Carmen Luvana

Michelle Sandoval[3] (born 23 August 1981),[1] better known by her stage name, Carmen Luvana, is a Puerto Rican film and theatre actress and retired pornographic actress.

Carmen Luvana
Carmen Luvana on Set Black In White
Born (1981-08-23) August 23, 1981[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
Occupations
  • Model
  • former pornographic actress
  • host
Years active2001–2008 (pornography)
2022–present (film and theatre)
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)[2]
Children2
Websitecarmenluvana.com

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Luvana's family moved to Puerto Rico when she was five,[4] where she was largely raised by her grandmother due to the absence of her parents.[3] She moved to Miami, Florida at the age of 18 and got her start as a dancer in Miami strip clubs.[4]

Career

Luvana entered the adult film industry in 2001 at the age of 19. Her first hardcore appearance was in More Dirty Debutantes #211. She was initially a contract girl with Digital Sin/New Sensations.[5] Among her films was the 2005 film, Pirates,[6][7] which was the most expensive pornographic film made up to that date, and the 2006 pornographic parody film, Lady Scarface: The World Is Hers, based on the 1983 film Scarface, with Luvana playing a gender-flipped version of the character played by Al Pacino in the original.[8]

Luvana did not do anal sex on camera initially, saying that she would not do anything she was not comfortable with. After doing it in her private life and finding that she liked it, she proceeded to do it on film.[5]

In December 2007, Luvana announced that 2008 would be her last year performing in adult films, saying that after six years in the industry "I do not want to be known [as] the girl [fans] are tired of seeing and that has been in the industry way too long".[9]

In 2022, Luvana had her first major appearance in a mainstream film, starring in Los Foodtruckeros (The Foodtruckers), directed by Eduardo Ortíz and also starring Junior Álvarez, Carmen Nydia Velázquez, and Carlos Vega.[10][11] In March 2023, Luvana made her debut as a stage actress, starring in the comic play, "Pa' qué caraj@%& me casé?" ("Why the hell did I get married"), by Héctor Méndez.[3][12] The play debuted at the Tapia Theater in Old San Juan on 10 March 2023, and thereafter played on 24 and 25 March at the Yagüez Theater in Mayagüez, before beginning a tour of southern Puerto Rico.[3][13][14] Luvana indicated that she sought to distance herself from her career in pornography and empower women with a demonstration of their ability to move beyond their past.[3]

Awards

References
  1. Carmen Luvana at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. "Biography". ClubCarmen.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  3. Vilanova, Alexandra Acosta (9 March 2023). "Los creadores de contenido lideran la obra ¿Pa' qué cara@%& me casé?, este fin de semana, en el Teatro Tapia". El Vocero.
  4. "Carmen Luvana Interview". RogReviews.com. January 2002. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  5. Thomas S. Roche (2 May 2006). "Sexy Spreads: Carmen Luvana". Eros NY. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  6. Terry Rowan, Pirates, Buccaneers & other Scallywags & Swashbucklers A Complete Guide (2014), p. 81.
  7. Talia Ron; Dana Harris (14 September 2005). "'Pirates' pic unbuckled". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  8. Ken Tucker, Scarface Nation: The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America (2008), p. 174.
  9. Steve Javors (24 December 2007). "Luvana: 2008 Will Be My Last Year In Adult". xbiz.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  10. Cedeño, Jomar José Rivera (30 November 2022). "Carmen Luvana aspira a convertirse en una estrella del cine popular" [Carmen Luvana aspires to become a popular movie star]. El Nuevo Dia.
  11. Pagan, Jose (1 December 2022). ""Los Foodtruckeros"". periodicoelsolpr.com.
  12. "Carmen Luvana debuta en el teatro con la obra "¿Pa' qué caraj@%& me casé?"" [Carmen Luvana debuts in the theater with the play "Pa' qué caraj@%& me casé?"]. El Sol. 13 February 2023.
  13. "A escena Carmen Luvana y Joshua Pauta". Primera Hora. 5 March 2023.
  14. "Carmen Luvana y Joshua Pauta llegan al teatro". WAPA-TV. 16 March 2023.
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) BEST OF 2002 New Starlet. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
  16. "Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards". AVN. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  17. "NightMoves Online - Past Winner History". NightMoves Online. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  18. Archived 7 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine 2003 XRCO Results Girl/Girl. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
  19. "KSEX Listener's Choice Awards Bring Out Porn Crowd". Adult Video News. December 6, 2004. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  20. Peter Warren (24 June 2006). "About the 2006 FAME Awards". AVN. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
  21. "Past Winner History". Nightmovesusa.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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