Emmanuel "Manu" Pluton is a French former competitive

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, and

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Bodybuilding career

Pluton's most successful year in bodybuilding was 1965 when he won the contests of ''Mr. France'' (Tall category and Overall) and ''Europe Mr. Apollo'' (Tall category and overall). He also participated in NABBA Amateur Mr. Universe the same year, with the 6th place in the Tall category.

Pornographic film career

Pluton started appearing in cinema films by 1971 with Jacques Scandelari's ''

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''. Various minor roles followed and he was cast in Serge Korber's 1975

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s ''Love Play'' (''L'Essayeuse'') and ''Growing Up'' (''Dans la chaleur de Julie''). Pluton continued performing in pornographic films, particularly in those directed by Korber until 1977. His scene in

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and controversial ''Maléfices pornos'', which was produced in 1976 but could only be screened by 1978, was deemed as "racist" according to an opinion of the censorship board.

In the United States

Pluton moved to the

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by the early 1980s and, becoming the NABBA

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Chairman, won the Masters National Championship in 1982.Manu Pluton

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pluton, Manu 1942 births Living people People from Fort-de-France Martiniquais male bodybuilders French people of Martiniquais descent French male film actors French male pornographic film actors Martiniquais emigrants to the United States