Nacho Vidal

Ignacio Jordà González,[1][2] (born 30 December 1973) better known as Nacho Vidal is a Spanish pornographic performer, director, producer, writer, and camera operator.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Jordà and the second or maternal family name is González.
Nacho Vidal
Nacho VIdal at FICEB (2007)
Born
Ignacio Jordà González

(1973-12-30) 30 December 1973
Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
OccupationAdult performer, director, producer, writer, editor, camera
Years active1997–present
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse(s)Franceska Jaimes (2005–2015)
Partner(s)Sara Bernat,
Rosa Castro Camacho
Children3
Websitehttp://www.nachovidal.com/

Early life

Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalonia, Spain. His nickname, Nacho, is the common nickname for Ignacio.[3]

When he was young, Jordà moved with his family to Valencia, where part of his family originated.[4][5] His family was wealthy, but ended up losing their money in the 1987 stock market crash. At 14, Vidal quit school to work to help his family.[3]

As a teenager, he was in a punk band. He also was a boxer[3] and enlisted in the Spanish Legion in Melilla.[3]

Career

In 1994, Vidal started working in the live porn club Bagdad of Barcelona, where he performed live sexual acts with his girlfriend, Sara Bernat (born 1976).[3] There, he met the director of the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival, José María Ponce, who introduced him to porn films. Vidal became a protégé of Rocco Siffredi, who brought him to Hollywood in 1998.

Vidal has starred in over 1,500 movies; he has also produced and/or directed many others (since 2000, including gay titles for the Evil Angel video company). Although self-stated as heterosexual,[6] he has directed gay porn films.[7]

Vidal has starred in Spanish mainstream movies and TV shows, including the Spanish TV series Los Simuladores[8] and the Spanish movies Va a ser que nadie es perfecto,[9] El Alquimista Impaciente[8] and Impávido.[10]

On 16 October 2012, Vidal and his sister María José Jordá González were arrested in Barcelona, suspected of involvement in money laundering and tax evasion on behalf of Chinese organized crime.[11] When Spanish police raided over 100 businesses in Madrid and Barcelona suspected of running money-laundering and tax evasion rackets in connection with the Chinese mob, Vidal and his sister were among the approximately 80 detained.[12] Hundreds of police were involved in serving "warrants to search 120 properties belonging to those suspected of laundering money from prostitution and extortion."[13]

While prosecutors sought to hold Vidal in jail during the investigation and subsequent trial, on 19 October 2012, National Court Judge Fernando Andreu accepted the defense's contention that, "Vidal is not a flight risk because he signed a contract to participate in a reality show for the next three months." Upon his no-bail release, Vidal announced, "Thanks to everyone for their support. I've gone without any charge."[13]

Vidal's movie studio Nacho Vidal Productions was implicated in the Spanish National Court led sting and charged with counts of flight of capital and tax evasion. The newspaper El País described Vidal as "one of the high[est]-profile suspects arrested" and explained that he was accused along with his sister of helping the ring "by issuing false invoices from his movie production company."[14]

Vidal claimed he was innocent.

On 4 June 2020, Vidal was arrested on manslaughter charges in relation to the death of a fashion photographer, José Luis Abad in July 2019.[15] Abad died as a result of inhaling venom from the bufo toad, in a traditional ritual where Vidal is alleged to have acted as Shaman.[15] Vidal was arrested together with two other unnamed individuals, a member of his family and an employee.[16]

Personal life

Vidal has stated that he is open-minded, but is heterosexual in his personal life.[17] He had his first daughter with Venezuelan Rosa Castro Camacho.[18]

On 31 May 2005, Vidal announced his retirement from pornography and married Colombian model Franceska Jaimes.[6] 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 decided to start a family there.[3][9] However, the couple separated six weeks later,[9] and Vidal returned to porn only a few months after announcing his retirement. They have two children, and divorced in 2015.

