Carlos Tobalina

Efrain "Carlos" Tobalina (1925 – March 31, 1989), also known as Carlos Tobalina and often credited as Troy Benny, was a Peruvian-born filmmaker and actor known for his work on pornographic films. He directed such films as Infrasexum, Jungle Blue (1978), Three Ripening Cherries (1979), Sensual Fire (1980), and Flesh and Bullets (1985). He became the owner of several adult theaters, and was involved in court cases related to obscenity laws. In 1989, he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head at one of his houses in Los Angeles.

Early life Tobalina was born in 1925 in Peru, and immigrated to Brazil and then to the United States in the early 1950s.

In September 1971, the Los Angeles County Superior Court declared Tobalina guilty of violating a California Penal Code regarding the exhibition of obscene material for screening the 1971 film Januarius.

Personal life Tobalina married a bookkeeper named Maria Pia Palfrader in 1964, becoming a stepfather to her young daughter Gloria. 1970 Double Initiation

1975 Marilyn and the Senator

1975 Carnal Haven credited as Troy Benny

1976 Her Last Fling as Bruce Van Buren and Troy Benny

1977 The Ultimate Pleasure as Bruce Van Buren and Troy Benny

1977 Fantastic Orgy as Troy Benny

1978 Jungle Blue as Troy Benny

1978 Champagne Orgy as Troy Benny

1979 Three Ripening Cherries as Troy Benny

1982 Lust Inferno as Troy Benny

1982 Marathon as Troy Benny

1983 Las Vegas Girls as Troy Benny

1986 Super Sex as Troy Benny

1986 Pulsating Flesh as Troy Benny