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Encyclopedia > Selen
Selen
Birthdate: December 12, 1966 (1966-12-12) (age 41)
Birth location: Rome, Italy
Birth name: Luce Caponegro
Height: 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight: 49 kg (110 lb/7.7 st)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Orientation: Bisexual
Ethnicity: Italian
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Early life

Her father was an Italian industrialist active in the petroleum industry. She attended courses in singing, classical dance, and horse-riding as a child. After leaving home and marrying at the age of 18, she lived in a commune without running water or heating until the age of twenty.[1]


Career as porn star

At 20 she first ventured into the adult industry, appearing in establishments for adults and moving on to her first amateur hardcore video "Orgia di compleanno" directed by Cesare Geromini.[2] Her decision to pursue a career in porn was driven by exhibitionism and, in her words, her passion for sex and the need to rebel against society. Her parents disapproved of her career, which was however encouraged by her then husband. Allegedly her parents moved to a new city out of embarrassment at their daughter's career choice.[3][4][5][6][7][8] 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", a film with a high budget and international cast. From that moment her popularity grew rapidly and she adopted the stage name Selen. She has been called Italy's favourite porn star.[9] She made appearances at the Hot D'Or pornographic festival in Cannes[10] and Erotica in Turin[11] and won 17 prizes during her career as a famous pornographic actress from 1993-98.[12] An exhibitionist exposing himself at a soccer game. ... Alex Perry is an Australian fashion designer who has been nicknamed as Australia’s Most Glamorous Designer’[1] . After graduating from East Sydney Fashion Design Studio in 1984, Alex worked as a model agent representing some of Australia’s most beautiful women for some of the world’s most elite... Hot dOr is the European adult film industry awards. ... For the annual festival, see Cannes Film Festival. ...


Her last hardcore scenes were released in 2001 with the movie Millennium. Although her last sex scene was filmed in 1998, she continued to appear afterwards in films as clips were used in later hardcore movies. She has stated that she would not return to porn in the future – in her words, she was not enjoying the profession enough to continue.[13][14][15] Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. ...


Sex scenes

As with many porn actresses, her repertoire included anal sex, bukakke and double penetration although she is not renowned as a specialist in these techniques. Her erotic acts centred on vaginal sex and oral sex, where she demonstrated the ability to deep throat, typically culminating in facial ejaculation. As is common in heterosexual porn films, Selen's male co-stars did not wear condoms when entering her. When copulating on film, she was usually tanned with blonde hair, although she is a natural dark brunette. She mainly acted with one or sometimes two male partners at a time but also performed in a number of lesbian and solo hardcore scenes. Roman men having anal sex. ... Bukkake is a group sex practice wherein a series of men take turns ejaculating on a woman. ... A table threesome An oral threesome Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two people at the same time. ... Vaginal sex or vaginal intercourse is human sexual behavior involving the vagina, especially, but not limited to, the insertion of the erect penis into the vagina. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... This article is about the sexual act. ... Ejaculation is the ejecting of semen from the penis, and is usually accompanied by orgasm. ... A standard latex condom still rolled up This article is about the contraceptive device. ... Brunette is the feminine of French brunet, which is a diminutive of brun, brune, meaning brown or dark-haired, ultimately from Latin BRVNVS (brown). ...


Directors

Selen starred in films by 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). Another well-known film in which she took the title role was Cindy, directed by Luca Damiano. She directed or co-directed other films in which she also starred. Mario Salieri is an Italian porn director. ... Laura Gemser in Joe dAmatos Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals ( 1977) Joe DAmato, byname of Aristide Massaccesi (December 15, 1936 - January 23, 1999) was an Italian director of numerous horror and hardcore pornography titles. ... Cindy can mean: A nickname for Cynthia For the film, see Cindy (film) For the cartoon character, see Cindy Vortex For the folk song, see Cindy (folk song) Category: ... Luca Damiano né Franco lo Cascio (1947 - ) is an Italian director who began his carreer as an assistant to Vittorio de Sica. ...


Co-stars

Well-known male porn actors she had intercourse with one more than one occasion include Rocco Siffredi, Zensa Raggi and the Hungarians Frank Gun and Jolth Walton. Kelly Trump was one of her lesbian partners. Rocco Siffredi, byname of Rocco Tano (born May 4, 1964 in Ortona, Abruzzo, Italy) is a former pornographic actor, now working as a director and producer of pornographic movies. ... Zensa Raggi is a porn actor born in Casablanca (Morocco) in October 24, 1970. ... This page has been deleted, and should not be re-created without a good reason. ... Kelly Trump (born August 27, 1970 in Bottrop, Germany as Nicole Trippelschritt) is a German porn star. ...


Locations

Some of Selen's films were shot at exotic locations: Selen regina degli elefanti (Queen of the elephants) takes place in the Kenyan jungle. Selen rides elephants and makes love outdoors with Frank Gun. Sahara was filmed in the desert and includes two outdoor lovemaking scenes with Zensa Raggi and a double penetration scene with Jolth Walton and Frank Gun including a sandwich and climaxing in bukakke. The end credits feature many appealing shots of Selen posing naked in the desert sands. This list of sex positions includes descriptions of various forms of sexual intercourse and other sexual acts between people. ...


Mainstream career

Although now a mainstream actress and no longer active in the branch which made her famous, she remains very popular in Italy and has given many interviews, which describe her as intelligent, shy, pleasant, good-humoured and charming in addition to being beautiful. She has had a number of supporting roles in films and mainstream television. She has presented the music programme "Hot"[16][17][18] She has made appearances in radio (hosting the show "Lezioni di sesso" (Sex Lessons) ), theatre and advertisements and in 2004, she starred in the reality show La Fattoria. TV shows she has participated in include the Maurizio Costanzo Show, Uno Mattina, Domenica In, I Fatti Vostri and Omnibus.


She has attended the Palme D'Or film festival in Cannes as a mainstream actress, at which some of her films have been shown. Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ...


The Asia Argento – vehicle film "Scarlet Diva" in which she had a small part won a Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival Award for Best New Director, which actually tied with two other films.


Other

She has done modelling work, often in provocative poses and various states of undress.


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). The second (Gabriele) with Nicola Zanone was born in 2006.[19]


Ms. Caponegro adores animals and the sea and has always lived in coastal Romagna.[20] Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ...


In 2006 she passed her school leaving exams and expressed a desire to enroll at a university.[21]


In addition to Italian, she also speaks French and English.[citation needed]


Partial filmography

  • Scandalose signore di provincia
  • Eva e Selen la supersfida
  • Gli uomini preferiscono Selen
  • I sogni di Selen
  • Desiderando Selen
  • Solo per i tuoi occhi

References

External links


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