| Marco Banderas | |
| Birth Date: | 1967 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay[1] |
| Spouse: | Briana Bounce (m. 2016)[2] |
| Alias: | Michael Duarte, Marco Banderos, Marco Duarte, Marco Duato, Marcos Banderas, Marco |
Edgard Fabián Etchenique Picardo (born 13 October 1967), known professionally as Marco Banderas, is a Spanish pornographic actor of Uruguayan origin.[3]
Banderas was born in Uruguay and raised in Barcelona.[2] He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Catalan.[4]
Banderas and his wife, Lisa DeMarco, worked at the Bagdad Sex Club for three years where they were approached by Nacho Vidal during the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival.[2] He entered the adult film industry in 2005 under the stage name Marco Duato.[1] He became frustrated with the surname because it was often misspelled as "Duarte", so he changed it to "Banderas".[4]
Banderas launched his own production company, Hot Zone Productions, in April 2007, signed a distribution deal with American Xcess in August, and released the company's first film, Marco Banderas’ Crazy Dreams, in September.[5] In October 2013, he launched his own website, marcobanderas.xxx.[6] [7]
In January 2008, sex toy manufacturer Topco Sales unveiled a replica of Banderas' penis as part of their "Wildfire Celebrity Series".[8] [9]
In May 2012, Banderas signed a contract with Magnum Contenidos Multimedia (MCM) to produce Porn Valley Dream, a reality television series documenting his life.[10]
Banderas married Fiona "Lisa" DeMarco on 1 September 2001 and eventually divorced.[2] He has an "I Love Fiona" tattoo, DeMarco's real name.[1] He then married Briana Bounce on 15 November 2016- september 2023 in Moscow, Russia.[11]
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| Year | Ceremony | Result | Award | Work |
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| 2005 | AVN Award | Best Threeway Sex Scene – Video (with Nadia Styles & Ben English)[12] | Double Teamed | |
| 2006 | AVN Award | Male Foreign Performer of the Year | ||
| Best Anal Sex Scene – Video (with Venus)[13] | Ass Quake | |||
| Best Anal Sex Scene – Video (with Dillan Lauren) | Raw Desire | |||
| Best Group Sex Scene – Film (with Lisa Lee, Lucy Lee, Sky Love, Lisa Marie, Haley Paige, Tyla Winn, Jerry, Nick Manning, Steven St. Croix & Jean Valjean) | Scorpio Rising | |||
| 2007 | AVN Award | Male Performer of the Year | ||
| Best Anal Sex Scene – Film (with McKenzie Lee, Scott Nails & Ben English)[14] | Jenna's Provocateur | |||
| Best Oral Sex Scene – Film (with McKenzie Lee, Scott Nails & Ben English) | Jenna's Provocateur | |||
| Best Group Sex Scene – Film (with McKenzie Lee, Scott Nails & Ben English) | Jenna's Provocateur | |||
| Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production (with Dora Venter, Tony DeSergio, James, Olivier & Zoltan) | The Hacienda | |||
| 2008 | AVN Award | Best Anal Sex Scene, Video (with Nina Hartley)[15] | Nina Hartley's Guide to Porn Star Sex Secrets | |
| Best Group Sex Scene, Video (with Bree Olson, Amy Ried & Sascha) | DreamGirlz | |||
| Best Group Sex Scene, Video (with Jesse Jane, Rebeca Linares & Brianna Love) | Naked Aces 2 | |||
| Best Group Sex Scene, Video (with Kelly Wells, John Strong & Brian Surewood) | Naomi's Fuck Me | |||
| Best Threeway Sex Scene (with Missy Monroe & Lorelei Lee) | Top Guns 6 | |||
| Best Videography (with Ethan Kane, Jimmy D, Axel Braun, Chris Hall & Dr. Philgood) | Broken | |||
| Male Performer of the Year | ||||
| Urban Spice Award | Best Two-Way Sex Scene (with Marie Luv)[16] | Minority Rules | ||
| XBIZ Award | Male Performer of the Year[17] | |||
| XRCO Award | Unsung Swordsman[18] | |||
| 2009 | AVN Award | Best Anal Sex Scene (with Rebeca Linares) | Fuck Me: Rebeca Linares | |
| Best Anal Sex Scene (with Katsuni) | Katsuni Minx | |||
| Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Harmony Rose & Tony DeSergrio) | Fuck Me: Rebeca Linares | |||
| Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Jada Fire & Chris Charming) | Lex Steele XXX 10 | |||
| Best Group Sex Scene (with Stoya, Gabriella Fox, Abbey Brooks, Shyla Stylez, Veronica Rayne, Brea Lynn, Charles Dera, Manuel Ferrara) | ||||
| Best Threeway Sex Scene (with Loona Lux & Eric Price) | Superwhores 11 | |||
| The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year | ||||
| Male Performer of the Year | ||||
| XBIZ Award | Male Performer of the Year[19] | |||
| 2010 | AVN Award | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Eva Angelina & Ben English)[20] | Deviance | |
| Best Threeway Sex Scene (with Jandi Lin & Anthony Rosano) | Asian Fucking Nation 3 | |||
| Best Threeway Sex Scene (with Priya Rai & John West) | Tormented | |||
| Male Performer of the Year | ||||
| XBIZ Award | Male Performer of the Year[21] | |||
| 2011 | AVN Award | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Nikki Jayne & Jerry)[22] | The Condemned | |
| Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Aliz & Tony DeSergio) | Don't Make Me Beg 3 | |||
| Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Mika Tan & Chris Charming) | The Perfect Secretary: Training Day | |||
| Urban X Award | Best Anal Sex Scene (with Nyomi Banxxx)[23] | Dynamic Booty 5 | ||
| XBIZ Award | Foreign Male Performer of the Year[24] | |||
| 2012 | AVN Award | Best Double-Penetration Scene (with Amy Brooke & John Strong)[25] | Alexis Texas Nymphomaniac | |
| Best Double-Penetration Scene (with Audrey Hollander & Otto Bauer) | This Isn't UFC: Ultimate Fucking Championship | |||
| 2013 | AVN Award | Best Group Sex Scene (with Allie Haze, Evan Stone, Barry Scott & Jerry)[26] | Allie Haze: True Sex | |
| Best Group Sex Scene (with Chanel Preston, Alex Gonz, Billy Glide, Danny Wylde & Will Powers) | Chanel Preston: No Limits | |||
| Best Group Sex Scene (with Anissa Kate, Prince Yahshua & Tony DeSergio) | The Initiation of Anissa Kate | |||
| Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Chyna, Anthony Hardwood, Cyrus King, Justin Magnum, Ralph Long, Sledge Hammer, T.J. Cummings & Tommy Pistol) | Chyna is Queen of the Ring | |||
| XBIZ Award | Best Actor – Feature Movie[27] | The Four | ||
| Best Scene – Feature Movie (with Jennifer Dark) | The Four | |||
| 2014 | AVN Award | Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene (with Skin Diamond & Prince Yahshua)[28] | Skin | |
| Best Group Sex Scene (with Sarah Shevon, Danny Wylde, Mark Anthony, Logan Pierce & Evan Stone)[29] | Six in Me 2 | |||
| XBIZ Award | Best Scene – Non-Feature Release (with Skin Diamond & Prince Yahshua)[30] | Skin |