Ex-gay porn star running to be mayor of tiny Spanish village with 438 residents
The Hung Country and Hard Times actor is running for the conservative-leaning Partido Popular (PP)
Former gay porn star Antonio Moreno has launched a bid to become mayor of the small Spanish village of Carcelén.
Moreno, now a livestock farmer, moved to the town with his partner after leaving adult film six years ago.
The 38-year-old — once known by the stage name Héctor de Silva – is running as mayor of Carcelén for the conservative-leaning Partido Popular (PP) party.
Moreno’s party has previously stood against marriage equality in Spain, while PP-controlled areas of Spain have introduced anti-LGBTQ legislation, reports The Advocate.
Moreno will go up against PSOE candidate, María Dolores Gómez Piqueras – governor of Carcelén since 2011.
The election takes place on 28 May.
Carcelén, located in the east of the country, has only 438 residents.
“A stage in my life that I don’t regret”
Reflecting on his past, Hung Country star Moreno recently told Spanish outlet Sur: “I take […] my past as a porn actor normally because my family, who supported me, knew about it and I have always told them about it. It is a stage in my life that I don’t regret because I learned a lot.”
The former forest firefighter went on to add: “I was born in the city of Albacete. But when I arrived here I fell in love with this village and its natural environment, which is spectacular.
“I discovered that an aunt of mine had been given up for adoption to a family in Carcelén. I looked for her and I found her.”
The aspiring mayor also told the publication that Carcelén “needs to improve in many things because it is very neglected, we have a very high […] property tax. And there is less and less population because there is no work to attract families with children.”
In 2021, ex-gay porn actor and men’s rights activist Philipp Tanzer (AKA Logan McCree) failed to win a seat in the Scottish election after running as a regional list candidate for the Highlands and Islands.
Tanzer, who stopped identifying as gay at 32, ran for the Scottish Family Party, which opposes LGBTQ-inclusive education.