Brando Pacitto (born 1 March 1996 in

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) is an

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actor.

Career

Pacitto started his acting career as a 4-year-old child, at the Clesis in Rome, and later entered the theatrical school by actor and playwright Thomas Otto Zinzi, with whom he still works today. In 2006 he played the role of

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in the TV series '' The Holy Family'' (''La sacra famiglia''), co-starring Ana Caterina Morariu (Mary) and

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(Joseph). In 2007 he starred ''Liberi di giocare'' by Francesco Miccichè, with

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and Serena Autieri, and in the two-episode film ''Walter Chiari – Fino all'ultima risata'' (2012) by

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, with

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and Bianca Guaccero, where he played the role of 15-year-old Simone Annichiarico. He took part in

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series ''Una buona stagione'' in 2013. Since the following year he's starring as Vale in highly rated TV drama '' Braccialetti rossi'', also broadcast by Rai 1. In 2015 he was in Jovanotti's ''L'estate addosso'' music video and in the homonymous film by

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, released in September 2016. In this year he has acted in '' Piuma'', a film by Roan Johnson. Pacitto is also a surfer, winning the Italian leg of the important competition Quicksilver King of the Groms in 2012.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* 2014 – Roma Fiction Fest: ''Premio speciale della giuria'' (Special Jury Prize) to the main cast of '' Braccialetti rossi'' (Carmine Buschini, Brando Pacitto, Aurora Ruffino, Mirko Trovato, Pio Luigi Piscicelli and Lorenzo Guidi).

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External links

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Progetto Miniera – Theatrical School by Thomas Otto Zinzi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pacitto, Brando Living people 1996 births 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male television actors Male actors from Rome