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MALE CALL
Director Chi Chi LaRue counts his blessings
Blessed. It’s a word that comes up often when talking to Chi Chi
LaRue. And to be honest, it’s a pretty appropriate term to describe
this veteran adult director’s world.
Last year was a big one in many ways. Most notably, LaRue
took over directing duties at Icon Male, the brother studio to Noir
Male, which he launched with Mile High Media honcho Jon Blitt
in 2018. And as if that wasn’t enough, this industry veteran also
helmed the GayVN Award-nominated Love and Lust in Montreal
for Falcon Studios and co-directed high-profile features with three
top directors: Steve Cruz (The Night Riders), Tony Dimarco (The
Pledge) and mr. Pam (Scared Stiff 2: The Amityville Whore).
Since getting his hands on the rudder at Icon, LaRue has put
his stamp on the studio while at the same time keeping up his
passion for Noir Male. “It’s an all-inclusive, very diverse studio,”
LaRue says of Noir. “It’s men of color, Latin, Asian and everything
in between, and I like that.”
Rhapsodizing on what the word “noir” means to him, LaRue
says, “When I think of noir, I think of sexy, I think of dark, I think of
mysterious, i think of glamour, i think of beauty, I think of fashion, I
think of perfume. It’s just a very sexy word. It means dark, it means
black, it means night. It’s French. It’s gorgeous.”
Speaking of gorgeous, LaRue says one of his favorite things about
Noir Male has been trying out different performers. LaRue was
able “by the grace of FlavaWorks studio” to work with DeAngelo
Jackson, whom he describes as “one of the most beautiful men
I’ve ever worked with, inside and out. Not just visual beauty but
also a really good man, a good soul.”
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≠ INTERVIEW: SHARAN STREET ≠ PHOTOGRAPHY: MILE HIGH MEDIA
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