Carlos Tobalina

Biography

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…

Directed

1. Flesh and Bullets (1985) — Director
2. Infrasexum (1969) — Director
3. What's Love (1987) — Director
4. Super Sex (1986) — Director
5. Carnal Highways (1980) — Director
6. Love Champions (1985) — Director
7. Champagne Orgy (1978) — Director
8. Marathon (1983) — Director
9. Jungle Blue (1978) — Director
10. Her Last Fling (1977) — Director
11. The Ultimate Pleasure (1977) — Director
12. Mai Lin vs. Serena (1982) — Director
13. My Sinful Life (1983) — Director
14. Three Ripening Cherries (1979) — Director
15. Pulsating Flesh (1986) — Director
16. Carnal Haven (1978) — Director
17. The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova (1977) — Director
18. Las Vegas Girls (1981) — Director
19. Carnal Olympics (1983) — Director
20. Flesh Pond (1983) — Director
21. Oriental Hawaii (1982) — Director
22. I Am Always Ready (1978) — Director
23. Sensual Fire (1979) — Director
24. Sexual Heights (1981) — Director
25. Boiling Desires (1987) — Director
26. Fantastic Orgy (1977) — Director
27. Lady Dynamite (1983) — Director
28. Lust Inferno (1982) — Director
29. Anticipation (1982) — Director
30. I Am Curious Tahiti (1970) — Director
31. Undulations (1981) — Director
32. The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova 2 (1982) — Director
33. Come Under My Spell (1979) — Director
34. Refinements in Love (1971) — Director
35. Flesh and Laces (1983) — Director
36. Flesh and Laces 2 (1983) — Director
37. Marilyn and the Senator (1975) — Director
38. Notorious Big Sin City (1969) — Director
39. Interlude of Lust (1981) — Director
40. The Last Tango in Acapulco (1975) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Infrasexum (1969) — Carlos
2. What's Love (1987)
3. Carnal Highways (1980) — Professor
4. Marathon (1983)
5. Love Champions (1985) — Dr. Carlos
6. Champagne Orgy (1978)
7. Mai Lin vs. Serena (1982) — Self
8. My Sinful Life (1983) — Gino (uncredited)
9. Pulsating Flesh (1986) — TV Producer (uncredited)
10. Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here (1976) — Capt. Torres
11. Las Vegas Girls (1981) — Lopez
12. Flesh Pond (1983) — Rancher
13. Sensual Fire (1979) — Father Carlos
14. Lady Dynamite (1983) — Doctor
15. Refinements in Love (1971) — Self
16. Flesh and Laces (1983) — Dr. Carlos
17. Come Under My Spell (1979) — Doctor
18. The New Erotic Adventures of Casanova 2 (1982) — El Conde de la Riva
19. Flesh and Laces 2 (1983) — Dr. Carlos
20. Wild Nurses in Lust (1986) — Doctor
21. Interlude of Lust (1981) — Daddy
22. Sexual Kung Fu in Hong Kong (1974)
23. The Last Tango in Acapulco (1975) — Impresario Carlos
24. Affaire in Rio de Janeiro (1972) — Claude Mattel
25. Over Easy (1978)
26. Pornography in New York (1972) — Skinflick director (uncredited)
27. Tonite... I Love You (1972) — Marco
28. One of a Kind (1976) — Purchaser in Leather Coat
29. Sexual Odyssey (1985) — Dr. Karloff
30. Lusty Princess (1978)