Carlos Tobalina (filmmaker)

Carlos Tobalina
Born
Efrain Tobalina

1925
Peru
Died(1989-03-31)March 31, 1989
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, actor
Years active1969–1987
Spouse
Maria Pia Palfrader
(m. 1964)
Children1

Efrain "Carlos" Tobalina (1925 – March 31, 1989),[1][2] also known as Carlos Tobalina and often credited as Troy Benny,[3][4] was a Peruvian-born filmmaker and actor known for his work on pornographic films. He directed such films as Infrasexum (1969), Jungle Blue (1978), Three Ripening Cherries (1979), Sensual Fire (1980), and Flesh and Bullets (1985). He became the owner of several adult theaters, and was involved in court cases related to obscenity laws. In 1989, he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head at one of his houses in Los Angeles.

  1. ^ Berg, Nate (May 12, 2016). "Sex, Cash & Suicide: Carlos Tobalina - Carlos Tobalina and His Palisades 'House of Ill Fame'". Palisadian-Post. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Horak, Jan-Christopher; Jarvinen, Lisa; Gunckel, Colin, eds. (2019). Cinema between Latin America and Los Angeles: Origins to 1960. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1978801257.
  3. ^ Pfeiffer, Lee (January 30, 2015). "Review: "Three Ripening Cherries" (1979) and "Sensual Fire" (1980), Retro Erotica Double Feature from Vinegar Syndrome". Cinema Retro. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Pfeiffer, Lee (May 14, 2016). "Review: "Lust Inferno" (1982) and "Marathon" (1982), Retro Erotica Double Feature from Vinegar Syndrome". Cinema Retro. Retrieved January 15, 2020.