UM: ¿How did Kristen Bjorn Productions start?
Kristen: I started in the industry as an actor for Falcon. My career as a porn actor was very brief. I only acted in two videos, and that only took three days. What struck me was my friendship with Falcon photographer Fred Bissones. I studied photography since I was 15 years old and my dream was to become a travel photographer. As my mentor, Fred taught me about the gay magazine business. While working as his assistant, he introduced me to the editors of a magazine group in New York called the Mavety Media Group. At the time, it consisted of MANDATE, PLAYGUY, HONCHO, and TORSO magazines. The following year, in 1982, I moved to Rio de Janeiro where I stayed for 8…