In February 2019, a Spanish newspaper stated that Nacho Vidal has HIV.[19] Later that year, in a 12-minute YouTube video, he clarified that his test was a false positive. What he does have, he found after visits to a series of doctors, is Reiter's syndrome, a highly painful, sometimes chronic or lifelong, reactive arthritis. This inflammatory syndrome is often triggered by a prior, treatable infection which may itself resolve (be healed). In Vidal's case, he explains, it was repeated infections by the STDs candidiasis and gonorrhea contracted during his sex work, each instance having been quickly treated and cured. Because of the disease he cannot work and is seeking disability benefits.[20]

Awards and nominations
Nacho Vidal and Jewel De'Nyle holding their XRCO Award trophies for Best Male-Female Sex Scene in 2001
  • 2013 XBIZ Award winner - Best Scene - Gonzo/Non-Feature Release (Nacho Invades America 2 - Nacho Vidal/Evil Angel) with Chanel Preston[21]
  • 2012 XBIZ Award winner – Foreign Male Performer of the Year[22]
  • 2012 AVN Hall of Fame inductee
  • 2009 Hot d'Or Award winner - Best European Male Performer[23][24]
  • 2008 Ninfa Award winner - Best Actor (Public) and Most Original Sex Scene (The Fashionistas Safado Berlin 1 with Katsuni & Melissa Lauren)[25][26]
  • 2006 Ninfa Award winner - Best Actor[27]
  • 2004 Ninfa Award winner - Best Transvestite Film (Travestís dominados por Nacho - International film grup)[28][29]
  • 2004 AVN Award - Best Couples Sex Scene - Video
  • 2004 AVN Award - Best Group Sex Scene - Video
  • 2003 Ninfa Award winner - Best Actor (Back 2 Evil - International Film Grup)[30]
  • 2002 Ninfa Award winner - Best Actor (Public)[31]
  • 2002 AVN Award - Best Actor (Video)[32]
  • 2002 AVN Award - Male Performer of the Year[32]
  • 2001 AVN Award - Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Release
  • 2001 AVN Award - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[33]
  • 2001 XRCO Award - Best Threeway Sex Scene
  • 2001 XRCO Award – Best Male-Female Sex Scene (Xxxtreme Fantasies Of Jewel De'Nyle) with Jewel De'Nyle
  • 2001 Ninfa Award winner - Best Actor (Face Dance Obsession)[34]
  • 2000 AVN Award - Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Release
  • 2000 Ninfa Award winner - Best Sex Scene (Brazilian Butt Fest - International Film Grup) with Cassandra & Jazmine[35]
  • 2000 Ninfa Award winner - Best Actor (Buttman's Anal Divas - International Film Grup)[35]
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References
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  2. "IGNACIO JORDA GONZALEZ - Información profesional y comercial". www.expansion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  3. Victor M. Amela (2004-03-10). "Interview with Nacho Vidal by Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia". La Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  4. "encuentro digital con Nacho Vidal" (in Spanish). www.elmundo.es. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. "» El pornstar Nacho Vidal sacará su libro Sexografías" (in Spanish). www.vanguardia.com.mx. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  6. EFE (2005-05-31). "Nacho Vidal article on Spain newspaper El Mundo". El Mundo. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  7. Nacho Vidal (2004-10-10). "Nacho Vidal official website". NachoVidal.com. Retrieved 2005-12-10.
  8. IMDB. "Nacho Vidal IMDB page". IMDB. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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  10. "Impávido (2012)". FilmAffinity. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  11. "Sesenta personas fueron capturadas en operación contra lavado de activos y fraude fiscal en España". El Tiempo. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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  14. "Alleged "Emperor" money-laundering kingpin imprisoned without bail". ElPais. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  15. Jones, Sam (2020-06-03). "Spanish porn actor arrested over fatal toad venom ceremony". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  16. "Espagne : un acteur porno arrêté pour la mort d'un photographe dans un rite chamanique". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  17. "Interview with Nacho Vidal by Spanish newspaper El Mundo". El Mundo. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2005-12-10.
  18. Rosa Castro: "Si nos pasa algo, a mí o a mi hija, ha sido Nacho Vidal" (Rosa Castro: "If something happens to me or my daughter, it's Nacho Vidal's fault") (in Spanish)
  19. "Nacho Vidal has HIV, all porn filming in Europe suspended". El Nacional. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  20. . Machine translation. "Nacho Vidal habla de su falso positivo en VIH y de que ha solicitado la invalidez. [Nacho Vidal talks about his HIV false positive and says he has requested disability benefits.]". El Mundo. September 5, 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  25. "X Stars aux Ninfa Awards 2008: Les Gagnants!". 27 June 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  26. "Programación del Ficeb: más gorda que los miembros de sus actores". elmundo.es. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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  28. 2004 Award winners & nominees
  29. Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival (2004)
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  31. 2002 FICEB Award Winners & Nominees
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