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“I always try to see the good point and the good part about everything...”
When Luna Star first opened her coffee shop she came in every day.
She did the serving, the cooking and the cleaning—whatever was needed for three months straight in 2017—at Espresso Cubano in the Coral Gables neighborhood of Miami.
“I did everything because I wanted to know everything in it,” Star says. “And it was so funny because people would be like, ‘You’re so pretty, what are you doing working here?’”
Not unlike anything else she puts her mind to, Luna wants the experience of coming to her charming establishment to be the best it can be. Whether it’s competitive swimming, selling cigars, running her cafe or performing in adult movies, she goes all out.
“What I try to do, I try to do it 100 percent. If not, I don’t do it,” Star tells AVN. “I give my all to everything that I’m focused on.
“And I always try to see the good point and the good part about everything. I don’t like nothing that brings me down. I’m a very optimistic person... So I think that’s what helps a lot to grow bigger and faster as a person.”
It’s that kind of attitude matched with work ethic that not only have propelled Star’s coffee business, but also her adult entertainment career in the past 10 years. Now her mom manages Espresso Cubano—they talk every day—and she comes in a lot less but will still do whatever it takes to help her shop succeed and take care of her employees.
The vivacious superstar tells AVN she loves the life she’s built, thanking her legions of fans for their support along the way.
“I’m very grateful for it,” Star says. “You know like everybody that starts this career, you don’t know how long you’re going to do it for. And you know, we have ups and downs.
“But ever since I’ve been with [agent Mark] Spiegler it’s been amazing and I always say— because I don’t really need the money—I do love this industry. I love being a performer. I love being an actress. I always tell Spiegler and everybody I probably would do this until they don’t call me anymore. Because this industry makes you feel so good.”
Star, who joined the ranks of the Spiegler Girls in 2016, at press time had 7.9 million followers on her main Instagram and another 588K on her backup page to go with 788K on Twitter.
“She’s great in every which way,” Spiegler, who has represented eight of the past 10 winners of the AVN Female Performer of the Year award, tells AVN. “She’s really nice and also she’s one of the most professional people that we’ve ever dealt with.”
Spiegler continues, “She comes from a humble background and she really appreciates America. She’s always been a hustler from Day 1. She’s always trying to better her position in life. She’s always moving.”
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