DOMINIK RIDER
With each film I see him in, I grow more and more to love Dominik Rider. The first time I saw him, he bottomed in a bathroom sex scene in Greased – a film I enjoyed, but at the time I didn’t pay that much attention to Rider’s scene… mainly because, I think, it was the most “vanilla” of all the hardcore scenes in the film; at least, to me.
But suddenly, in so many of the screeners I got to review, it was like boom boom boom – Dominik was showing up in this film, then that film, then that film … and each time I saw him, I saw more and more just how sensual, stunning, and absolutely beautiful a man Dominik Rider really is. He’s that rarity in porn – a handsome, macho Latin bottom who defines the word “sensuality” over “sexuality”. You just get the feeling, watching Rider, that if you ever got lucky enough to crawl into bed with him – it wouldn’t feel like sex, it’d feel like making love.
Born in Costa Rica, the 32-year-old Rider had anything but an idyllic childhood; he was just five when his parents divorced, Dominick’s father relocating with his children to Brazil. There, Dominik grew up with a strict disciplinarian for a father – a situation that, today, Rider admits was “difficult – but everything I went through as a child has made me who I am today, so it was worth it.” Rider remembers his first crush – on one of his sister’s male friends, when he was only 6 years old – but his home life didn’t allow for any exploration – as Rider learned, when as a teenager he tried to fool around with his friend, at his own house … when Dominik’s dad walked in, nearly caught them, and threw the other kid out of the house, anyway. No, Rider’s first actual sexual experience came via the way many of us who are forced into the closet get ours – via anonymous sex.
“I was 15, and I got a blowjob from a complete stranger, whose number I got from a bathroom stall at school. Basically one of those things where it says ‘If you wanna get fucked call …’
“It was the weirdest thing, too, because I’d never had an orgasm before; All of a sudden, I had this huge urge like I thought I was gonna pee – but I came instead. That was my first time.”
Such hidden explorations by the teenaged Rider led to the need to express himself more publicly.
“I got into the business through go-go dancing – have been dancing for ten years,” Rider says. “I’d have several offers over the years, and just didn’t think it was for me … but about three years ago, a guy a
pproached me about needing models for a website. I lost my job soon after, so called him back, and did some photos that did really well on his website. That led to Jerry Douglas flying me up to San Francisco, and my doing Beyond Perfect for Colt. It was my first movie, and I was nervous – my first time, for the site, it took me like an hour to come!”
He’s come along way, citing now that, while he’s experienced a lot on film, he does prefer to bottom … and has the ultimate film fantasy of being on the receiving end of a gang-bang. “I’ve done 3-ways,” he says, “ but never a gang-bang.” And while he considers what he does his job, at the same time Dominik admits to being “an extremely sexual person – it’s part of why I do it.
“But sometimes it is a job, because it’s not real sex; you have marks to hit, are constantly moving around … sometimes the day gets very long, and everyone gets frustrated. In my personal life, however – yes, I am highly sexual.”
The highly sexual Rider isn’t all about dick and ass, though; surprisingly, the eyes have it for this sexy bottom boy:
“I first notice a man’s face – if it’s an attractive face, his eyes and smile. There’s something about the eyes, if he has nice eyes … then I notice the physique. I’ve hooked up with guys with not-so-great physiques, just because they had a nice face or eyes. My turn-offs are not so physical; I don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs – hate people who get really high or wasted, it makes me feel like a fish out of water. Really turns me off.”
Favorite partners who have turned Dominik on in the past include Jeffrey Paine (in a scene for an upcoming film), Owen Hawk, and Zackary Pierce. And when asked who he has not been in a film with yet – but would love to test drive? A no-brainer for Rider: “Martin Mazza. He is very, very hot. We have been in email communication, and I don’t know … but I hope is happens someday.”
