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Claudio Villa
Claudio Villa (born Claudio Pica; 1 January 1926 – 7 February 1987) was an Italian singer and actor. Biography Tenor Claudio Villa was born Claudio Pica in the Trastevere quarter of Rome in 1926. He recorded over 3000 songs, sold 45 million records, and appeared in 25 musicals during his career. His parents gave him the name "Claudio" in honor of Claudio Serio. Many songs made famous by Villa, like "'A Tazza 'E Cafe'," were recorded for the Fonit Cetra label. Villa died in 1987; on his gravestone are the words "Vita sei bella, morte fai schifo" (''"Life, you are fine; death, you stink"''). Together with Domenico Modugno Villa holds the record for the most wins at the Sanremo Music Festival, where he won the competition in 1955, 1957, 1962 and 1967. In 1963 he won the Festival di Napoli with the song "Jamme ja". He also sang at another Italian music competition, ''Canzonissima'', a television event shown on RAI from 1956 to 1974. He won Canzonissima in 1964 with "O sole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
, established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption = The territory of the ''comune'' (''Roma Capitale'', in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (''Città Metropolitana di Roma'', in yellow). The white spot in the centre is Vatican City. , pushpin_map = Italy#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Italy##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Italy , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Lazio , subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan city , subdivision_name3 = Rome Capital , government_footnotes= , government_type = Strong Mayor–Council , leader_title2 = Legislature , leader_name2 = Capitoline Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Di Papa
Rocca di Papa (Roman Castles Romanesco: ) is a small town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is close to the other communes of Velletri, Rocca Priora, Monte Compatri, Grottaferrata, Albano and Marino. It is the center of the Regional Park known as the "Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani". History The city is built on the location of the latine city of ''Cabum''. Documents from 12th century name Rocca di Papa as ''Castrum Rocce de Papa'' ("Rock of the Pope Castle"), because Pope Eugene III lived there. In 1541, Pier Luigi Farnese and French troops destroyed the castle. In 1855, the town proclaimed the "Rocca di Papa Republic" against prince Colonna and the Papal States. In 1889, the "Royal Geodynamic Observatory" was built on the top of Rocca di Papa, near the little Church of the Crucified. Between 1922 and 1935, the scientist Guglielmo Marconi carried out several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountain Of Trevi (film)
''Fountain of Trevi'' (Italian:''Fontana di Trevi'') is a 1960 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Claudio Villa, Rubén Rojo and Carlo Croccolo.Parish p.156 It follows the life of two men working for a travel agency next to Rome's Fountain of Trevi. Cast * Claudio Villa as Claudio Marchetti * Rubén Rojo as Roberto Proietti * Carlo Croccolo as Wizard assistant * Maria Grazia Buccella as Franca / Manuela * Tiberio Murgia as Pertica * Mario Carotenuto as The Wizard * Marisa Mantovani * Pilar Vela as Dolores * Arnaldo Arnaldi as Giovanni Camilloni * Dori Dorika as La sora Nannina * Maria Letizia Gazzoni as Carmencita * Amelia de Castro * Rafael Durán (actor), Rafael Durán * Edda Ferronao * Marta Grau * Miguel Ligero (Spanish actor), Miguel Ligero * Rosario Maldonado as Rosita * Alfredo Mayo as Rafael Castillo * Gisia Paradis * Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (actor), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez * Elisabetta Velinska * Ciccio Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'amore Nasce A Roma
''L'amore nasce a Roma'' (i.e. "Love was born in Rome") is a 1958 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Amendola and starring Claudio Villa, Antonio Cifariello, Rossella Como and Valeria Moriconi. Plot Lello, a painter, and Mario, a singer, move to Rome looking for fortune and success, their native country village far behind them. Expressing little in the way of artistic sophistication, their initial experiences are discouraging. They end up meeting Doretta and Silvia, two gracious flower stand sellers in Piazza di Spagna, and they immediately hit it off romantically. Doretta falls for Lello, and Silvia for Mario, and together they do what they can to help out their new love interests navigate the city's many challenges. One day it is revealed that Lello actually is a talented singer, so that the painter transforms into "the singer". Feeling slighted, Mario, out of sheer spite, takes Lello's brushes and proceeds to make his own paintings, which immediately attract i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenate Per 16 Bionde
''Serenate per 16 bionde'' ("Serenades for 16 blondes") is a 1957 Italian musical comedy film written and directed by Marino Girolami and starring Claudio Villa. Plot Cast * Claudio Villa as Claudio * Esther Masing as Isabella * Simone Balmaine as Jeannette * Wandisa Guida as Cristine * Mario Riva as Peppe * Riccardo Billi as Pippo * Carlo Sposito as Raimondo * Carlo Delle Piane as Mario * Diana Rabito as Paulette * Toni Ucci as Paolo * Enzo Garinei as Ugo * Pina Gallini as Corinne * Loretta Capitoli as Odette * Bibi Martellotti as Jacqueline * Loris Gizzi as Camillo Triglia * Giorgio Gandos as Buona Fortuna * Silvio Bagolini * Anna Campori References External links *''Serenate per 16 bionde''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primo Applauso
