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Salvatore Cantalupo (8 July 1959 – 13 August 2018) was an Italian actor. Very active especially in the theater, Cantalupo became known to the general public and the media thanks to the 2008 film '' Gomorrah'' directed by
Matteo Garrone Matteo Garrone (born 15 October 1968) is an Italians, Italian filmmaker. Born in Rome, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, in 1996 Garrone won the ''Sacher d'Oro'', an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short fi ...
and based on the novel by
Roberto Saviano Roberto Saviano (; born 22 September 1979) is an Italian writer, essayist, journalist, and screenwriter. In his writings, including articles and his book '' Gomorrah'', he uses literature and investigative reporting to tell of the economic reali ...
, in which Cantalupo played the role of Pasquale, a tailor who worked in high fashion, but gets exploited by the
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. He was also well known for the role of mayoral candidate Giovanni De Santis, rival of Cetto La Qualunque, in the satyrical film ''
Qualunquemente ''Qualunquemente'' is a 2011 Italian satirical comedy film starring comedian Antonio Albanese as his famous character Cetto La Qualunque, a sleazy Southern Italy politician. The title means "whichever-ly" (adding ungrammatical adverbial endings i ...
''. He died on 13 August 2018, at the age of 59, after a short illness.


Partial filmography

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Rehearsals for War ''Rehearsals for War'' ( it, Teatro di guerra) is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Andrea Renzi - Leo * Iaia Forte - Luisella Cielo * ...
'' (1998) *'' Gomorrah'' (2008) *''
Fort Apache Napoli ''Fort Apache Napoli'' ( it, Fortapàsc) is a 2009 Italian biographical film directed by Marco Risi about the fight against the Camorra and subsequent assassination of journalist Giancarlo Siani, played by Libero De Rienzo. Plot The film tells ...
'' (2009) *''
The White Space ''The White Space'' ( it, Lo spazio bianco) is a 2009 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Comencini. It entered the main competition at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Margherita Buy as Maria *Giovanni Ludeno as Fabrizio ...
'' (2009 *''
Bets and Wedding Dresses ''Bets and Wedding Dresses'' ( it, Tris di donne e abiti nuziali) is a 2009 Italian drama film written and directed by Vincenzo Terracciano. It was screened out of competition at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Sergio Cas ...
'' (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) *''
Qualunquemente ''Qualunquemente'' is a 2011 Italian satirical comedy film starring comedian Antonio Albanese as his famous character Cetto La Qualunque, a sleazy Southern Italy politician. The title means "whichever-ly" (adding ungrammatical adverbial endings i ...
'' (2011) *''
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'' (2011) *''
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) *'' See You Tomorrow'' (2013) *''
Leopardi Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (, ; 29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist. He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of ...
'' (2014) *''
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) *''
Per amor vostro ''Per amor vostro'' () is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe M. Gaudino. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. For her performance Valeria Golino won the Volpi Cup for Best A ...
'' (2015) *'' Tenderness'' (2017)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cantalupo, Salvatore 1959 births 2018 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Male actors from Naples