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THE WILLIAM LOPEZ INTERVIEW WITH URBAN KING DIRECTOR
JALIN FUENTES EXCLUSIVELY ON JRL
Posted Thursday November 5, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. PDT
Email William Lopez at William@JRLChartsonline.com
JRL Fans in the USA and EU, today we have the Urban King of directing here on JRL.This man has been responsible for such Take Em' Down 2 [2005], Take It Like A Man 1 and 2 [2009] and his latest masterpiece currently working its way to the No.1 spot on the JRL Weekly Top 50 Black Chart....yes, I'm talking about none other than Jalin Fuentes.
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William Lopez: Jalin, welcome back to JRL. It's been far to long since you've done an interview with JRL.
Jalin Fuentes: Thanks for having me back! I've watched the rapid growth of JRL with great pleasure and I am honored to be interviewed on the JRL web site.
William Lopez: Thanks Jalin,..now....No. 1 hits every time out the gate! 73 titles and counting, a major distribution deal with Marina Pacific Distribution and 10 brand new gay urban DVDs ready to drop for gay consumers exclusively on www.thugmart.com. Is there anything you haven't accomplished yet Jalin?
Jalin Fuentes: In addition to producing a large library of movies, we also have a great variety of very hot web sites that we have created and run: www.thugporn.com, www.fuckflix.com, www.netdixx.com, www.tigertyson.com. Between DVD production, maintaining and constantly improving our web sites and branding Pitbull worldwide, we’re pretty busy! Of course, there is always more that we can do, but we are pretty happy with what we’ve accomplished in the short period of only six years. I think it’s safe to say that we are the undisputed leaders in the thugporn® genre.
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William Lopez: Tell us about some of the hotties like Gabriel! Where did you find him and what will we be seeing of him in Tastee Sampler [2009]?Jalin Fuentes: Tastee [2009] is our 4th free sampler DVD, which we just started sending to customers this week. Each customer who buys a DVD from us receives a copy of Tastee for free.
This DVD gives consumers an opportunity to check out what we have to offer. Tastee has 35 of our most recent trailers, five full-length sex scenes and a photo gallery of our Top 20 Starz with hundreds of photos. It is three plus hours long. We discovered Gabriel in a small town outside of Rio de Janeiro and he stars in our first film on the Blatino Gold label entitled Brazilian Addiction [2009]. He’s an adorable and very talented bottom who absolutely adores sex. It’s amazing to watch him give a blowjob!
William Lopez: Tiger Tyson is back and I hear that he is better than ever. Any surprises from Tiger in Tastee [2009] Jalin?
Jalin Fuentes: As I’m sure you know, Tiger is an integral part of Pitbull so to say he’s back is kind of a misnomer since he’s never left. One of our ten new DVDs is Tiger’s new Take ‘Em Down #4, the latest release in our best-selling Take ‘Em Down series. There is a special Collectors’ Edition available of Take ‘Em Down #4 where the DVD cover is sequentially numbered and hand autographed by Tiger himself.
Fans can watch the trailer for this at www.thugmart.com. In Tastee, Tiger has a full-length scene with Supreme and T. Malone from The Show Part 2.
William Lopez: Exclusive models. What’s your thought on them and does your production company use talent agencies? Or, are you old fashion and go out and find your own talent to work with?
Jalin Fuentes: Tiger is signed to Pitbull exclusively. We find our actors in a myriad of ways. They many times find us, we get referrals from other actors, occasionally we use agents or we see someone we think is exceptional and we go out and find that person. The marketplace these days looks for new faces (and bodies) so we won’t sign anyone exclusively other than Tiger.
William Lopez: JRL fans will get a chance to watch the trailer of Tastee [2009], which is currently only available at Jalin's exclusive retail web site www.thugmart.com. Jalin, tell us about the thugmart web site because I was reviewing it earlier today and I see that not only are you featuring your own films but you are selling other DVDs from studios as well. What made you and the Pitbull Productions team want to branch out into retail sales?
