Pier Francesco Pingitore (born 27 September 1934) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author, and co-founder of Il Bagaglino theatre company.
Life and Career
Born in
Catanzaro, Pingitore started his career as a journalist.
[Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .]
In 1965, with Mario Castellacci, Luciano Cirri, and Piero Palumbo, he co-founded "Il Bagaglino" theatre company (originally named "Bragaglino" as a tribute to
Anton Giulio Bragaglia) in
Rome
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.
After local success, from 1973 the stage company gained success on television with the
RAI variety show ''Dove sta Zazà?'' and with its numerous successor shows.
[Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, 1996 – 2003. .] Other members of the company included
Leo Gullotta.
In 1966, Pingitore released the song "
Avanti ragazzi di Buda".
In 1968, Pingitore made his film debut directing a documentary about the
protests of the European youth. From 1975 to 1983 and again in 1992 he wrote and directed a series of satirical comedies starring
Pippo Franco along with several members of Il Bagaglino, targeting various aspects of Italian society including
political scandal
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s, football, school, and the music industry.
Honours
In 2020, it was announced that Pingitore would be awarded the for writing "Avanti ragazzi di Buda".
References
External links
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Living people
1934 births
Italian film directors
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Italian dramatists and playwrights
Italian male dramatists and playwrights
People from Calabria
People from Catanzaro