''Primo applauso'' was an Italian variety show, broadcast on Rai 1 (at the time "Programma Nazionale") in 1956. The program marked the television debut of Enzo Tortora, who was initially picked only to play the role of assistant of Silvana Pampanini, but after a few episodes, following the sudden departure of Pampanini became the main presenter.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. pp. 574-575. . An early talent show, it consisted a contest between young aspiring entertainers who were voted through a clap-o-meter. It launched the careers of several notable personalities, including the singers Adriano Celentano and Dana Ghia and the illusionist Silvan (illusionist), Silvan. It inspired and named a musical comedy film, ''Primo applauso'', directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Claudio Villa. References Italian television shows RAI original programming 1950s Italian television series {{Italy-tv-prog-stub 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Song (1954 Film)
''Love Song'' (Italian: ''Canzone d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian musical film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Claudio Villa, Maria Fiore and Walter Santesso.Chiti & Poppi p.77 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Cast * Claudio Villa as Sandro * Maria Fiore as Lidia * Bruna Corrà as Ada * Walter Santesso as Mario * Silvio Noto * Beniamino Maggio * Maria Laura Rocca * Alberto Talegalli * Maria Zanoli * Giulio Battiferri * Aristide Catani * Milvia Chianelli * Rosetta D'Este * Cesare Fantoni * Armando Furlai * Ettore Jannetti * Gianni Luda * Vittoria Mongardi * Cristina Pall * Mario Passante * Emilia Ristori * Rita Simoni References Bibliography * Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. External links * ''Love Song''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo Per Te Lucia
''Solo per te Lucia'' is a 1952 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Franco Rossi and starring Mariella Lotti. Cast *Mariella Lotti as Lucia *Luigi Tosi as Mario *Paolo Panelli as Tonino *Nerio Bernardi as Luciano *Anna Vita as Liliana * Franco Minervini as Paolo *Claudio Villa *Nilla Pizzi *Achille Togliani *Giacomo Rondinella *Gilberto Mazzi *Silvio Bagolini *Marisa Mantovani *Antonella Lualdi *Flaminia Jandolo *Ubaldo Lay *Tino Scotti *Cinico Angelini *Vittorio Caprioli *Alberto Collo * Alberto Bonucci * Nicolò Carosio References External links * ''Solo per te Lucia''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Solo Per Te Lucia 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films 1950s musical drama films Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenata Amara
''Serenata amara'' (t.l. ''Bitter serenade'') is a 1952 Italy, Italian Musical film, musical melodrama film. Plot The film tells a story of friendship between two boxers, Mario (Claudio Villa) and Fabrizio (Walter Santesso), disturbed by their attraction for the same young girl, Anna Maria (Liliana Bonfatti). Cast * Claudio Villa as Mario * Liliana Bonfatti as Anna Maria * Walter Santesso as Fabrizio * Giovanna Pala as Angela * Gianni Rizzo as Giuseppe * Roberto Colangeli as Massimo * Umberto Spadaro as Music Teacher * Ave Ninchi as Mario's Mother * Carlo Sposito * Nino Pavese External links * 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Pino Mercanti Melodrama films Italian musical drama films 1950s musical drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Spring (1950 Film)
''Song of Spring'' (Italian: ''Canzone di primavera'') is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Leonardo Cortese, Delia Scala and Tamara Lees.Sorrenti p.21 The film's sets were designed by Alberto Boccianti. Partial cast *Leonardo Cortese as Mario * Delia Scala as Rosetta * Tamara Lees as Evi * Claudio Villa as Himself * Laura Gore as Maria * Aroldo Tieri as Nino * Ludmilla Dudarova as Elena * Checco Durante as Pippo * Dante Maggio as Gigetto * Paola Borboni as Lidia * Arturo Bragaglia * Piero Lulli as Ugo * Enrico Glori * Franco Pesce * Jone Morino as Fanny * Felice Romano * Giuseppe Pierozzi * Aldo Silvani * Vittorio Sanipoli Vittorio Sanipoli (1915–1992) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He appeared in around a hundred films and television series between 1942 and 1980. Life and career Born Luciano Sanipoli in Genoa, he made his acting debut in 1939 ... as Max References Bibliography * Pasquale So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Buti
Carlo Buti (14 November 1902 – 16 November 1963) was an Italian interpreter of popular and folk music. He was known as "the Golden Voice of Italy", and was possibly the first superstar of Italian music in the twentieth century. He recorded 1574 songs during his career. Biography Buti was born in Florence, Italy. As a boy, he mastered the Tuscan folk song technique known as '' stornello''. He was soon being paid by other men to serenade their girlfriends. He received limited vocal training from Raoul Frazzi. He was featured on Italian radio. His first recording contract (1930) was with Edison-Bell Records. In 1934 he signed with Columbia Records. Buti has been called the Bing Crosby and the " Frank Sinatra of Italy", because of his preference for the popular songs of the day over the more operatic-type songs. He retired in 1956 after having recorded 1574 songs. At the time, his was the most-recorded voice in Italian music history. His unique warm and melodic "tenorino" s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
