MY INTERVIEW WITH MARIA Lopez. A Class A sex worker.

Maria Lopez was just a child when she became a prostitute in the early 1980s. Here she describes how she was pulled into working on the streets and how three decades later, she made so much wealth. Some people will find Maria's account upsetting.

This is my interview with one of the greats in the sex business who started very early and has grown to become the richest and most intelligent in the prostitution business. I introduce to you Maria Lopez, a woman who has been in the sex business for over 37 years.

We take you into her world and share with you her experiences in the business and how she was able to amass such a wealth in the red light district. Here her in her own words…

Can you introduce yourself?

My name is Maria Lopez, I am originally from New Mexico, but I am now from New York City, where dreams are made.

That is nice to hear, talking about dreams, did you ever plan of a sex worker?

No one ever plans to be in the business of prostitution, it just happened when I moved in from New Mexico into the Bronx in 1982, I had nowhere to stay, so in order to survive, my neighbor in the apartment I stayed in the projects introduced me to the business. She was an African American and at the time, I was the only white woman in the trade and everybody wanted to have a piece of me.

Did this cause envy?

Of course it did. I was involved in so many fights that the boss of the club decided that I should work elsewhere. I took the trade home and with the help of the boss William Tabo, I turned my apartment to my office until I had another place to ply the trade in manhattan. This has been the best part of my life. This is where I loved the trade.

How do you mean?

This is where I made money from the white boys. They paid good money and I was able to invest these monies wisely.

What did you invest in?

You know I knew I was never going to do this forever, so with a little knowledge on financial investment, I talk to my bankers who assisted me in getting investment officers. I invested in stocks and properties and when there was a boom, I made as much as 7 million dollars in a particular year. That was in 1987.

How did you protect yourself?

From what?

From diseases and marauders?

Ok. I try to be friendly with everybody even though I was flamboyant. I was very proud of my business but I did not rub it on everybody’s face. I kept a low profile in my neighbourhood before they accuse me of stealing their husbands…I made it a point that I was never going to have sex with anyone if they refused to use condoms. This is one of the many reasons that has kept me strong in terms of health. 

(Cuts in…)Were you ever married?

No. but I have two lovely daughters who are doing well in their lives. Back to your last question. I know it’s a dirty world out there, I have been in near death scenarios three times and mysteriously I escaped with my life. All in all, I would say God has protected me from the marauders. In this business, I have lost six friends to drugs, rape and assassination. Even Angela, the girl who introduced me to this trade died when she did not return from following a client home. That case has not been resolved even today. So, sometimes, I depend on recommendations before following anybody home.

Are you still in the trade?

Yes.

For real?

Yes, I still have clients who come to have a taste of an old lady.

They must be old too?

Not all of them. It may surprise you that there are a lot of young men out there who wants to taste a cougar. They want to know what its’ like to taste a wrinkled p***y. In fact, that is where I make the bulk of the money these days.

What is your advice to this generation of sex workers?

I would advice that they invest their money properly and take care of their health and bodies. They should always remember that beauty fades, so they have a limited time to make the best of it.

Thank you Maria Lopez, we at sidereport are happy for the time you gave us.

You are welcome.

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