Directing
Carlos Tobalina
EN cinema · 57 credits
Born
5 April 1925
Died
31 March 1989 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Peru
Also known as Troy Benny · Efrain Tobalina · Bruce Van Buren · Jeremiah Schlotter · C. Tobalina · E. 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Kulies
Director
What's Love
Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Pulsating Flesh
as TV Producer (uncredited), Director, Cinematography
Wild Nurses in Lust
as Doctor
Super Sex
Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director
Boiling Desires
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Love Champions
as Dr. Carlos, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Sexual Odyssey
as Dr. Karloff, Director, Writer
Flesh and Bullets
Editor, Music, Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Marathon
Actor, Director
Flesh and Laces
as Dr. Carlos, Cinematography, Director
My Sinful Life
as Gino (uncredited), Camera Operator, Producer, Director
Lady Dynamite
as Doctor, Camera Operator, Director
Flesh and Laces 2
as Dr. Carlos, Cinematography, Director
Flesh Pond
as Rancher, Cinematography, Director
Carnal Olympics
Cinematography, Director
Mai Lin vs. Serena
as Self, Director, Director of Photography
The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova 2
as El Conde de la Riva, Cinematography, Writer, Director
Oriental Hawaii
Director, Director of Photography
Anticipation
Director of Photography, Director
Lust Inferno
Director
Las Vegas Girls
as Lopez, Director
Interlude of Lust
as Daddy, Director
Undulations
Director
Sexual Heights
Director
Carnal Highways
as Professor, Director
Uschi
1980
Uschi
Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
Sensual Fire
as Father Carlos, Special Effects, Director, Writer
Come Under My Spell
as Doctor, Director
Champagne Orgy
Actor, Director, Writer
Lusty Princess
Actor, Director
Jungle Blue
Director
Carnal Haven
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Writer
I Am Always Ready
Director
Her Last Fling
Executive Producer, Director
The Ultimate Pleasure
Director, Producer
Fantastic Orgy
Producer, Director
One of a Kind
as Purchaser in Leather Coat, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here
as Capt. Torres
The Last Tango in Acapulco
as Impresario Carlos, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Marilyn and the Senator
Cinematography, Music, Producer, Writer, Director
Sexual Kung Fu in Hong Kong
Actor, Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Original Story
Affaire in Rio de Janeiro
as Claude Mattel, Music, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director
Pornography in New York
as Skinflick director (uncredited)
Tonite... I Love You
as Marco, Producer, Director
The Jekyll and Hyde Portfolio
Second Unit
Love on Wheels
Director, Producer
Refinements in Love
as Self, Writer, Producer, Director
I Am Curious Tahiti
Producer, Director
Infrasexum
as Carlos, Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Director, Writer
Notorious Big Sin City
Camera Operator, Executive Producer, Director