The move, and his involvement with Siffredi, helped Vidal to become one of the most well known, prolific actors in porn today. Siffredi brought Vidal to Hollywood in 1998 to give his career the boost it needed. Vidal eventually met porn star Rocco Siffredi and became his protégé. It was there he met the director of the Erotic Film Festival of Barcelona and was introduced into the world of adult films. His involvement with adult entertainment began when he was 21 years old he started performing live sex acts in front of an audience at club Baghdad of Barcelona with his girlfriend at the time. As a teenager he was part of a punk band, became involved in boxing, and enlisted in the Spanish Legion in Melilla. This devastating turn of events led to Vidal quitting school to start working to help his family. However, when he was just 14 years old, his family lost their money in the 1987 stock market crash.
Nacho Vidal grew up in Valencia in a wealthy family.