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Jalin Fuentes : We are selling movies from Real Urban Men and Edward James Presents because we feel that both of these DVD studios are producing product that we like and respect.
Our retail web site has tremendous traffic and we have found that our customers have often not been exposed to either of these studios in the past. So it’s a win/win for all of us and we each make a few bucks.
As you know sales are not what they used to be in the porn market since the economy crashed so any way a company can maximize profits in a creative way is a good thing.
William Lopez: Tons of online retail web sites have been hit hard by the economy this year. Has it affected your bottom line in sales much?
I'm sure not too much considering you are constantly at the No.1 spot on the JRL Weekly Top 50 Black chart with every feature that you release but sales are sales and even though you can have a hit, sales can be down at the same time while others are hurting even more. That's why I wanted to get your thoughts on the urban side of the gay porn industry.
Jalin Fuentes: Of course every company has seen a decline in sales from the biggest studios to the smallest.
We are very fortunately at Pitbull to have a very devoted customer base so we have not been as hard hit as many other studios.
William Lopez: Video on Demand. Good for Pitbull?
Jalin Fuentes: VOD is what customers want today. I can’t say if it’s good or bad, only that you have to give your customers what they want when they want it or lose them. Where technology leads, we all follow!
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William Lopez: Some people are saying that Video on Demand has been a gamble. A hit and miss type of scenario. Again, everyone knows that you will have hits and misses with every release. With all of the content available online, do you find it hard to make sure that the Pitbull brand is featured?
Jalin Fuentes: No, we don’t have a problem. We get very good exposure on AEBN.net. as well as on our own VOD sites www.thugporn.com, www.fuckflixx.com, www.netdixx.com and www.tigertyson.com.
William Lopez: If I don't touch this Jalin, I'll get a ton of emails asking me why I didn't ask the hard questions. Here we go.
This year your company was nominated for several awards and yet you chose not to participate. It is of course due to the on going bad blood between Flava Works Entertainment and Pitbull Productions.
It's no secret and everyone knows about it and has known about for several years now. What's the scoop?
Jalin Fuentes: First of all, I wouldn’t make a statement the way you did about bad blood, etc. That is making an assumption on your part, not conducting an interview!
Jalin Continues:
I would ask this question: why didn’t we choose to be a part of the Flava Works Blatino Awards. The answer is simple. We do not want to be associated in any way with Flava Works.
Jalin Continues: We do not support their business practices, nor do we support companies who make bareback movies. We see the Awards as totally self-serving which, if you look at who won, you will see is true! As for Flava Works, the owner knows why we do not wish to be associated with him or his company. We have won several lawsuits in the past. That speaks for itself.
William Lopez: We covered it and that's that! Now, let's get to another subject. Tell us about the Tiger Tyson Dildo regular and vibrating models! These also are both available at www.thugmart.com by the way JRL fans!
Jalin Fuentes: As I’m sure you are aware, Tiger has an incredibly large and good-looking penis. Since Tiger is a Latin icon in gay porn, we figured it was high time his fans had an opportunity to feel what it’s like to have a Tiger up their tail! Customer response and satisfaction have been awesome to the dildo!
William Lopez: I'm sure you'll be receiving huge orders for those! Now tell us about your new releases coming out for the fall season? I understand Pitbull is releasing 10 new gay urban porn releases that are now on sale only at www.thugmart.com.
Jalin Fuentes: Leading the new release list is the Collector’s Edition of Take ‘Em Down 4 [2009], which is sequentially numbered, and hand autographed by Tiger Tyson.
In New Thug City Part 2: Supreme’s Revenge, Supreme wields his huge 11-inch cock like a weapon, testing his homies the only way a thug can.
An off da hook sequel! Starring Eddie Diaz, Scott Alexander, Thiago and a very sexy supporting cast, In Love With a Thug captures the intimate erotic encounters of some of thugporn®’s hottest hunks!
Who’s Yo Daddy 2 [2009] brings back brothers King Dingo and Phat Daddy with their monumental weapons of ass destruction in the ongoing Battle of the Super! In Prime, we filmed the best Brazil has to offer.
