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Peppino Mazzotta
Peppino Mazzotta (born 20 May 1971) is an Italian actor, known for playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in ''Il commissario Montalbano'' mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanico ( Province of Cosenza). Career Born in the Calabrian town of Domanico in 1971, Mazzotta attended the Faculty of Architecture at the university of Reggio Calabria, then joined a Drama School at Palmi, and discovered his great acting passion. He later founded in Naples the theatre company ''Rosso Tiziano (Titian Red)'' together with five colleagues of the Palmi Academy, with whom he continues to collaborate. In 2003 he created a new theatre company, named ''Teatri del Sud (Southern Theatres)'', together with playwright and script-writer Francesco Suriano, who produced plays in the Calabrian dialect. The company closed after three years of activity, due to lack of financial support from the Arts, but Mazzotta is still very active in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Montalbano (TV Series)
The ''Inspector Montalbano'' ( ) television series are Italian police procedural stories. Based on Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, they are located in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily, which is based on Camilleri's native Porto Empedocle. The series star Salvo Montalbano is the police chief, or '' commissario''. The music for the soundtrack was composed by Franco Piersanti. ''Inspector Montalbano'' was produced and broadcast by RAI to critical acclaim. It premiered on Rai 2, and then, since the fourth series, on Rai 1. Over 65 countries have broadcast the series, including on BBC Four in the United Kingdom, MHz WorldView in the United States and SBS in Australia. In 2012, the series generated a spin-off, ''The Young Montalbano''. Synopsis Inspector Salvo Montalbano is in charge of the state police station in Vigàta, a fictional town in the fictional province of Montelusa (see locations) in Sicily, Southern Italy. Montalbano investigates criminal acts which he alw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
