Before penning his script Director Mignone logged over one hundred hours of recorded interviews with the real life Vanessa Del Rio at her home in NY.
Actors Drea De Matteo and David Proval worked together for multiple seasons on The Sopranos - with David portraying "Richie Aprile" - the uncle of Drea's "Adriana La Cerva".
World-renowned artist Shepard Fairey designed the poster artwork for Mignone's film, integrating the iconic image of New York's Empire State Building into Vanessa Del Rio's lipstick.
Drea de Matteo and Taryn Manning already worked together in Sons of Anarchy.