Giacomo Rondinella
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| Giacomo Rondinella | |
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| Born | 30 August 1923 Messina |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] Fonte Nuova |
| Occupation | singer/actor |
Giacomo Rondinella (born 30 August 1923 - 25 February 2015) was an Italian singer and actor.
Life and career
Born in Messina, the son of a couple of Neapolitan actors and singers, Rondinella started his career as a singer after WWII, following failed attempts to pursue a military career and a career as a boxer.[2][3] He first emerged as the winner of a contest for "New Voices" organized by Radio Napoli, and in a short time he became one of the stars of Canzone Napoletana.[2][3] A real-life friend of Totò and Eduardo De Filippo,[3] Rondinella also had a prolific career as a stage and film actor, with a peak in the first half of the 1950s.[2] His younger brother Luciano also had a career of actor and singer.[2][3]
References
External links
- Giacomo Rondinella at the Internet Movie Database
- Giacomo Rondinella at AllMusic
- Giacomo Rondinella discography at Discogs
