Angelina Castro
{{short description|Cuban-American pornographic actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Angelina Castro
| image = Angelina Castro AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2013.jpg
|alt =
| caption = Castro in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|6|df=y}}
| citizenship = Cuba (birth), American{{when|date=June 2024}}{{fact|date=June 2024}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 172cm
| other_names =
| occupation = Pornographic actress
Film producer
| known_for = BBW
| notable_works =
|website= {{url|https://www.angelinacastrolive.com/}}
}}
Angelina Castro (born Francys Delia Valdez; 6 September 1982) is a Cuban American pornographic actress, film producer and radio personality. Castro grew up in Havana, Cuba, migrating to the United States when she was a child. After studying to be a chiropractor, Castro started working in adult films, starting in 2006, to pay off her student loans. The first Cuban-American adult film star, Castro gained national mainstream attention when she, and fellow porn actress Sara Jay, posted on Twitter that they would offer oral sex to fans of the Miami Heat, if the Heat won the NBA Finals – and the two women did. Castro makes regular appearances on American Spanish-language radio and television, often providing sex advice, and is the spokesperson for Garner's Garden skincare.
Early life
Angelina Castro was born in 1982 in Havana, Cuba. She is a middle child, with a younger brother and an older sister. When she was ten, her family moved to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Two years later, when she was twelve, the family relocated to Miami, Florida.{{cite web |last1=González Urdaneta |first1=Luisana María |title=La actriz porno cubana Angelina Castro cuenta su vida |url=https://cubanosporelmundo.com/2017/08/25/la-actriz-porno-cubana-angelina-castro-cuenta/ |website=Cubanos por el Mundo - Lo ultimo de Cuba y los cubanos |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321163346/https://cubanosporelmundo.com/2017/08/25/la-actriz-porno-cubana-angelina-castro-cuenta/ |archivedate=21 March 2019 |language=es |date=25 August 2017}} Castro attended private schools in Miami. As a preteen, Castro participated in the 1994 Cuban rafter crisis protests in Miami.
Career
Prior to working in the adult film industry, Castro worked at Walgreens and as a stylist. She went to college to be a chiropractor and worked as a therapist. Castro started in the pornographic industry in 2006. She began performing in adult films to pay off her student loans.{{cite news |last1=Roberts Biddle |first1=Ellery |title=United States: Radio Marti Features Cuban Porn Star · Global Voices |url=https://globalvoices.org/2012/09/04/united-states-radio-marti-features-cuban-porn-star/ |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=Global Voices |date=4 September 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321163305/https://globalvoices.org/2012/09/04/united-states-radio-marti-features-cuban-porn-star/ |archivedate=21 March 2019 |language=en}}
In July 2012, during the NBA Finals, Castro and fellow porn actress and promoter Sara Jay offered to perform oral sex on fans at a local nightclub in Miami if the Miami Heat won the championships. The Heat won, and Jay and Castro set up a website called "TEAMBJNBA" with the event information. The NBA filed a cease and desist letter and the website was taken down, however, the event still took place.{{cite news |last1=Mystal |first1=Elie |title=Porn Stars Offer Free BJs to Miami Heat Fans, Cause NBA Lawyers To Stand At Attention |url=https://abovethelaw.com/2012/07/porn-stars-offer-free-bjs-to-miami-heat-fans-cause-nba-lawyers-to-stand-at-attention/ |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=Above the Law |date=10 July 2012}}{{cite news |last1=Munzenrieder |first1=Kyle |title=Local Porn Stars Will Make Good on Offer to Give Anyone a BJ After Heat Championship |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/local-porn-stars-will-make-good-on-offer-to-give-anyone-a-bj-after-heat-championship-6533481 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=Miami New Times |date=28 June 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705200008/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/local-porn-stars-will-make-good-on-offer-to-give-anyone-a-bj-after-heat-championship-6533481 |archivedate=5 July 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Ashley |title=Holy Crap, That Miami Heat Porn Star Oral Sex Celebration Actually Happened |url=https://uproxx.com/sports/holy-crap-that-miami-heat-porn-star-oral-sex-celebration-actually-happened/ |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=UPROXX |date=13 August 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008181508/https://uproxx.com/sports/holy-crap-that-miami-heat-porn-star-oral-sex-celebration-actually-happened/ |archivedate=8 October 2019}} Castro was interviewed on Radio Marti's 1800 Online in September 2012. Castro's interview, which included how she entered the porn industry and how Cubans could get involved in the porn industry, was removed from the radio show's website after public backlash. In 2015, Castro began co-hosting SOS (Sex or Sexy) on Mira.tv in Florida, a radio show focused on sex and sexuality in the Latino community.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Bob |title=Angelina Castro Hosts New Mainstream Spanish Sex TV Show |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/196172/angelina-castro-hosts-new-mainstream-spanish-sex-tv-show |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=XBIZ |date=26 June 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303155722/http://www.xbiz.com/news/196172/angelina-castro-hosts-new-mainstream-spanish-sex-tv-show |archivedate=3 March 2018 |language=en}}
During the 2016 United States presidential election, Castro and Maggie Green, also a porn actress, made national news when they offered to give blow jobs to voters, who voted for Hillary Clinton, if Clinton won the election.{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Austin |title=Porn Stars Angelina Castro and Maggie Green Offer Blowjobs to Everyone Who Votes Against Trump |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/porn-stars-blowjob-donald-trump/ |website=The Daily Dot |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121184000/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/porn-stars-blowjob-donald-trump/ |archivedate=21 November 2019 |language=en |date=7 November 2016}} In 2018, Castro won her first AVN Award for BBW Performer of the Year.{{cite news |last1=Roland |first1=John |title=2018 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/2018-avn-award-winners-announced-759869.html |accessdate=14 January 2020 |work=AVN |date=3 September 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903113036/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/2018-avn-award-winners-announced-759869.html |archivedate=3 September 2019}} Castro appeared on the Puerto Rican television program Esto no tiene nombre in August 2019, during which she gave tips on how to have sex while pregnant. In 2019, she also became a spokesperson for the natural skin care company, Garner's Garden.{{cite web |title=Angelina Castro Is The New Brand Ambassador For Garner's Garden AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/press-release/novelty/angelina-castro-new-brand-ambassador-for-skin-care-line-812532.html |website=AVN |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116002558/https://avn.com/business/press-release/novelty/angelina-castro-new-brand-ambassador-for-skin-care-line-812532.html |archivedate=16 January 2019 |date=15 January 2019}}
Personal life
Awards
- 2018 — AVN Award — BBW Performer of the Year
References
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External links
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- {{official|https://www.angelinacastrolive.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|4230393|Angelina Castro}}
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Category:American pornographic film actresses
Category:Hispanic and Latino American pornographic film actors
Category:American entertainers of Cuban descent
Category:Actresses from Havana
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American businesswomen
Category:21st-century American businesspeople