Alessandro Momo (26 November, 1956 – 19 November, 1974) was an Italian actor, most noted for his role in 1973's '' Malizia'' and in 1974's '' Scent of a Woman''. He died in a motorcycle accident in Rome on 19 November 1974, a few days before he would have turned 18.
He began his career very young, as the protagonist in a series of
fotoromanzi
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, also appearing together with
Giusva Fioravanti
Giuseppe Valerio "Giusva" Fioravanti (born 28 March 1958) is an Italian former terrorist and actor, journalist and human rights activist, who, with Francesca Mambro, was a leading figure in a Far-right politics, far-right terrorism, terrorist gro ...
Lovers and Other Relatives
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Profumo di donna
''Scent of a Woman'' ( it, Profumo di donna) is a 1974 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Dino Risi, based on ''Il buio e il miele'', a story by Giovanni Arpino. Both Risi and the leading actor Vittorio Gassman won important Italian and Fren ...
'' (''Scent of a Woman''), by
Dino Risi
Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''.
Biography
Risi was born in Milan. He had an ol ...
, where he co-starred with
Vittorio Gassman
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He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...
and
Agostina Belli
Agostina Belli (born 13 April 1949) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1968.
Life and career
Born in Milan as Agostina Maria Magnoni, Belli made her debut in 1968 with a minor part in ''Bandits in Milan'', ...
.
Momo died from a motorcycle accident in the weeks following the end of the making of the film. The motorcycle that had the fatal accident, a
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, was lent by his friend
Eleonora Giorgi
Eleonora Giorgi (born 21 October 1953) is an Italian actress.
Biography
Giorgi was born in Rome. Her father was of Italian and English origin. Her mother was of Italian and Hungarian origin.
She made her film debut in a minor role in Paolo ...
, who left for a trip; the actress was later investigated for reckless expectations because Momo was not yet 18 years of age and was not entitled to drive a motorcycle, according to the regulations at the time. Some time later, the singer
Patrizio Sandrelli
Patrizio Sandrelli (Born in Rome, 17 March 1950) is an Italian former singer-songwriter, active in the 1970s.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Sandrelli started his career in the early 1970s, performing in the clubs of his hometown. After getting a ...
dedicated a song to his memory, which had some success, "Fratello in amore" ("Brother in Love").Enzo Giannelli. "Sandrelli, Patrizio". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Alessandro is buried in the cemetery of Verano, in Rome, along with his father Gabriele.
Filmography
*(1969) La Scoperta (The Discovery)
*(1970) Appuntamento col disonore (Rendezvous with Dishonour/The Night of the Assassin)
*(1970) Il divorzio (The Divorce)
*(1973) Il vero Coraggio (True Courage)
*(1973) La Polizia è al Servizio del Cittadino? (The Police Serve the Citizens?)
*(1973) Malizia (Malicious)
*(1974) Peccato Veniale/Venial Sin (Lovers and Other Relatives)
*(1974) Profumo di Donna (Scent of a Woman)