Though currently single, Dominik can separate work from private life – and takes the latter just as seriously. He’s only been in two long-term relationships so far – the first for five years, the second for six years – and while totally up for a new man in his life …
“I think right now it’s difficult.” He pauses for a second to think. “Life is so chaotic, and I don’t have the time to put into a relationship. Someone in the business, I think, would be good; then he would understand – but right now, my life is just so all over the place.”
So if really more about the sex now – what does Mr. Rider enjoy, sexually, in a man?
“I like being dominated – having someone in charge. In my personal life, I’d say I’m a 50-50 top and bottom, and like my sex a little rough. I like a guy telling me what to do – ending with me on my back, seeing his face as he fucks me.
“One thing I do reserve for off-camera, that I did recently just do for the first time … I let someone pee on me, privately, just last week. It was hot because I knew the guy I was with – Jeffrey Paine – was into it, too. If that was something I’d ever do on film, it’d have to be with him. I’ve also been offered to be fisted on film, but probably won’t ever do it.” And while admitting to “not being good with fetishes,” Rider admits “I love licking armpit.” He laughs, his laughter warm and friendly. “I don’t know if you’d call that a fetish, though.”
With all the kinky sides this badboy bottom shows off, however, Rider’s heart and head are in the right place. “I think a lot of people think I’m a tough bad boy,” he admits, “based on emails I’ve gotten, especially. But in reality, in my personal life, I’m very vulnerable. In fact, I was just watching a movie the other day that brought me to tears. I couldn’t believe it. I think only a few people who’ve gotten to know me, really know me – know that when meeting someone face to face, even to do a scene, I’m actually shy at first. But I am a joker by nature, so always seek to break the ice.”
At 32, Dominik is still going strong as a porn model, at the height of his popularity – but when asked about future dreams and goals, it’s evident that Rider has thought about the day when he hangs up his jock; his answer is sensible, sweet, and realistic.
“Well, honestly, I would hope to not be doing porn anymore. I’d like to own my own business – maybe an interior design firm, or a plant nursery; I used to manage a plant nursery in West Hollywood. I believe a person can do – can be – whatever they believe in.”
And when asked who taught him this strong belief system – who inspires the man behind the porn star? Well hey – you gotta love a guy who chooses his mom …
“For inspiration, I am thankful that my mother taught me to survive, to be strong … and to never give up. I will never forget these things, and to this day my mother is very Catholic – still a very good girl at heart. And Madonna – yes, I admit I am a huge Madonna fan; everything she does inspires me as a person. Also, definitely my sister – like my mother, she has gone through so much, and yet stays so strong.”
But Rider seems to have no plans to retire soon – thankfully:
“The industry hasn’t changed me sexually. When on-set, I am very sexual; working in this business, making all of the films I’ve made, hasn’t diminished my sexual appetite.” He laughs. “At least, I hope not!” In the beginning it was more exciting – fresher. Now, it’s more about hitting yo
ur mark, or sometimes sitting around a set all day, waiting to shoot your scene.
“The best sex scenes in porn are the ones you shoot right away, I think. When you don’t have a bunch of time beforehand to sit around and chat, both the scene and the sex are more fun; spontaneous. There’s nothing like sitting around for hours to put a strain on you sexually, when you could get just get in there, get caught up in the moment, and do it.”
So for a guy with over 30 movies to his credit in just about three years’ time – what does this porn pro and still very sexual human being offer as advice to a porn star wannabe?
“I have a couple of friends who’ve had offers, and I always tell them – please, think it through thoroughly. I mean once you’ve done it, it’s out there; you can’t take it back.
“Also, you have to have a good head on your shoulders. Just in the last year or so, I’ve seen so many guys do down. I don’t judge, but I just want to tell these guys – you have to know when to stop, and don’t let yourself get sucked in. It just happens so fast, you can get so lost in it and never even see it coming. Stay grounded. Stay focused. Know who you are.”
The shy little boy from Costa Rica has definitely come a long way. And badboy bottom or not, on-screen, the real Dominik Rider is still very much that kid – strong, idealistic … and always the survivor.
