CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Steadily rising starlet Isabella DeSantos gets her first crack at displaying her acting chops in the lead role of writer/director Ralph Long's The Colombian XXX, coming soon from Spizoo.
Having spent part of her childhood in Colombia, with half of her bloodline native to the country, DeSantos is literally a born fit for the title role.
"She plays a Colombian sugar boss, she has the best sugar in all of the world," Long explained. "Her product's getting corrupted up in the States, getting mixed in with other junk, so she has to leave her home of Colombia to come in and kick some ass."
Offered DeSantos, "It was the best four days I've ever spent on set. Ralph Long is one of the best directors I ever worked for and gave me guidance throughout the shoot."
Long had high praise for his lead's thespian aptitude. "She did fantastic," he said. "She had a lot of rehearsal time and she nailed all her rehearsals. She studied her script day and night, and she put all her time and energy into the movie and she pulled off a great performance."
"I hope to bring my acting level up a couple of notches on my next projects, but I'm getting the hang of it," DeSantos modestly quipped. "I put a lot of passion and emotion into every part I get, and I hope people appreciate my work."
The U.S. drug kingpin against whom DeSantos faces off is portrayed by 2014 AVN Best Male Newcomer nominee Van Wylde, and Allie Haze appears as an undercover cop trying to shut down the Colombian's trafficking pipeline into America. The movie also stars Jessica Jaymes, Nadia Ali and Eric Masterson.
Though it isn't a parody, Long did say The Colombian XXX is modeled loosely after The Godfather Part 3. "It reminded me of an Axel Braun movie," he added. "Axel Braun was my inspiration as a kid, and I hope to one day be as great as he is."
The Colombian XXX is due out through Spizoo distributor Girlfriends Films at the end of August.
