Alexis Amore (born Fabiola Melgar García;[1] 29 December 1978) is a Peruvian pornographic actress and feature dancer.[4]

Early life

Amore was born in Lima, Peru.[2] Her first language is Spanish.[4] At age 9, she moved to the United States.[5] She was raised in Redondo Beach, California and attended high school in Hermosa Beach.[2][5] She once worked as a nurse at a Catholic hospital in California .[2]

Career

Amore worked as a model and host for Playboy TV shortly before debuting in porn.[6] She was discovered on an episode of Night Calls.[2] She entered the adult film industry in 1999 and did her first scene for The Watcher 6 from Vivid Entertainment.[7][8] In 2001, she took a one-year hiatus from performing, during which she continued feature dancing, and returned in the summer of 2002.[2]

In March 2003, Amore became a contract performer for Jill Kelly Productions.[9] Shortly after her contract with JKP ended, she signed a performing and directing contract with Anabolic Video in June 2004.[10] Once her deal with Anabolic Video ended, she became an exclusive contract performer and spokesperson for Video Team in September 2005.[11] She made her debut for the company in the film All About Alexis.[12] In September 2006, she decided not to renew her contract with Video Team.[13]

In June 2004, Frecuencia Latina filmed a documentary on her for the show Reporte Semanal.[14] In March 2006, Amore appeared on the Spanish language television shows No te Duermas and El Poder in Puerto Rico.[15] Amore was featured on the cover of the September 2006 issue of Lowrider.[16] In January 2008, Amore announced that she would resume performing in boy/girl sex scenes after two years of only working with other women.[17]

Other ventures

On October 22, 2014, she launched a show titled That's Amore on Vivid Radio.[7] On December 7, 2004, Amore debuted as a columnist on AVN Insider with a column titled "Simply Alexis".[18] She had previously written a sex advice column for the mainstream Peruvian magazine Oye.[18]

Awards and nominations

References

 1. "Alexis Amore: "Hay una 'porno star' en todas las personas"". El Comercio. March 28, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

 2. Dan Miller (June 2003). "Coming On Strong: New Talent and Lines You Need to be Stocking". AVN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

3. Alexis Amore at the Internet Adult Film Database

4. Jon DaBove (March 29, 2014). "Alexis Amore: MMD Interviews Porn's Peruvian Princess". Mens Mag Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

5. D.U.C. (June 11, 2003). "Interview with Alexis Amore". SetGO. Archived from the original on August 11, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

6. Christina (November 21, 2014). "Interview with Alexis Amore". AIPdaily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

7. Lila Gray (October 21, 2014). "April Flores, Alexis Amore Score Shows on Vivid Radio". XBIZ. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

8. Speiser, Lainie. Confessions of the Hundred Hottest Porn Stars: Intimate, Funny, Outrageous, Sexy, Instructional, and Shocking Tell-Alls from the Biggest Names in the Biz. p. 87.

9. "Alexis Amore Takes It Further Under JKP Contract". AVN. March 28, 2003. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

10. Rhett Pardon (June 10, 2004). "Alexis Amore Inks Deal With Anabolic". XBIZ. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

11. Gretchen Gallen (September 22, 2005). "Video Team Taps Alexis Amore as Exclusive Talent". XBIZ. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

12. David Woodman (November 29, 2005). "Amore Shoots First Title for Video Team". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

13. Thomas J Stanton (September 12, 2006). "Alexis Amore Goes Solo". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

14. Frank Meyer (June 8, 2004). "Alexis Amore: New Sites, Mainstream Documentary". AVN. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

15. Thomas J Stanton (March 31, 2006). "Alexis Amore to Tour Puerto Rico". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

16. "Alexis Amore Does Lowrider". AVN. August 30, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

17. Wade Garrett (January 29, 2008). "Alexis Amore Returns to Boy/Girl Scenes". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

18. "Alexis Amore's AVNInsider Column Debuts Today". AVN. December 7, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

19. "This Year's Nominees". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

20. Dirty Bob (September 21, 2004). "Winners of the Nightmoves Entertainment Awards Announced". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

21. Thomas J Stanton (April 19, 2006). "Adam Film World Announces Award Winners". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

22. "2006 AVN Award Nominees" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

 Dirty Bob (October 9, 2006). "2006 Nightmoves Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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