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The Busty, Badass, B-Movie Babe Tura Satana

55m · Ridiculous Romance · 11 Jan 05:00

Tura Satana was used to being kicked down by life: as a kid, she was held in a Japanese internment camp, then was brutally gang-raped when she got out, before being married off at only 13. But Tura turned the tables and started kicking life’s ass right back: she mastered karate, made thousands with her burlesque act, and even informed on the Mafia! When Hollywood came calling, she created one of the most badass B-movie action heroines in cinema history: the belted, buckled, and booted Varla in Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Plus, she had flings with everyone from Elvis to Sinatra to Joe DiMaggio! 

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