{{short description|Romanian pornographic actress (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox adult biography | name = Alina Plugaru | image = Alina Plugaru 2011.jpg | caption = Plugaru on 14 May 2011 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|12|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Vaslui, Romania | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | other_names = Enrika Dolls, Enrika, Erika, Alina, Alina Blue, Crystal, Ellie, Eve, Nicole, Selena | website = }}
'''Alina Plugaru''' (born 18 December 1987) is a Romanian entrepreneur and former pornographic film actress, who has been called in Romania "The Queen of Porn".<ref name="Alina Plugaru, Oficial Regina Porno">{{cite news|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/index.php?section=articole&screen=stire&sid=204238|title=Alina Plugaru, Oficial Regina Porno|work=Libertatea.ro|first=Ionescu|last=Alexandru|date=10 May 2008|access-date=2008-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612145432/http://www.libertatea.ro/index.php?section=articole&screen=stire&sid=204238|archive-date=2008-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> She started acting in erotic videos in 2006, after having worked as a stripper and model.
==Life and career== Plugaru was born in Vaslui, Romania. At the age of 15, Plugaru decided to pursue a career in modeling and she moved to Bucharest. On the day she turned sixteen she started working as an exotic dancer. She danced her way around the country for two years, gaining in popularity, until a visit to a porn set piqued her interest in a hardcore career. She started her porn career in 2006, just after her 18th birthday, with the porn star and director Zenza Raggi.
left|thumb|upright|Alina Plugaru at the Eros Show Bucharest 2008 Plugaru appears regularly as a featured dancer in Romania and other countries. In the past few years she was a regular guest at the most important European erotic fairs such as The Eros Show Bucharest, The Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival (FICEB), The Lisbon International Erotic Festival (SIEL), The Eros Porto, The Eros & Amore Vienna and The Eros Show Sofia.
In the last years she won the Best Romanian Porn Actress Awards at the Romanian Erotic Industry Awards (PIER 2008 & PIER 2009). Plugaru was recognized for her contributions to the advancement of the Romanian adult entertainment industry.<ref name="Alina Plugaru, Cea Mai Bună Actriţă Porno">{{cite news|url=http://www.click.ro/Buna-Dimineata/alina-plugaru-cea-mai-buna-actrita-porno|title=Alina Plugaru, Cea Mai Bună Actriţă Porno|work=Click.ro|first=Dancu|last=Andreea|date=10 May 2008|access-date=2008-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513084605/http://www.click.ro/Buna-Dimineata/alina-plugaru-cea-mai-buna-actrita-porno|archive-date=2008-05-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Alina Plugaru, Regina Eros Show">{{cite news|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/stire/alina-plugaru-regina-eros-show-242250.html|title=Alina Plugaru, Regina Eros Show|work=Libertatea.ro|first=Munteanu|last=C. Radu|date=2 June 2009|access-date=6 June 2009|archive-date=17 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917150436/http://www.libertatea.ro/stire/alina-plugaru-regina-eros-show-242250.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2009 she was voted The Ideal Romanian Woman and nearly a quarter (24.69%) of website visitors voted for her in an online poll.
On 24 September 2009 Plugaru announced her retirement from the adult film industry.<ref name="Alina Plugaru nu va mai juca în filme porno">{{cite news |url=http://www.libertatea.ro/stire/alina-plugaru-nu-va-mai-juca-in-filme-porno-257345.html |title=Alina Plugaru nu va mai juca în filme porno |work=Libertatea.ro |first=Munteanu |last=C. Radu |date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=1 October 2009 |archive-date=27 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927053011/http://www.libertatea.ro/stire/alina-plugaru-nu-va-mai-juca-in-filme-porno-257345.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Plugaru founded the erotic dance troupe Erotic Dreams Show by Alina Plugaru in 2011<ref name="Alina Plugaru se intoarce in industria XXX">{{cite news |url=http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/alina-plugaru-se-intoarce-in-industria-xxx-315807.html |title=Alina Plugaru se intoarce in industria XXX |work=Libertatea.ro |date=23 December 2010 |archive-date=19 May 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519162202/http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/alina-plugaru-se-intoarce-in-industria-xxx-315807.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and she performs frequently with her erotic dance troupe at festivals, private parties and public venues. In May 2011 she received the Best Show Awards for her erotic dance troupe, at the Romanian Erotic Industry Awards (PIER 2011).<ref name="Eros Show 2011 a desemnat castigatorii industriei porno!">{{cite news |url=http://www.showbiz.ro/monden/8266183-eros-show-2011-a-desemnat-castigatorii-industriei-porno-poze |title=Eros Show 2011 a desemnat castigatorii industriei porno! |work=Showbiz.ro |date=13 May 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804074839/http://www.showbiz.ro/monden/8266183-eros-show-2011-a-desemnat-castigatorii-industriei-porno-poze |archive-date=4 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
After her retirement from the adult film industry, she manages her business, one of the top rated erotic massage parlor in Bucharest.<ref name="Inaugurarea salonului de masaj erotic Mon Amour Massage">{{cite news |url=https://www.monamour-masaj.ro/en/blog/opening-erotic-massage-parlour |title=Opening of the Mon Amour erotic massage parlour in Bucharest |work=MonAmour-Masaj.ro|date=26 May 2008}}</ref>
In 2015, Plugaru was a contestant in the PRO TV reality series Sunt celebru, scoate-mă de aici! (the Romanian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!).<ref name="Follow Up. Actriţă de filme pentru adulţi, Alina Plugaru şi actorul Gabi Jugaru s-au alăturat echipei „Sunt celebru, scoate-mă de aici!”">{{cite news|url=http://www.radardemedia.ro/follow-actrita-de-filme-pentru-adulti-alina-plugaru-si-actorul-gabi-jugaru-s-au-alaturat-echipei-sunt-celebru-scoate-ma-de-aici/|title=Follow Up. Actriţă de filme pentru adulţi, Alina Plugaru şi actorul Gabi Jugaru s-au alăturat echipei "Sunt celebru, scoate-mă de aici!"|work=Radardemedia.ro |date=19 February 2015}}</ref> She was voted off the show after 16 days by a public vote.
==Television== * Sunt celebru, scoate-mă de aici! (2015) Studio: Pro TV * ''Nimeni nu-i perfect'' (2009) Studio: Prima TV * ''Making Of'' (2007) Studio: Open Media Productions * ''Secretul Mariei'' (2005) Studio: La Dolce Vita Productions & Antena 1 TV
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Alina Plugaru}} * {{official website|http://www.alinaplugaru.ro}} * {{IMDb name|2687469|Alina Plugaru}} * {{iafd name|id=Enrika_EU_06|gender=female|name=Alina Plugaru}} * {{afdb name|43147|Alina Plugaru}}
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