Yurizan Beltran

Yurizan Beltrán (November 2, 1986 – December 13, 2017) was an American pornographic actress, model, and mainstream actress.[1] In addition to her successful pornographic and modeling career, Beltran also starred in the 2006 horror film Werewolf in a Women's Prison and later in 2017 the romantic comedy Rice on White.

Yurizan Beltran
Beltran in 2013
Born
Yurizan Beltrán

(1986-11-02)November 2, 1986
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 2017(2017-12-13) (aged 31)
Bellflower, California, U.S.
Cause of deathDrug overdose
Other namesYuri Luv
Occupations
Years active2005–2017

During her fairly successful pornographic career, Beltran received positive attention from her critics and peers. Over the course of her career, Beltran received multiple high industry award nominations from AVN, NMA, XBIZ, and the XRCO.[2]

On December 18, 2017, she was found dead in her California apartment of an apparent drug overdose.[3][4]

Career

Beginning in 2003, Beltran began doing feature modeling and appearances in Southern California as a Hooters girl. In 2005, she began adult modeling when she decided to launch her first website, SweetYurizan.com. In 2006, she appeared in her first mainsteam film a low budget horror film Werewolf in a Women's Prison.

In 2005, Beltran was featured in her first adult film, a non-sex solo performance for JB Video titled Yurizan. In 2006 and 2007, Beltran only modeled, she was featured by Hustler, Playboy, and Penthouse.[5] She was also a covergirl for Lowrider, posing in a gold bikini with a Chevrolet convertible in the magazine's December issue.[6][7] In 2009, she returned to porn only shooting lesbian, solo or non-sex films. She shot with New Sensations, Reality Kings, Digital Playground, and Twistys.com.

In the 2010 film Big Tits Round Asses 20 by Bang Bros, Beltran made her boy/girl scene debut. In 2011, she was nominated for Best Web Star 28th AVN Awards. Also in 2011, Beltran began working with Brazzers, and shot six films with them that year. In 2012, she continued her success and was nominated for Unsung Starlet of the Year at the 29th AVN Awards as well as Best Latina Performer from NightMoves Awards.

At the 30th AVN Awards, Beltran was nominated for Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene for her work in Training Day: a XXX Parody with her co-stars Chanel Preston and Nyomi Banxxx.[8]

In 2017, she played Jade in the romantic comedy film White on Rice directed by Talun Hsu.[9]

Death

Beltran died of a drug overdose at her apartment in Bellflower, California on December 13, 2017. She was found by her landlord, lying in her bed, beside a spilled pill bottle.[10] After about five months, the LA medical examiner revealed her official cause of death was bronchopneumonia – inflammation of the lungs – caused by an overdose of the prescription opioid hydrocodone.[11][12]

The adult studio PornStar Platinum, which Beltran was a part of, set up a GoFundMe page for Beltran's family. The page closed after raising over $9,000 for funeral expenses.

There were a number of other high-profile deaths in the porn industry around the same time: Shyla Stylez died in November 2017; August Ames committed suicide eight days prior to Beltran's death; and in January 2018, Olivia Lua and Olivia Nova died.[13] Their deaths generated discussion regarding whether the adult industry is doing enough for performers’ mental health and focused on the common knowledge that most adult stars are ostracized from much of polite society; while critics of the industry conversely argued how the tragically premature death comported with longstanding trends perhaps evincing, rather, that such negative outcomes could be interpreted as implicit to participation in the industry itself, and thus are not possible to remediate by actionable measures provided by said industry.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Work Role Notes
2006 Werewolf in a Women's Prison Kelly
2017 White on Rice Jade

Television
Year Show Role Notes
2010 27th AVN Awards Red Carpet Show Herself Television award show

Partial filmography
  • Not Monday Night Football XXX (2006)
  • Ticklicious (2009)
  • Big Naturals (2009)
  • Fly Girls (2009)
  • Thats My Girl (2010)
  • We Live Together (2010)
  • Inside Story (2010)

See also

References
  1. Massarella, Linda (2018-01-24). "Why porn stars are dying at an alarming rate". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  2. Perry, Kevin EG (2018-02-01). "Sex, Death, and Social Media at the Annual Porn Awards". Vice. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. EST, Maria Vultaggio On 12/18/17 at 2:23 PM (2017-12-18). "After August Ames, Yurizan Beltran accidentally overdosed on prescription pills, friend says". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  4. "New Details About The Mysterious Death Of Adult Film Star Olivia Nova — And Three Other Porn Stars Who Died The Past Two Months". www.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  5. "Yurizan Beltran - Penthouse Galleries". www.penthouse-galleries.net. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  6. Mendoza, Beto. "IN MEMORY OF YURIZAN BELTRAN". lowrider.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. Lowrider, Staff. "LOWRIDER MODEL – YURIZAN BELTRAN – DEC 2005". lowrider.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. "Internet Adult Film Database". www.iafd.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  9. White on Rice, retrieved 2020-05-12
  10. AVN, Dan Miller and Peter Warren. "Yurizan Beltran Passes Away AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  11. "Adult Film Actress Yurizan Beltran Died from Opioid Overdose". Complex. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  12. "California porn star Yurizan Beltran died primarily of drug overdose, says LA coroner". The Mercury News. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  13. Miles, Frank (2018-01-21). "5 young female porn stars dead in 3 months: What is behind recent spate of deaths?". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  14. Swann, Jennifer (2018-01-18). "Is the Porn Industry Doing Enough for Performers' Mental Health?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
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