Rozsa Tassi—also known as Rosa Caracciolo or Rossa—was born in Budapest, Hungary, on June 29, 1972. After winning her country's most prestigious beauty pageant and becoming Miss Hungary, she began her acting career in the adult film industry. She starred in several films between 1993 and 1997. During this period, she met and worked with Rocco Siffredi in Cannes; a love story was born, and the two got married. The couple had two sons, Lorenzo (born April 16, 1996) and Leonardo (born 1999).