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

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

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

1. Guerzoni Monica, Colombo Claudio (2 October 1994). . Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
2. Costantino Muscau (6 November 1994). "Io, l' erede di Moana". Corriere della Sera.
3. "Scandalosa vita della Venere Bianca". TGCOM. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
4. Giacomo Leso (17 May 2001). "Cannes, trionfo italiano al festival del porno". La Repubblica.
5. "Il diario della pornostar Manuela Falorni". La Repubblica. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
6. Filippo Ferrari (28 June 2010). "L'autobiografia della Venere Bianca: una vita da pornostar". Panorama. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
7. Elena Stancanelli (20 August 2010). "Le confessioni erotiche e le leggi del desiderio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
8. "Il ritorno della "Venere Bianca", in un libro". L'Unione Sarda. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
9. "La Venere Bianca ad Hard Celebrity: "Ecco perchè lascio il mondo del porno"". Cronaca Qui. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
10. "L'ultimo strip della Venere". Il Tirreno. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
11. Simone Sacco (29 March 2012). "Edda, l'insostenibile pesantezza dell'essere". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
12. "Edda, arriva a febbraio il nuovo disco 'Odio i vivi'". Rockol. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
13. "Pesti ma felici all'altare". La Stampa. 17 December 1985. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
14. Simona Poli (4 March 1995). "Pornostar e brava madre". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
15. Aldo Grandi (4 October 1995). "Pornostar, devi morire". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
16. "La pornostar si sposa con l'ex marito di Anna Oxa". Il Mattino. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Venere Bianca at IMDb