Isabel Pisano (

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, 1948) is a Uruguayan actress, writer and journalist that has lived in several countries.

Biography

She has worked with several film directors from Argentina, Spain (''

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'' by Bigas Luna) and Italy (''

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). War journalist for RAI (Italy) and '' El Mundo'', she covered

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and

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. She was the only journalist present at the Mosul and Basra bombings in 1993. She was granted a medal by the Spanish Culture Ministry. The film '' Whore'' (2004) is based upon her 2003 book ''Yo, puta''. She wrote Bigas Luna's biography ''Sombras de Bigas, luces de Luna''. Isabel Pisano was married to Argentinian composer

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, who died in 1977. Afterward, she was in a relationship with Yasser Arafat for 12 years.

Selected filmography

* '' Savage Pampas'' (1966)

Work

* ''Yasir Arafat: La pasion de un lider'', Ediciones B., 2006 (). * ''Yo Terrorista'', Plaza & Janés Editories, 2004 (). * ''La Sospecha: El Complot Que Amenaza La Sociedad Actual'', Belacqva, 2003 (). * ''El Amado Fantasma'', Plaza & Janés Editories, 2002 ()

References

External links

Isabel Pisano, actress (IMDb)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pisano, Isabel 1948 births Women war correspondents People from Montevideo Uruguayan expatriate journalists Uruguayan film actresses Uruguayan war correspondents Living people