Luce Caponegro, professionally known as Selen or Selen de Rosa, is an Italian actress, television presenter, director, and former prominent pornographic performer. Born on December 17, 1966, in Rome, Italy, to a petroleum industry industrialist father, she pursued studies in singing, classical dance, and horseback riding during childhood. At 18, she married and resided in a rural commune lacking modern amenities until age 20. Entering the adult film industry in her early twenties with 'Orgia di natale' directed by Cesare Geromini, her career exploded in 1993 via Alex Perry's 'Signore Scandalose di Provincia.'
Adopting the stage name Selen, she became Italy's top porn star, securing 17 awards from 1993 to 1999. Collaborating with luminaries like Mario Salieri ('Dracula'), Joe D'Amato, and Luca Damiano, she retired from hardcore scenes after 1999's 'Millennium.' Transitioning to mainstream media, Selen hosted TV's 'Hot,' radio's 'Lezioni di Sexo,' starred in Asia Argento's 'Scarlet Diva' (2000), and appeared on reality show 'La Fattoria' (2004). Mother to sons Kangi (b.
1988, ex-husband Fabio Albonetti) and Gabriele (b. 2006, ex-partner Nicola Zanon), she resides in Romagna and remains active in entertainment.