Mr. Skin does not speak Portuguese, but it doesn’t take a translator to know that when he spies the words sexo, virgem, deliciosas, and pornô in film titles, he’s on to something good. Darkly erotic Brazilian actress Zélia Diniz had a short period of time when she shined on screen, and her titles included all of these naughty words. She kicked off her on-screen career in Amadas e Violentadas (1975), aka Beloved and Violent, and ended it with Tensão e Desejo (1983), or Tension and Desire, but in less than a decade, Zélia managed to bust out her bust, bless her, as well as her posterior and treasure triangle. You can see all the star’s goodies in Pornô! (1981), where the raven-haired hottie stars as Diana in one of the three erotica tales included in the film. She’s a blind woman who traps a man she has the power to see only through mirrors, and the two embark on some pretty sensuous moments, one involving a bath, the other a grasshopper, both full-on nudity. A few other noteworthy titles include Torturadas Pelo Sexo (1976), aka Tortured Over Sex; Dezenove Mulheres e Um Homem (1977), aka Nineteen Women and One Man; A Virgem Camuflada (1979), or The Camouflaged Virgin; Essas Deliciosas Mulheres (1979), or These Delicious Women; and Tara das Cocotas na Ilha do Pecado (1980), or Tara das Cocotas on the Island of Sin. Born in São Paolo, Zélia was also a model and TV presenter, and could be seen in one-episode roles on various television shows. But Mr. Skin prefers those naughty-word appearances…