There are 10 spicy Brazilian studs in 6 sizzling scenes of uninhibited lust. Payback’s a Bitch 2 [2009] stars Jovonnie, Phat Daddy, King Dingo and a bevy of their thug buddies all back for another explosive round of sexual revenge! Sweet. Very sweet!
When new thug on the block Rogue unleashes the power of his 10-inch cock in Thugged, there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that they’ve been thugged!
In Dick or Dare [2009], the way that thugs play truth or dare in the hood guarantees that someone always winds up with a dick up their ass! Man up to watch this one! Jovonnie and a “super hung” cast of thugs, stars and newcomers unzip their pants to reveal yards of dick in In 2 Deep [2009]. Bottoms beware!
In Brazilian Addiction [2009], we discover that the men in Rio are addicted to every type of sex imaginable. Passion rules the day (and night), and no young males are safe! All Pitbull DVDs are available now at www.thugmart.com or by calling toll-free 1-877-848-4767.
William Lopez: Twins seem to be taking hold once again in retail Jalin. Will you be featuring twins in any upcoming gay porn films from you the king?
Jalin Fuentes: Nope. We don’t have any twins at the moment but we do have awesome stars like Tiger Tyson, Supreme, Eddie Diaz, Scott Alexander, Phat Daddy, his brother King Dingo, Jovonnie and a slew of hot new black and Latin thugs!
William Lopez: After a decade of directing and producing urban gay porn. What has the business done for you personally?
Jalin Fuentes: Well, Pitbull is only a little over six years old so it’s not been a decade yet. Building the company from scratch has been personally rewarding in that we started an entirely new genre of gay porn called fittingly thugporn®. It is always rewarding to see a germ of an idea become a reality!
William Lopez: Are there any promotions on the thugmart.com web site for consumers?
Jalin Fuentes: Absolutely! Every 24 hours the site automatically chooses 12 DVDs, which are offered at $10 off the regular price. Customers will find this deal at the top of the home page under Daily Specials.
William Lopez: Another new feature on the thugmart.com web site is your Top 20 Trailers of the Day! What can consumers expect with this part of the thugmart.com web site?
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Jalin Fuentes: The Top 20 Trailers is a list of the most popular trailers customers are watching on any given day. The list changes depending on what customers choose to watch.
William: Now you know retail store merchants are going to be reading this Jalin so they've got to know when Tastee [2009] will be available for retail?
Jalin Fuentes: Since Tastee [2009] is not a regular title but a free sampler DVD, it is not available for sale. However, it is packed with each DVD distributed by Marina Pacific beginning with our November 2009 release of Booty Juice Whores [2009] and it is sent free of charge to all of our customers who buy a DVD at www.thugmart.com.
William: Jalin, any shout outs to your JRL fans reading this today?
Jalin Fuentes: Sure, keep the faith bro! And keep on checking JRLChartsonline for all the latest in sales and news.
William Lopez: Jalin, thanks for the JRL plug......Now..Remember JRL fans, customers who buy any Pitbull DVDs will receive a free copy of their new sampler DVD Tastee [2009]. JRL fans can check out the Tastee trailer right now on the JRL Movietron. Jalin, thank you again for coming back to talk to us here on JRL.
Plus JRL fans, click on the JRL Movietron to take a peak at my personal favorite which is now available exclusively on www.Thugmart.com, Paybacks A Bitch #2 [2009]. Make sure to register to receive inside scoops of Pitbull Productions. Jalin, again thanks for coming.
Jalin Fuentes: Thank you for inviting me!
William Lopez: Remember JRL fans, 10 brand new urban gay porn films for you to choose from when you visit the Thugmart.com web site and make sure to check out the entire urban gay porn collection of Jalin Fuentes exclusively on www.thugmart.com.
Again we thank Jalin Fuentes and remember to keep JRLChartsOnline locked in daily for the latest Info and Entertainment on the Gay Adult Film Industry.
