors/artistic version, but that $1500 was just to steep (and I'm a HUGE VDR Fan for over 20 years). I'm so glad they came out with this 'affordable' version. High Quality and just plain Wonderful. Sexy, Nasty, and Fun. Hats off too Vanessa and Ms. Hanson: This book OUTSTANDING!!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The apex of female sexuality, June 28, 2010

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benjamin graves "MASTER SELECTOR" (LOS ANGELES, CA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vanessa Del Rio: Fifty Years of Slightly Slutty Behavior (Hardcover)

Finally, a book big enough to document the outsized legend of the greatest adult film actress of all time. Only 3 words describe the life and times of our lovely Miss Del Rio : Fascinating, Fascinating and Fascinating. Her life story reads like a Russ Myer script. Full of wanton displays of rebel attitude, rapacious sexuality , and fated encounters with the improbable. After reading the story of Vanessa's life you quickly realize that a woman like her could only have existed at the intersection of history, opportunity , and ability. A sexual supernova who will never be equaled ...buy the book and take comfort in the fact that you share the earth with such a wonderous sexual being.