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“This girl is a classic Italian film star.”
—Mike Miller, executive producer, Vixen Media Group
“To have people on the ground that know everyone on the streets is a very rare thing. It was amazing we had the opportunity to do that with Valentina,” he adds. “There is no other talent that that work would for. It was a very unique experience for everyone on the production team and for her, I think.
“You can see it in the video and the photos. The people were hanging out with us, waving from the windows. It was the coolest thing that you don’t see anymore.”
The VMG boss tells AVN his studio always had a strong relationship with the versatile performer.
“Obviously, we had worked with her quite a few years and she had even been with us at [the AVN Expo]. We’ve always had a great relationship with Valentina,” Miller continues. “Then when we saw her [mainstream] movie we thought this is absolutely incredible. When we saw that we said we have to make her a Vixen Angel. It’s just an amazing movie. When you see her acting in this it all comes together and it just clicks. This girl is a classic Italian film star.
“We said, OK we have to do something here. And I had been to Naples a few times in my life. I knew the city and I knew where we were kind of staying. I obviously didn’t know to the level that our producer introduced us to. She knew every single street, every single person, every single place. We were being plugged into a new world, and it worked with Valentina.”
Nappi after the photoshoot was joined by fellow Vixen Angels Vanna Bardot, Alina Lopez, Nancy Ace, and Stefany Kyler for a trip along the Amalfi Coast that featured a scenic yacht cruise from Sorrento to Positano and dinner at the historic O’Parrucchiano La Favorita, a 19th century venue with a glass-enclosed garden of lemon trees.
Radiating charisma, she received largely positive reviews for her star turn in Still Fabulous— Pensati Sexy in Italian—a romantic comedy about self-acceptance that was released on Amazon Prime in February 2024.
“Basically, I’m playing myself but I’m kind of like Gemini for Pinocchio,” Nappi explains. “I’m a porn star. The protagonist of the movie, she’s watching porn fucked up on weed cake and from that point on I magically appear in her life when she needs me. But she’s the only person who sees me.
“It’s a comedy about feeling comfortable in your body. It’s very commercial, very funny. It did really well in Italy.”
The role amplified Nappi’s notoriety in Italy, where she has maintained a high profile for most of her adult career. And because of the movie’s success she now is fielding offers for other projects that she wasn’t able to discuss at press time.
Nappi attended an art high school called Liceo Artistico in Salerno—an hour south of Naples— thinking she wanted to become a fashion designer.
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