But suddenly, in so many of the screeners I got to review, it was like boom boom boom – Dominik was showing up in this film, then that film, then that film … and each time I saw him, I saw more and more just how sensual, stunning, and absolutely beautiful a man Dominik Rider really is. He’s that rarity in porn – a handsome, macho Latin bottom who defines the word “sensuality” over “sexuality”. You just get the feeling, watching Rider, that if you ever got lucky enough to crawl into bed with him – it wouldn’t feel like sex, it’d feel like making love.
Born in Costa Rica, the 32-year-old Rider had anything but an idyllic childhood; he was just five when his parents divorced, Dominick’s father relocating with his children to Brazil. There, Dominik grew up with a strict disciplinarian for a father – a situation that, today, Rider admits was “difficult – but everything I went through as a child has made me who I am today, so it was worth it.” Rider remembers his first crush – on one of his sister’s male friends, when he was only 6 years old – but his home life didn’t allow for any exploration – as Rider learned, when as a teenager he tried to fool around with his friend, at his own house … when Dominik’s dad walked in, nearly caught them, and threw the other kid out of the house, anyway. No, Rider’s first actual sexual experience came via the way many of us who are forced into the closet get ours – via anonymous sex.
“I was 15, and I got a blowjob from a complete stranger, whose number I got from a bathroom stall at school. Basically one of those things where it says ‘If you wanna get fucked call …’
“It was the weirdest thing, too, because I’d never had an orgasm before; All of a sudden, I had this huge urge like I thought I was gonna pee – but I came instead. That was my first time.”
Such hidden explorations by the teenaged Rider led to the need to express himself more publicly.
“I got into the business through go-go dancing – have been dancing for ten years,” Rider says. “I’d have several offers over the years, and just didn’t think it was for me … but about three years ago, a guy a
pproached me about needing models for a website. I lost my job soon after, so called him back, and did some photos that did really well on his website. That led to Jerry Douglas flying me up to San Francisco, and my doing Beyond Perfect for Colt. It was my first movie, and I was nervous – my first time, for the site, it took me like an hour to come!”He’s come along way, citing now that, while he’s experienced a lot on film, he does prefer to bottom … and has the ultimate film fantasy of being on the receiving end of a gang-bang. “I’ve done 3-ways,” he says, “ but never a gang-bang.” And while he considers what he does his job, at the same time Dominik admits to being “an extremely sexual person – it’s part of why I do it.
“But sometimes it is a job, because it’s not real sex; you have marks to hit, are constantly moving around … sometimes the day gets very long, and everyone gets frustrated. In my personal life, however – yes, I am highly sexual.”
The highly sexual Rider isn’t all about dick and ass, though; surprisingly, the eyes have it for this sexy bottom boy:
“I first notice a man’s face – if it’s an attractive face, his eyes and smile. There’s something about the eyes, if he has nice eyes … then I notice the physique. I’ve hooked up with guys with not-so-great physiques, just because they had a nice face or eyes. My turn-offs are not so physical; I don’t drink, smoke, or do drugs – hate people who get really high or wasted, it makes me feel like a fish out of water. Really turns me off.”
Favorite partners who have turned Dominik on in the past include Jeffrey Paine (in a scene for an upcoming film), Owen Hawk, and Zackary Pierce. And when asked who he has not been in a film with yet – but would love to test drive? A no-brainer for Rider: “Martin Mazza. He is very, very hot. We have been in email communication, and I don’t know … but I hope is happens someday.”
Though currently single, Dominik can separate work from private life – and takes the latter just as seriously. He’s only been in two long-term relationships so far – the first for five years, the second for six years – and while totally up for a new man in his life …
“I think right now it’s difficult.” He pauses for a second to think. “Life is so chaotic, and I don’t have the time to put into a relationship. Someone in the business, I think, would be good; then he would understand – but right now, my life is just so all over the place.”
