Cristina Serafini (born 22 September 1978) is an Italian

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Early life

Cristina Serafini was born in

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, the only child of a journalist and a restaurant owner. She soon decided to pursue an acting career and won a

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to attend the prestigious Scuola del Teatro Stabile di Torino (

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), founded by the

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director

Luca Ronconi Luca Ronconi (8 March 1933 – 21 February 2015) was an Italian actor, theater director, and opera director. Biography Ronconi was born in Sousse, Tunisia. After growing up in Tunisia, where his mother was a school teacher, Ronconi graduated ...

. She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.

Career

Serafini has appeared in 29

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and

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since the early 2000s (decade), including:

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, Colpo d'occhio, Il bene e il male,

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and Valzer, which was screened at the 64th

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. Serafini made her film début in the 2006 film Sono tornato al nord. Serafini's first significant role came in Roberto Cuzzillo's Senza fine (2009) as a young homosexual - winning her critical and commercial recognition, as well as the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at 2009 Chieti Film Festival directed by Roberto Faenza. In 2011 Serafini was selected for four lead roles. She played the role of

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's fiancée in

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and received the Best Rising Italian Actress Award at Premio Internazionale Euro-Mediterraneo,

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. Serafini, who has often been photographed by

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with American actor and director

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, always refuses to comment about her private life.

Filmography

* '' Sono tornato al nord, directed by Franco Diaferia (2006)'' * '' Un giorno da non dimenticare, directed by Giuseppe Dell'Aiera (2006)'' * ''

Valzer (film) ''Valzer'' ("Waltz") is a 2007 Italian film written and directed by Salvatore Maira. It was presented the first time at 64th Venice International Film Festival. The film was quite all acted at ''NH Santo Stefano'' hotel in Turin. Plot Assunta ...

, directed by Salvatore Maira (2007)'' * '' Colpi di sole, directed by Mariano Lamberti (2007)'' * '' Chiedo alla polvere, directed by

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(2007)'' * '' Crociera Vianello, directed by

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(2008)'' * '' Colpo d'occhio, directed by

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(2008)'' * ''

Il divo (film) ''Il divo'' (, ''The Celebrity'' or more literally ''The Divine'', from Latin ''divus,'' "god") is a 2008 Italian biographical drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is based on the figure of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. ...

, directed by

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(2008)'' * '' Bigodini, directed by

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(2008-2009)'' * '' Il bene e il male, directed by

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(2009)'' * '' Terapia d'urgenza, directed by

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(2009)'' * '' Senza fine, directed by Roberto Cuzzillo (2009)'' * ''

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, directed by Filippo Cavalca (2010)'' * ''

, directed by Luigi Parisi (2010)'' * '' Cercando Maria, directed by Franco Diafera (2010)'' * ''

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, directed by Lorenzo Vignolo (2011)'' * '' Lacrime di San Lorenzo, directed by Giampiero Caira (2011)'' * '' I tredici, directed by Riccardo Mazzone (2011)'' * '' Limoncetta, directed by

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(2011)'' * '' Un Natale per due, directed by

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(2011)'' * ''

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, directed by

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(2011)'' * '' Laila (Passion et colère), directed by Mohamed Zineddaine (2011)'' * Niccolò Machiavelli il Principe della politica, directed by Lorenzo Raveggi (2012) * Un passo dal cielo II, directed by

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(2012) * Oggi a te…domani a me, directed by Marco Limberti (2012) *

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, directed by

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(2013) *

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, directed by Michael Stich (director) (2013) * The Most Interesting Man in Studio City, directed by

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(2014) *

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, directed by

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(2014) * Non c'è 2 senza te, directed by

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(2015) * Day of the Dead: Bloodline, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens (2016) * Acts of Vengeance (2017 film), directed by

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(2017) *

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, directed by

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(2019) * Valley of Love, directed by Todor Chapkanov (2020) *

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, directed by

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(2021)

Awards

Best Actress in a Leading Role, Chieti Film Festival (2009) Best Rising Italian Actress, Premio Internazionale Euro-Mediterraneo,

(2011)

External links

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