Venere Bianca
Manuela Falorni (born 20 May 1959), best known as Venere Bianca (lit. 'White Venus'), is an Italian model, pornographic actress and author.
Career
[edit]Born in Fucecchio, Falorni started her career in 1979, entering the Miss Italia pageant in which she was awarded "Miss Toscana". Then, she started a successful career as a glamour and fashion model.[1][2][3] In 1993 she started working as a strip teaser and hosting the TV-show TopClub, the following year she joined the agency "Diva Futura" and made her adult film debut.[2] In 2001 she was nominated at Hot D'Or as best actress for Doom Fighter, a porn parody of Lara Croft.[4]
In 2005 she published her first novel, Di là dal fosso,[5] and in 2010 she published her autobiography, E se andassi in paradiso;[3][6][7][8] the same year she announced her retirement.[9][10]
In 2012 Falorni starred in the music video for the song "Odio i vivi" by rock songwriter Edda.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]Falorni was a protagonist of gossip columns, mainly for her tumultuous marriage with ex-European welter-weight boxing champion Nino La Rocca, and for the legal battle for the custody of their son, Antonio.[2][13][14][15]
From 2004 Falorni is married to composer Franco Ciani, well known for a previous marriage with the singer Anna Oxa.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Guerzoni Monica, Colombo Claudio (2 October 1994). "Luci rosse sulla Venere bianca". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Costantino Muscau (6 November 1994). "Io, l' erede di Moana". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ a b "Scandalosa vita della Venere Bianca". TGCOM. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Giacomo Leso (17 May 2001). "Cannes, trionfo italiano al festival del porno". La Repubblica.
- ^ "Il diario della pornostar Manuela Falorni". La Repubblica. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Filippo Ferrari (28 June 2010). "L'autobiografia della Venere Bianca: una vita da pornostar". Panorama. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Elena Stancanelli (20 August 2010). "Le confessioni erotiche e le leggi del desiderio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Il ritorno della "Venere Bianca", in un libro". L'Unione Sarda. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "La Venere Bianca ad Hard Celebrity: "Ecco perchè lascio il mondo del porno"". Cronaca Qui. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "L'ultimo strip della Venere". Il Tirreno. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Simone Sacco (29 March 2012). "Edda, l'insostenibile pesantezza dell'essere". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Edda, arriva a febbraio il nuovo disco 'Odio i vivi'". Rockol. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Pesti ma felici all'altare". La Stampa. 17 December 1985. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Simona Poli (4 March 1995). "Pornostar e brava madre". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Aldo Grandi (4 October 1995). "Pornostar, devi morire". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "La pornostar si sposa con l'ex marito di Anna Oxa". Il Mattino. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2012.