Aurora Ruffino (born 22 May 1989) is an Italian actress.

Early life and education

Aurora Ruffino was born in

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, the fourth of six children, but was raised in

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, where she attended elementary and middle school. At age 5 she was orphaned when her mother died in childbirth and her father abandoned the children. She was then raised by her grandparents and aunt. At age 14, she enrolled in a theater course organized by the school. At 19, after graduation, she enrolled in the "Gipsy Musical Academy," a dance and drama school, in Turin.

Career

Ruffino made her debut as an actress in the film ''La solitudine dei numeri primi'' (2010). After that, she moved to

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to study at the

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, graduating in 2013. In the fall of 2012 she became publicly known for her role as Benedetta Ferraris-Costa in the miniseries ''Questo nostro amore'' broadcast on

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and also starring

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and

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. She appeared in the official music video for

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in the song ''Se si potesse non morire'' which placed third in the ''Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo'' in 2013 and which was the soundtrack to the film ''

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'' where she starred as Silvia. In the same year she starred in a short LGBT-themed film called ''Ad occhi chiusi''. In 2014 she played a protagonist in the television series ''

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'' as Cris, a girl suffering from anorexia, and also appeared in ''Una Ferrari per due'' and ''Purché finisca bene'', both broadcast by RAI 1. In October 2014 she reprised her role of Benedetta Ferraris-Costa for the second season of ''Questo nostro amore'', renamed ''Questo nostro amore 70''. Since February 2015 she has re-appeared in the second season of ''Braccialetti rossi''. She also starred in some short films directed by Gianluca Testa and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Accolades

*Premio Kinéo **2015 - Won - Kinéo Giovani Rivelazioni *Roma Fiction Fest **2014 - Won - Special Jury Prize to the protagonists of the series ''

Braccialetti rossi ''Braccialetti rossi'' (; literally "''Red bracelets''") is an Italian television series broadcast on Rai 1 from January 26, 2014 to December 2, 2016. It is an adaptation of the Catalonia, Catalan TV series ''Polseres vermelles'', which aired betw ...

'' * Giffoni Film Festival **2014 - Won - Explosive Talent Award

References

External links

* * Biography o
Aurora Ruffino profile
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