MIAMI, United States. – The story of Cuban adult film actress Angelina Castro dismantles many prejudices commonly associated with her profession. Her entry into the pornography industry was not due to economic necessity to finance her studies, but out of pure curiosity: “If you ask me why I did it, I can’t tell you. I can give you a million excuses, but the truth is that it was there for me,” explained the actress in a recent interview with the media CubitaNow.
Angelina said that her decision to have sex in front of the camera has been the subject of criticism and prejudice. One incident she remembers was when a producer questioned her ability to do basic math, because she assumed she was “a brainless woman.”
Angelina’s spirit of defiance didn’t stop there. In 2012, the United States Basketball Association (NBA) sued her after she promised her fans oral sex if the Miami Heat won the league final. Despite her initial fears, she ended up fulfilling her promise to those who met the required conditions.
According to Angelina, her career has been defined by authenticity and self-determination. Throughout her 15 years in the industry, she has never allowed others to define her or compromised with the expectations of others: “I have never had a person come to me and say: ‘Look, I’m a producer, and I’m going to to lend a hand’ What she has never done is sell herself in an area where everyone does what the other tells them or what the producer wants ”.
At over 40 years old, Angelina remains faithful to herself and to the job she chose: “There has not yet been a Cuban woman who is fat, who is so mouthy, who is a porn actress and who has achieved what I have achieved. I hope it’s born because I don’t want to be the last”. And although she says that she is no longer as active as she was before, she still considers herself a porn actress, like “the doctor is a doctor and the teacher is a teacher until the day they die”.
In addition to her work, Angelina has also used her platform to educate about the situation in Cuba and to challenge the expectations and stereotypes that Latinos face in the adult film industry.
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