Was it her Latin blood or the fact that before porn she earned her scratch flipping burgers over a hot griddle at McDonald’s that inspired Carmen Caliente to choose the stage name she did? Perhaps it was a little of both, but one thing for certain is that she’s been burning up the pornosphere of late, catching the eyes of many on box covers, in magazines and all over the internet.

The Florida native—part Puerto Rican and part white—got started in the industry in November 2013 with a shoot for Porn Pros.—and once her co-workers got wind of her new career, Caliente bailed and hasn’t looked back.

Asked what types of scenes she prefers, Caliente said, “I do girl/girl, boy/girl, boy/girl/girl/girl/girl/girl/girl/girl/girl … through porn, I realized I like girls a lot. I was never with a girl before porn, and I lost my lesbian virginity on camera and now I realize I like girls better than I thought I would. So, girls!"

According to Caliente, performer Marina Angel—a personal friend—took her “lesbian virginity.” Caliente recalled, “It was the funniest experience ever, because she’s like my best friend and we were just all giggles.”

Photo by Rick Garcia/@IndustryByRick, taken Nov. 16, 2017, at the 2018 AVN Awards Nomination Party