Antonio Pennarella (27 May 1960 – 24 August 2018) was an Italian actor.

Biography

Pennarella began his acting career on TV in the 1980s and became in the following 30 years one of the most known faces on the TV screen, getting roles for TV series such as ''

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''. During his career he worked with directors like

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and

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. He died on 24 August 2018, aged 58, after a long illness.

Partial filmography

* '' The Butterfly's Dream'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

The Vesuvians ''The Vesuvians'' ( it, I vesuviani) is a 1997 Italian anthology film directed by Antonio Capuano, Pappi Corsicato, Antonietta de Lillo, Stefano Incerti and Mario Martone. It consists of five segments, all set in Naples. It was entered into the ma ...

'' (1997) * '' Red Moon'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' On My Skin'' (2003) * ''

Mario's War ''Mario's War'' ( it, La guerra di Mario) is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Antonio Capuano. Valeria Golino won the 2006 David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance as Giulia. Plot summary A determined mother struggles to rais ...

'' (2005) * ''

The Red Shadows ''The Red Shadows'' ( it, Le ombre rosse) is a 2009 Italian drama film written and directed by Francesco Maselli. For the French TV series see Les Ombres rouges. It was screened out of competition at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. ...

'' (2009) * ''

Noi credevamo ''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the nove ...

'' (2010) * '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012) * ''

Those Happy Years ''Those Happy Years'' ( it, Anni felici) is a 2013 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Kim Rossi Stuart as Guido * Micael ...

'' (2013) * ''

Song'e Napule ''Song'e Napule'' is a 2013 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. and starring Alessandro Roja and Giampaolo Morelli. It premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. For their performances, Carlo Buccirosso and Paolo Sassan ...

'' (2013) * ''

Perez. ''Perez.'' is a 2014 Italian neo-noir film written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. Plot Demetrio Perez is a famous criminal lawyer from Naples who year ...

'' (2014) * ''

The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles , director = Edoardo Leo , screenplay =Marco Bonini Edoardo Leo , starring = Luca ArgenteroEdoardo Leo , music = Gianluca Misiti , cinematography = Alessandro Pesci , editing = Patrizio Marone , producer = Federica Lucisano Fulvio Luc ...

'' (2015) * '' Natale col Boss'' (2015) * ''

A Holy Venetian Family ''A Holy Venetian Family'' ( it, Leoni ) is a 2015 comedy film written and directed by Pietro Parolin and starring Neri Marcorè. Intended as an hommage to the classical commedia all'italiana, it was produced by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematog ...

'' (2015) * '' Indivisible'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pennarella, Antonio 1960 births 2018 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Male actors from Naples