Nacho Vidal
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Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal (born 30 December 1973), is a Spanish
pornographic actor
and film director.
, Province of Barcelona, Spain
, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all their money because of the oil crisis when Vidal was 14. The family rebuilt their fortune by marketing and distributing a line of spicy salsa, cheeses, for nachos and burritos. Vidal took his name from the family's core business, nachos, which he was known to keep bags of, on the set of his porn films. He is often seen eating nachos and dipping them in his favorite salsas while simultaneously participating in sex acts with his co-stars. Consequently, he is referred to his current nickname of Nacho.
At age 14, Vidal quit school to start working to help his family. As a young teenager, he used to have a punk
band. He also was a boxer
and enlisted in the Spanish Legion
in Melilla
. Later, he started working at the age of 21 in the live porn club Bagdad of Barcelona
, where he performed live sexual acts in front of an audience with his girlfriend "Jazmine". There, he met the director of the Erotic Film Festival of Barcelona José María Ponce, who introduced him into the world of porn movies. He dated porn star Belladonna
for many years and they were engaged, but did not get married. He is also noted to have been friends with 1980s American porn star, Jerry Butler. He would often be seen at hockey games Butler played when he was a star for the New Haven Nighthawks.
On May 31, 2005, Vidal announced his retirement from pornography and married Colombia
n model
and porn star Franceska Jaimes. They moved to a mansion previously owned by his family, located in the small town of Enguera
, in Valencia
, recovering it after his family's financial losses. He and his wife started a family there. However, the couple divorced six weeks later, and Vidal returned to porn only a few months after announcing his retirement. He also has a daughter from an earlier relationship with Venezuela
n Rosa Castro.
Vidal is a protégé of Rocco Siffredi
, who brought him to Hollywood in 1998. In his prolific career he has starred in more than 1500 movies; he has also produced and/or directed many others (since 2000, this has included "she-male" and gay
titles for the Evil Angel
video company). Although self-stated as heterosexual, he has directed some gay porn movies as a gift for the vast majority of his fans, who are gay males. Vidal has further said that he is very open-minded, but is heterosexual in his personal life.
Besides porn, Vidal has also starred in a few Spanish
mainstream movies and TV shows, including the Spanish TV series Los Simuladores
and the Spanish movies Va a ser que nadie es perfecto
and El Alquimista Impaciente.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
pornographic actor
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
and film director.
Biography
Born in MataróMataró
Mataró is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, to the north-east of Barcelona. , it...
, Province of Barcelona, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all their money because of the oil crisis when Vidal was 14. The family rebuilt their fortune by marketing and distributing a line of spicy salsa, cheeses, for nachos and burritos. Vidal took his name from the family's core business, nachos, which he was known to keep bags of, on the set of his porn films. He is often seen eating nachos and dipping them in his favorite salsas while simultaneously participating in sex acts with his co-stars. Consequently, he is referred to his current nickname of Nacho.
At age 14, Vidal quit school to start working to help his family. As a young teenager, he used to have a punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band. He also was a boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and enlisted in the Spanish Legion
Spanish Legion
The Spanish Legion , formerly Spanish Foreign Legion, is an elite unit of the Spanish Army and Spain's Rapid Reaction Force. Founded as the Tercio de Extranjeros , it was originally intended as a Spanish equivalent of the French Foreign Legion, but in practice it recruited almost exclusively...
in Melilla
Melilla
Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...
. Later, he started working at the age of 21 in the live porn club Bagdad of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, where he performed live sexual acts in front of an audience with his girlfriend "Jazmine". There, he met the director of the Erotic Film Festival of Barcelona José María Ponce, who introduced him into the world of porn movies. He dated porn star Belladonna
Belladonna (porn star)
Belladonna is an American pornographic actress and producer.-Early life:Michelle Anne Sinclair was born in Biloxi, Mississippi as the second of seven children. The family had German, Scottish, and Cherokee roots. She experienced her first kiss at age twelve, got her first tattoo at thirteen, and...
for many years and they were engaged, but did not get married. He is also noted to have been friends with 1980s American porn star, Jerry Butler. He would often be seen at hockey games Butler played when he was a star for the New Haven Nighthawks.
On May 31, 2005, Vidal announced his retirement from pornography and married Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and porn star Franceska Jaimes. They moved to a mansion previously owned by his family, located in the small town of Enguera
Enguera
Enguera is a municipality in southwestern province of Valencia, Spain.The local economy depends primarily on agriculture, and secondarily on industry and services. In recent years, agricultural crops, especially olives, have gained in importance, although the complementary or secondary component...
, in Valencia
Valencia (province)
Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea...
, recovering it after his family's financial losses. He and his wife started a family there. However, the couple divorced six weeks later, and Vidal returned to porn only a few months after announcing his retirement. He also has a daughter from an earlier relationship with Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n Rosa Castro.
Vidal is a protégé of Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Siffredi is the stage name of an Italian pornographic actor, director and producer of pornographic movies, famous for his rough sex scenes...
, who brought him to Hollywood in 1998. In his prolific career he has starred in more than 1500 movies; he has also produced and/or directed many others (since 2000, this has included "she-male" and gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
titles for the Evil Angel
Evil Angel (studio)
Evil Angel is a production company and distributor of pornographic films, founded and owned by John Stagliano.Stagliano and Evil Angel pioneered the Gonzo pornography genre in the late 1980s....
video company). Although self-stated as heterosexual, he has directed some gay porn movies as a gift for the vast majority of his fans, who are gay males. Vidal has further said that he is very open-minded, but is heterosexual in his personal life.
Besides porn, Vidal has also starred in a few Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
mainstream movies and TV shows, including the Spanish TV series Los Simuladores
Los Simuladores
Los Simuladores is an Argentinian television series about a small team of con artists for hire, who use their skills to solve common people's life problems. The show ran for two seasons, from 2002 to 2003. It was very popular and highly acclaimed, winning a Golden Martín Fierro Award. A number of...
and the Spanish movies Va a ser que nadie es perfecto
Va a ser que nadie es perfecto
Va a ser que nadie es perfecto is a 2006 Spanish comedy film. The story follows a peculiar friendship among cripples....
and El Alquimista Impaciente.