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Selen | |
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| Born | Luce Caponegro 17 December 1966 |
| Other names | Selen |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television presenter, former pornographic actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Luce Caponegro (born 17 December 1966), also known by her stage name Selen, is an Italian actress, television presenter, director, and former pornographic actress.
Caponegro's father was an Italian industrialist active in the petroleum industry. She attended singing, classical dance, and horseback riding courses as a child. After leaving home, she married at the age of 18. She lived in a commune without running water or a heating system until the age of 20.
In her early twenties, she ventured into the adult industry with her first pornographic film, Orgia di natale, directed by Cesare Geromini. [1]
Her breakthrough came in 1993 at the age of 27 when the director Alex Perry offered her a role in the film Signore Scandalose di Provincia. It is around this time that she adopted the stage name Selen.
She has been called "Italy's favorite porn star." [2] She made appearances at the Hot d'Or pornographic festival in Cannes [3] and Erotica in Turin, winning 17 prizes during her career as a pornographic actress from 1993 to 1999. [4]
Her last hardcore scenes were released in 2000 with the film Millennium. Although her last sex scene was filmed in 1999, she continued to appear in films as clips were used in later hardcore films.[ citation needed ]
She has stated that she would not return to pornography in the future. [5]
Selen starred in films by such well-known Italian porn directors including Mario Salieri (Dracula, Sceneggiata napoletana, Concetta Licata), Silvio Bandinelli (Il rosso e il nero, Cuore di pietra), and Joe D'Amato (Selvaggia, Sahara, Selen regina degli elefanti). She played the title role in Cindy, directed by Luca Damiano.[ citation needed ]
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Caponegro has presented the music programme "Hot." [6] [7] She has made appearances in radio, hosting the show Lezioni di sesso (Sex Lessons). Caponegro has also made appearances in theatre and advertisements. In 2004, she starred in the reality show La Fattoria. She has also appeared in Maurizio Costanzo Show , Uno Mattina , Domenica In , I Fatti Vostri and Omnibus. Caponegro had a part in Asia Argento's 2000 film Scarlet Diva , which won the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival Award for Best New Director.
Caponegro lived in coastal Romagna. She has two sons, the first of whom, Kangi, was born in 1988 during her marriage with Fabio Albonetti, which has since ended in divorce. Her second son, Gabriele, was born in 2006 with her ex-partner Nicola Zanon. [8] In 2006, she graduated from school and expressed a desire to enroll at a university.[ citation needed ]
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