Alessandro Momo (26 November 1956 – 19 November 1974) was an Italian actor, most noted for his role in 1973's '' Malizia'' and in 1974's '' Scent of a Woman''. He died in a motorcycle accident in Rome on 19 November 1974, a few days before he would have turned 18.

Biography

Career

He began his career very young, as the protagonist in a series of

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, also appearing together with Giusva Fioravanti. He became famous thanks to his performances in the various film including '' The Police Serve the Citizens?'', ''

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'', '' The Night of the Assassin'', ''La scoperta'' and his role in '' Profumo di donna'' (''Scent of a Woman''), by

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, where he co-starred with

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and

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Death

Momo died from a motorcycle accident in the weeks following the end of the making of the film '' Scent of a Woman''. The motorcycle that had the fatal accident, a

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, was lent by his friend

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, who left for a trip; the actress was later investigated for reckless expectations because Momo was not yet 18 years of age and was not entitled to drive a motorcycle, according to the regulations at the time. Some time later, the singer Patrizio Sandrelli dedicated a song to his memory, which had some success, "Fratello in amore" ("Brother in Love").Enzo Giannelli. "Sandrelli, Patrizio". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990.

Filmography

*''La Scoperta'' (''The Discovery'') (1969) *'' Il divorzio'' (''The Divorce'') (1970) - Fabrizio - the son *'' Appuntamento col disonore'' (''Rendezvous with Dishonour'' / ''The Night of the Assassin'') (1970) - Alexander *'' Malizia'' (''Malicious'') (1973) - Nino *'' La Polizia è al Servizio del Cittadino?'' (''The Police Serve the Citizens?'') (1973) - Michele *''Il vero Coraggio'' (''True Courage'') (1973, TV Movie) - Agide *''

'' (''Peccato Veniale'' / ''Venial Sin'') (1974) - Sandro *'' Profumo di Donna'' (''Scent of a Woman'') (1974) - Giovanni Bertazzi, aka Ciccio (final film role)

References

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* 1956 births 1974 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male child actors Road incident deaths in Italy Motorcycle road incident deaths Accidental child deaths Burials at Campo Verano 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-bio-stub