User:Inge Hoonte/rudy valentino

Roman d'Amour et d'Aventure

When the hero died at thirty-one

The whole world wept

A sea of men with high virility

Hid underneath their small, cylindrical straw hats

While women gathered in mass hysteria

So many people loved him

And all of Hollywood was present

To pay tribute to the silent film star

Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D'Antonguolla

A.k.a. Rudy Valentino, Professional Latin Lover

Born on the Northern side of the Mediterranean

He was as black as he was white as soon as he crossed the Atlantic

He was a villain, gangster, Spanish matador, and Argentinian tango dancer

He was The Sheik, and The Son of the Sheik

Yes, he was his father and his own son

His first wife?

It was by sheer luck that she saw the film

As she was a member of the hotel's sewing circle

His second wife?

She wasn't a Russian but she went by a Russian name and spoke with a Russian accent

He, in the meantime, became a phenomenal Arab man

Who could kiss white women in public because he was half British

He was no longer just a body, he was no longer a messenger for love

He was romantic.... erotic.... dark....

There was something dangerous, and transgressive in desiring him

All across America, men were upset