Serena Vergano born Adalgisa Serena Maggiora Vergano (25 August 1943 in

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), is an Italian

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. She was the muse of the Barcelona School of Film, acting in many of the films of this movement.

Career

Daughter of the director Aldo Vergano, she was born Adalgisa Serena Maggiora Vergano in Milan Italy in 1943. She studied dramatic art in

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beginning her career as an actress in the film ''I dolci Inganni'' (1960).Torres, '' ''Diccionario Espasa Cine Español'', p. 161 After working in half a dozen Italian films like ''Il brigante'' (1961) by

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and '' Cronaca familiare'' (1962) by

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, she went to Spain to film '' El Conde Sandorf'' (1963), an Italo-Spanish production directed by Georges Lampin, and she decided to settle in Spain. She became the muse of the Barcelona School of Film, taking leading roles in many productions of this film movement including: ''

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'' (1963), directed by

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, ''Noche de vino tinto'' (1966) directed by José Maria Nunes, ''Una Historia de Amor'' (1966) and ''Historia de una chica sola'' (1969) both directed by Jorge Grau; ''Dante no es unicamente severo'' 1967 by Jacinto Esteva and Joaquin Jordá; ''Cada vez que... estoy enamorada creo que es para siempre'' (1968) and ''Liberxina 90'' (1970) by Carlos Durá, '' Un invierno en Mallorca'' (1969) directed by

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and ''Esquizo'' (1970) directed by Ricardo Bofill. She also made some films in Madrid with her accented voice dubbed: ''Al ponerse el sol'' (1967), ''

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'' (1968), both directed by

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, ''La Lola, dicen que no vive sola'' (1970) directed by

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and ''Carta de Amor de un Asesino'' (1972) by Francisco Regueiro. She retired in the early 1970s, returning to acting only sporadically and in secondary roles during the 1980s.

Selected filmography

* ''I dolci Inganni'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * ''

'' (1968) (Raphael, Spain and Argentina) * ''Carta de amor de un asesino'' (1972)

Family

She met architect Ricardo Bofill in 1962. They married and had a son,

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, born in 1965.

References

* Torres, Augusto, ''Diccionario Espasa Cine Español'', Espasa Calpe, 1994,

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vergano, Serena Spanish actresses 1943 births Living people Actresses from Milan Italian film actresses