Lupe Fuentes
Fuentes in 2010
Fuentes in 2010
Background information
BornCali, Colombia
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • DJ
  • former pornographic actress
Years active
  • 2006–2010 (actress)
  • 2010–present
Labels
  • Brobot
  • Undercool
  • Defined
  • Nervous
  • Inhouse
  • WHO_REads
Websitelupefuentes.com

Zuleidy Piedrahita, known professionally as Lupe Fuentes or Little Lupe,[1] is a Colombian house music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress.[2][3]

Early life and adult film career

Fuentes was born in Colombia and grew up in Madrid, Spain.[4][5] She entered the adult film industry in 2007, after launching her own amateur website.[6] She initially shot her scenes in Spain, but later moved to the United States.[6] 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 Fuentes to show her passport, proving that she was 19 years old at the time of production.[1]

Musical career

Fuentes began her music career in 2010.[6] Her music is influenced by her Latin roots and the house music she heard in the streets and the nightclubs in Spain.[2][6] In 2012, Fuentes became the lead singer of The Ex-Girlfriends, a pop group.[7][8] They released two singles: "We Are The Party" released on 6 November 2012[9] and "Whatchya Looking At?" released on 18 March 2013.[10][11] The singles were aggressively promoted through social media and with pop-up ads, which inflated to the YouTube view count by automatically loading the videos for each song.[12]

She played her opening gig at Exchange LA in February 2014 in Los Angeles, California.[6] She headlined Drai's Afterhours the following month in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6][13] In spring 2014, she released So High - her first single - on Brobot Records.[4][5][13] Her second single, Don't Hold Back, was released on Undercool Productions.[4] 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.[14][13][15] Fuentes has also released tracks on Defined Music, Nervous and Inhouse.[15] In June 2014, Fuentes opened for Oscar G at Pacha NYC.[16] Her DJ setup is Pioneer 3x CDJ 2000 Nexus, Pioneer a DJM 900 Nexus and her USB uses Rekordbox.[17] For production, Fuentes uses Pro Tools in her home studio.[17] In December 2014, she released Get Down, a collaboration with Darryl McDaniels. In an interview with DJ Magazine, she 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."[18] In May 2016, she appeared in Riff Raff's video Carlos Slim.

Personal life

As of 2014, Fuentes lived in Los Angeles, California[2][14] where she worked as a DJ.[19]

Adult film awards

Won

Nominations

References

  1. 1 2 "Actriz porno salva a fan de ir a la cárcel" [Porn actress saves fan from going to jail]. El Dia (in Spanish). 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Get to know Lupe Fuentes". 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "10 Things Lupe Fuentes Can't Go On Tour Without". 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Even introduceren … Lupe Fuentes". 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 Dylan Farella (13 May 2014). "Lupe Fuentes releases debut single 'So High' with Brobot Records". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gabriel Herrera (19 February 2014). "Meet Lupe Fuentes, Former Adult Film Star Turned Deep House DJ". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Artist Spotlight: Former Adult Entertainment Vixen, Lupe Fuentes (Exclusive Interview)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ Ms. Toni (17 December 2012). Artist Spotlight: Former Adult Entertainment Vixen, Lupe Fuentes (Exclusive Interview). Archived from 7 February 2013.
  9. ↑ We Are the Party – Single on iTunes. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  10. ↑ Whatchya Lookin at? – Single on iTunes. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Video: Porn actress turn to pop music in 'We Are The Party'". Digitaljournal.com. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Porn Star to Pop Star? Lupe Fuentes and The Ex-Girlfriends". Mango Black. Mango Black Publications. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013.
  13. 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. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Lupe Fuentes". 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Lupe Fuentes". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "This Saturday we're Flying So High with Lupe Fuentes". 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  17. 1 2 Polonsky, Sarah (19 May 2014). "Interview: Lupe Fuentes Makes Us Feel "So High"". Vibe. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "PREMIERE: LUPE FUENTES AND RUN DMC". DJ Magazine. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Meet Lupe Fuentes and Her Rhythmically Charged House". 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022.
  20. ↑ WarrenSteve Javors, Peter (10 July 2010). The F.A.M.E. Awards Reveals 2010 Winners. Adult Video News.
  21. ↑ Lupe Fuentes Video Interview Archived 14 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Adultnews.tv.
  22. ↑ "The FICEB Ninfa, Tacón de Aguja and HeatGay Awards". Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007.
  23. ↑ Miller, Dan (11 August 2009). "Hot Video Announces Hot d'Or Awards Nominees, Venue". Adult Video News. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  24. ↑ 2010 Nominees Archived 26 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Adult Video News. 2010.
  25. ↑ "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2011 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012.
  26. ↑ "XRCO Announces 2011 Nominations". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
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