Before international audiences knew her name, De Dominici carved a brutal niche for herself in the historical drama The Spanish Princess (Starz). Playing Catalina de Aragon’s loyal lady-in-waiting, Rosa, De Dominici introduced a novel concept to the period drama genre: the eroticism of survival.

The film is characterized as an "erotic drama" rather than a traditional sports movie, with boxing serving largely as a backdrop for the central relationship.

: While some audience reviews on IMDb praised the chemistry between the leads, others felt the film relied heavily on "titillation" and that the erotic elements overshadowed the boxing plot.

Sangre en la boca is less a "boxing movie" in the vein of Rocky and more a psychological study of . The ring serves as a metaphor for their relationship: it is a place of pain, sweat, and adrenaline where you either win or get destroyed.