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Lory Del Santo
Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian television personality and actress, now retired. Early life Lory Del Santo was born Loredana Del Santo on 28 September 1958, in Povegliano Veronese, a ''comune'' in the Italian region Veneto. Biography Del Santo began her exposure to entertainment at sixteen when she served as a ''valletta'' (assistant) in the 1975 edition of Festivalbar, which took place for the first time, that year, at the Verona Arena. (As of this date, that arena continues as the permanent venue for the final evening of the music festival, and for the most important live concerts.) After graduating from high school, she left Verona for Rome and Milan alone (without her mother's consent), to attempt a career in film and fashion. In that period, Del Santo worked as a model, fashion photographer, and entrepreneur, and studied acting. She had her first film role, and then by the late 1970s had taken part in 20 films over six years—direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Povegliano Veronese
Povegliano Veronese ( vec, Pojan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about from the Catullo Airport (Verona's Airport). Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:7000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:500 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:100 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 text:1861 bar:1871 text:1871 bar:1881 text:1881 bar:1901 text:1901 bar:1911 text:1911 bar:1921 text:1921 bar:1931 text:1931 bar:1936 text:1936 bar:1951 text:1951 bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1971 text:1971 bar:1981 text:1981 bar:1991 text:1991 bar:2001 text:2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of the " 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibsons "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in ''Time'' magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963, replacing founding guitarist Top Topham. Dissatisfied with the change of the Yardbirds sound from blues rock to a more radio-friendly pop rock sound, Clapton left in 1965 to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. On leaving Mayall in 1966, after one album, he formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". After Cream br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardenia (film)
''Gardenia'' ( it, Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala) is a 1979 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. It represents the first leading role for the singer-songwriter Franco Califano. Plot In the city of Rome lives Gardenia, a respected exponent of Roman organized crime who shows a certain humanity in managing his business. He runs a restaurant and a clandestine gambling house, and has a woman named Regina. Contacted by Don Salluzzo, a mafia boss, he categorically refuses to enter the drug business and sell it in his restaurant. Because of his refusal he comes into conflict with Salluzzo who tries several times to eliminate him, but with the help of some childhood friends he finally manages to win. Cast *Franco Califano as Gardenia * Martin Balsam as Salluzzo * Robert Webber as Tony Caruso *Eleonora Vallone as Regina * Licinia Lentini as Miriam Bella * Franco Diogene as Friend of Gardenia * María Baxa as Gardenia Girl * Venantino Venantini as Noci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Father (1979 Film)
''Dear Father'' ( it, Caro papà) is a 1979 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, where Stefano Madia won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Albino Millozza * Andrée Lachapelle - Giulia Millozza * Aurore Clément - Margot * Stefano Madia - Marco Millozza * Julien Guiomar - Parrella * Joanne Côté - Laura * Antonio Maimone - Enrico * Andrew Lord Miller - James * Piero Del Papa - Duilio * Mario Verdon - Ugo * Don Arrès - Marco * Gérard Arthur - Rodolfo * Sergio Ciulli - Gianni * Clara Colosimo Clara Colosimo (23 May 1922 – 15 June 1994) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1968 and 1991. Selected filmography * '' Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) * '' Sex Pot'' (1975) * '' Il mostro'' (1977) * ''Zanna Bianca e ... - Myrta * Nguyen Duong Don - Pierre References External links * 1979 films 1979 drama films Italian drama films 1970s Italian-language films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geppo Il Folle
''Geppo il folle'' is a 1978 Italian musical-comedy film written, directed and starred by Adriano Celentano. Cast * Adriano Celentano: Geppo * Claudia Mori: Gilda * Iris De Santis: mother of Geppo * Marco Columbro: disc jockey * Jennifer: Marcella * Gino Santercole: journalist * Loredana Del Santo: student * Giorgio Faletti Giorgio Faletti (; 25 November 1950 – 4 July 2014) was an Italian writer, musician, actor and comedian. Born in Asti, Piedmont, he lived on Elba Island. His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europ ...: student References External links * 1978 films Italian musical comedy films 1970s musical comedy films Films directed by Adriano Celentano 1978 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{musical-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Are You Going On Holiday?
''Where Are You Going on Holiday'', also known as ''Dove vai in vacanza?'', is a 1978 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini, Luciano Salce and Alberto Sordi. Plot The film is divided into three episodes. ''Sarò tutta per te'' Enrico intends to recover the loving relationship with his ex-girlfriend Giuliana. She agrees and the two go in the house of her, but all of a sudden Enrico realizes he is not alone. In fact the young friends of Giuliana have reached the villa in the evening and plan many evening parties: typical of the flower children of that period. Enrico, on the threshold of fifty, feels him excluded and displaced, completely alien to the new juvenile behavior and his only instinct is to make love with Giuliana. When she agrees exasperated the poor Enrico blatantly fails to satisfy her in an embrace and so their relationship breaks down again. ''Sì buana'' Arturo finds employment as an improvised tour guide for a cheap travel agency, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecco Noi Per Esempio
''Ecco noi per esempio'' ("here's us, for example") is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It was the first movie starring the comedian-star duo composed of Adriano Celentano and Renato Pozzetto. It is mostly set in Milan. Cast * Adriano Celentano: Antonmatteo Colombo aka Click * Renato Pozzetto: Palmambrogio Guanziroli * Barbara Bach: Ludovica * Giuliana Calandra Beatrice * Capucine: Mariarosa Colombo, former wife of Click * Antonio Casagrande: Commissioner of Police * Felice Andreasi: the publisher * Georges Wilson: Melano Melani * Elio Crovetto: the newsagent * Franca Marzi: Carmen, the landlady * Imma Piro: Vincenzina, girlfriend of Click * Sal Borgese horse thief * Ugo Bologna: Gianni * Walter Valdi: friend of Click * Carmen Russo ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb " Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. His songs for the group include " Taxman", " Within You Without You", " While My Guitar Gently Weeps", " Here Comes the Sun" and " Something". Harrison's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt; Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry were subsequent influences. By 1965, he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in Bob Dylan and the Byrds, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B- boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success. In his career, spanning more than three decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are "Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", " Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet " Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Father's Eyes (song)
"My Father's Eyes" is a song written and performed by Eric Clapton and produced by Clapton and Simon Climie. It was released as a single in 1998 and was featured on the album ''Pilgrim''. The song reached the top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay chart, peaking at number 16, which remains his last top-40 hit in said country as of . It also spent five weeks at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary chart. It became a top-five hit in Canada, where it peaked at number two, and reached the top 20 in Austria, Iceland, and Norway. In 1999, it won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Clapton performed this track for the first time in 1992 and again in 1996, in both electric and unplugged versions. These versions of the song were completely different from the official single release in 1998. He would later retire the song in 2004, along with "Tears in Heaven", until the '' 50 Years Further On Up the Road'' world tour in 2013. Inspiration and content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
