Lupe Fuentes

Lupe Fuentes

Fuentes in 2014
Background information
Born (1987-01-27) January 27, 1987[1]
Cali, Colombia
Genres House
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • DJ
  • pornographic actress
Years active
  • 2006–2010 (actress)
  • 2010–present
Labels
  • Brobot
  • Undercool
  • Defined
  • Nervous
  • Inhouse
Associated acts
Website www.lupefuentes.com

Lupe Fuentes (born Zuleidy Piedrahita on January 27, 1987) is a Colombian house music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress.[2][3] She lives in Los Angeles, California.[2][4][5] Fuentes has been married to singer and actor Evan Seinfeld since 2011.[6]

Early life and adult film career

Lupe Fuentes was born in Colombia and grew up in Madrid, Spain.[2][4][7][8]

Fuentes entered the adult film industry in 2007, after launching her own amateur website.[9] She initially shot her scenes in Spain, but later moved to the U.S.[9]

In 2009, federal agents arrested a man in Puerto Rico on suspicion of possessing child pornography that included Fuentes. At trial, a pediatrician testified that Lupe was underage based on her appearance. Lawyers for the defense subpoenaed her to show her passport, proving that she was 19 years old at the time of filming.[10][11]

Music career

Fuentes at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2011

Fuentes began her music career in 2010.[9] Her music is influenced by her Latin roots and the house music she heard in the streets and the nightclubs in Spain.[2][9] In 2012, Fuentes became the lead singer of The Ex-Girlfriends, a pop group.[12][13] They released two singles: "We Are The Party" released on November 6, 2012[14] and "Whatchya Looking At?" released on 18 March 2013.[15][16] The singles were aggressively promoted through social media and with pop-up ads, which contributed to the YouTube view count by automatically loading the videos for each song.[17]

Fuentes played her opening gig at Exchange LA in February 2014.[9] She headlined Drai's Afterhours in Las Vegas, Nevada the following month.[9][18] In spring 2014, Fuentes released "So High," her first single, on Brobot Records.[7][8][18] Her second single, "Don't Hold Back," was released on Undercool Productions.[7] She is mentored by Roger Sanchez, a Grammy award winning DJ and music producer, Junior Sanchez, a record producer and founder of Brobot Records, and DJ Todd Terry.[4][18][19] She has also released tracks on Defined Music, Nervous and Inhouse.[19] In June 2014, Fuentes opened for Oscar G at Pacha NYC.[20] Her DJ setup is Pioneer 3x CDJ 2000 Nexus, Pioneer a DJM 900 Nexus and her USB uses Rekordbox.[21] For production, Fuentes uses Pro Tools in her home studio.[21]

In December 2014, Fuentes released "Get Down," a collaboration with Darryl McDaniels. In an interview with DJ Magazine, Fuentes described her music and the collaboration: "When I am making tracks, they have to pass the dance floor test and they have to be funky... having an opportunity to put my name alongside DMC from RUN DMC is just over the top."[22]

Adult film awards

Won

Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Lupe Fuentes". IAFD. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Get to know Lupe Fuentes". July 10, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "10 Things Lupe Fuentes Can’t Go On Tour Without". August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lupe Fuentes". August 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Meet Lupe Fuentes and Her Rhythmically Charged House". July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Evan Seinfeld". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Even introduceren … Lupe Fuentes". July 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Dylan Farella (May 13, 2014). "Lupe Fuentes releases debut single ‘So High’ with Brobot Records". Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gabriel Herrera (19 February 2014). "MEET LUPE FUENTES, FORMER ADULT FILM STAR TURNED DEEP HOUSE DJ". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Todd Venezia (2010-04-24). "A trial star is porn". New York Post. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  11. ↑ "Actriz porno salva a fan de ir a la cárcel". El Dia. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Artist Spotlight: Former Adult Entertainment Vixen, Lupe Fuentes (Exclusive Interview)". Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Ms. Toni (December 17, 2012). Artist Spotlight: Former Adult Entertainment Vixen, Lupe Fuentes (Exclusive Interview). Archived from 7 February 2013.
  14. ↑ We Are the Party – Single on iTunes. Accessed from April 7, 2013.
  15. ↑ Whatchya Lookin at? – Single on iTunes. Accessed from 7 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "Video: Porn actress turn to pop music in 'We Are The Party'". Digitaljournal.com. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  17. ↑ "Porn Star to Pop Star? Lupe Fuentes and The Ex-Girlfriends". Mango Black Publications. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  18. 1 2 3 "Colombian born Spinstress and Producer Lupe Fuentes is set to release her first single “So High” on Brobot Records this Spring". 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  19. 1 2 "Lupe Fuentes". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "This Saturday we're Flying So High with Lupe Fuentes". 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  21. 1 2 Polonsky, Sarah (May 19, 2014). "Interview: Lupe Fuentes Makes Us Feel “So High”". Vibe. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  22. ↑ "PREMIERE: LUPE FUENTES AND RUN DMC". DJ Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  23. ↑ WarrenSteve Javors, Peter (July 10, 2010). The F.A.M.E. Awards Reveals 2010 Winners. AVN.
  24. ↑ Lupe Fuentes Video Interview. Adultnews.tv.
  25. ↑ Awards Won. Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival. Accessed from April 9, 2013.
  26. ↑ Hot Video Announces Hot d'Or Awards Nominees, Venue. AVN. August 11, 2009. Accessed from April 9, 2013.
  27. ↑ 2010 Nominees. AVN. 2010. Accessed from April 9, 2013.
  28. ↑ "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2011 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  29. ↑ "XRCO Announces 2011 Nominations". avn.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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