Antonio Cifariello
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| Born |
19 May 1930 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 12 December 1968 (aged 38) Lusaka, Zambia |
| Occupation | Actor Documentarist |
| Years active | 1950-1968 |
Antonio Cifariello (19 May 1930 – 12 December 1968) was an Italian actor and documentarist.
Born in Naples, the nephew of a sculptor, Cifariello started his career in 1950 as the main actor, credited as Fabio Montale, in La sposa che vestiva di bianco, a film which had several production issues and that was released only in 1953. In the meanwhile Cifariello appeared in several fotoromanzi using the stage name Mauro Vellani, and enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1953. The same year, he was chosen by Federico Fellini to star in Marriage Agency, a segment of the anthology film Love in the City. Following the release of the film, in a short time Cifariello established himself as one of the most requested young actors in Italian cinema, mainly active in romantic comedies and adventure films. Tired of playing stereotypal characters of seducers or boyfriends, in the 1960s Cifariello gradually moved his career towards journalism and television documentaries. During a trip in Zambia for a RAI documentary, on December 12, 1968 Cifariello died due to a plane crash; he was 38.
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