Carlos Tobalina
Efrain "Carlos" Tobalina was born on April 5, 1925 in Peru. Tobalina emigrated to Brazil prior to moving to America in the early 1950's and eventually settling in California in 1956. Carlos worked as a used car salesman at various automobile dealerships and had a second moonlight gig as an announcer on a Spanish language radio station. Tobalina started his own film business C. Tobalina Productions, Inc. as well as married bookkeeper Maria Pia in 1964. Tobalina was a stepfather to Maria's daughter Gloria. Maria gave birth to another daughter named Linda in 1966. Carlos made his first adult movie with the softcore feature Infrasexum (1969). Tobalina became the owner of the Mayan Theater on Hill Street in downtown Los Angeles two years later (the Mayan Theater was the primary theatrical venue that Tobalina's films were shown at). Moreover, Carlos not only owned two homes in Corona Del Mar, but also owned both the Star Theater in La Puente and the X Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. A lot of Tobalina's explicit hardcore pictures were made at his house on 14930 Corona Del Mar. Carlos made well over forty X-rated movies starting from the early 1970's up until 1987. In addition, Carlos had several run-ins with the law about his constitutional right to make and distribute explicit hardcore fare and even went as far as to fight for his First Amendment rights in court. Tobalina committed suicide at age 63 on March 31, 1989. He explained in a suicide note that the reason he took his own life was because he was suffering from terminal liver cancer.
51 directing credits · 30 acting credits
Directing · 51
Infrasexum
1969
Flesh and Bullets
1985
Orgy American Style
1973
What's Love
1987
Carnal Haven
1978
Sexual Kung Fu in Hong Kong
1974
Tonite... I Love You
1972
I Am Curious Tahiti
1970
Lady Dynamite
1983
Affaire in Rio de Janeiro
1972
The Kulies
1988
Oriental Hawaii
1982
Love Champions
1985
Notorious Big Sin City
1969
Love on Wheels
1972
The Last Tango in Acapulco
1975
Uschi
1980
Jungle Blue
1978
Mai Lin vs. Serena
1982
The Ultimate Pleasure
1977
I Am Always Ready
1978
Her Last Fling
1977
Carnal Highways
1980
Undulations
1981
Sensual Fire
1979
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova
1977
Las Vegas Girls
1981
Sexual Heights
1981
My Sinful Life
1983
Boiling Desires
1987
Carnal Olympics
1983
Fantastic Orgy
1977
Pulsating Flesh
1986
Lust Inferno
1982
Three Ripening Cherries
1979
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova 2
1982
Come Under My Spell
1979
Refinements in Love
1971
Anticipation
1982
Champagne Orgy
1978
Super Sex
1986
Flesh and Laces
1983
Flesh and Laces 2
1983
Flesh Pond
1983
Marilyn and the Senator
1975
Marathon
1983
One of a Kind
1976
Annie Sprinkle Triple Feature 3
1976
Interlude of Lust
1981
Sexual Odyssey
1985
Lusty Princess
1978
Acting · 30
Infrasexum
1969
What's Love
1987
Sexual Kung Fu in Hong Kong
1974
Tonite... I Love You
1972
Lady Dynamite
1983
Affaire in Rio de Janeiro
1972
Love Champions
1985
Carnal Highways
1980
Refinements in Love
1971
The Last Tango in Acapulco
1975
Over Easy
1978
Marathon
1983
Las Vegas Girls
1981
Pornography in New York
1972
Flesh and Laces
1983
Mai Lin vs. Serena
1982
Sensual Fire
1979
My Sinful Life
1983
Pulsating Flesh
1986
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova 2
1982
Come Under My Spell
1979
Champagne Orgy
1978
Flesh and Laces 2
1983
Flesh Pond
1983
Wild Nurses in Lust
1986
One of a Kind
1976
Interlude of Lust
1981
Sexual Odyssey
1985
Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here
1976
Lusty Princess
1978