So if really more about the sex now – what does Mr. Rider enjoy, sexually, in a man?
“I like being dominated – having someone in charge. In my personal life, I’d say I’m a 50-50 top and bottom, and like my sex a little rough. I like a guy telling me what to do – ending with me on my back, seeing his face as he fucks me.
“One thing I do reserve for off-camera, that I did recently just do for the first time … I let someone pee on me, privately, just last week. It was hot because I knew the guy I was with – Jeffrey Paine – was into it, too. If that was something I’d ever do on film, it’d have to be with him. I’ve also been offered to be fisted on film, but probably won’t ever do it.” And while admitting to “not being good with fetishes,” Rider admits “I love licking armpit.” He laughs, his laughter warm and friendly. “I don’t know if you’d call that a fetish, though.”
With all the kinky sides this badboy bottom shows off, however, Rider’s heart and head are in the right place. “I think a lot of people think I’m a tough bad boy,” he admits, “based on emails I’ve gotten, especially. But in reality, in my personal life, I’m very vulnerable. In fact, I was just watching a movie the other day that brought me to tears. I couldn’t believe it. I think only a few people who’ve gotten to know me, really know me – know that when meeting someone face to face, even to do a scene, I’m actually shy at first. But I am a joker by nature, so always seek to break the ice.”
At 32, Dominik is still going strong as a porn model, at the height of his popularity – but when asked about future dreams and goals, it’s evident that Rider has thought about the day when he hangs up his jock; his answer is sensible, sweet, and realistic.
“Well, honestly, I would hope to not be doing porn anymore. I’d like to own my own business – maybe an interior design firm, or a plant nursery; I used to manage a plant nursery in West Hollywood. I believe a person can do – can be – whatever they believe in.”
And when asked who taught him this strong belief system – who inspires the man behind the porn star? Well hey – you gotta love a guy who chooses his mom …
“For inspiration, I am thankful that my mother taught me to survive, to be strong … and to never give up. I will never forget these things, and to this day my mother is very Catholic – still a very good girl at heart. And Madonna – yes, I admit I am a huge Madonna fan; everything she does inspires me as a person. Also, definitely my sister – like my mother, she has gone through so much, and yet stays so strong.”
But Rider seems to have no plans to retire soon – thankfully:
“The industry hasn’t changed me sexually. When on-set, I am very sexual; working in this business, making all of the films I’ve made, hasn’t diminished my sexual appetite.” He laughs. “At least, I hope not!” In the beginning it was more exciting – fresher. Now, it’s more about hitting yo
ur mark, or sometimes sitting around a set all day, waiting to shoot your scene.“The best sex scenes in porn are the ones you shoot right away, I think. When you don’t have a bunch of time beforehand to sit around and chat, both the scene and the sex are more fun; spontaneous. There’s nothing like sitting around for hours to put a strain on you sexually, when you could get just get in there, get caught up in the moment, and do it.”
So for a guy with over 30 movies to his credit in just about three years’ time – what does this porn pro and still very sexual human being offer as advice to a porn star wannabe?
“I have a couple of friends who’ve had offers, and I always tell them – please, think it through thoroughly. I mean once you’ve done it, it’s out there; you can’t take it back.
“Also, you have to have a good head on your shoulders. Just in the last year or so, I’ve seen so many guys do down. I don’t judge, but I just want to tell these guys – you have to know when to stop, and don’t let yourself get sucked in. It just happens so fast, you can get so lost in it and never even see it coming. Stay grounded. Stay focused. Know who you are.”
The shy little boy from Costa Rica has definitely come a long way. And badboy bottom or not, on-screen, the real Dominik Rider is still very much that kid – strong, idealistic … and always the survivor.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
In Too Deep, Hung House Husbands, TKO, Latinolicious, Beyond Perfect, Latin Bareback 2
In Too Deep, Hung House Husbands, TKO, Latinolicious, Beyond Perfect, Latin Bareback 2
