Maurizio Arena

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Maurizio Arena (actually Maurizio Di Lorenzo , born December 26, 1933 in Rome , † November 21, 1979 ibid) was an Italian actor .

Maurizio Arena in Le magnifiche sette (1961)

Life

Arena began his film career in 1952 with a small role in the light comedy Bellezze in moto-scooter and had great success with his interpretation of the beautiful, daring heartthrob in the three-part Poveri series, which began in 1956. For four or five years he was one of the most successful actors in Italy, who made around 50 films in the ten years up to 1961. In addition to his roles in a total of about 80 works (between 1971 and 1976 he shot again film on film) he directed two films himself with moderate success, for which he also contributed the script. His acting career was, after the great initial success, exposed to a slow but steady decline. Instead, gossip news about his sometimes turbulent lifestyle of the Roman “Dolce Vita” dominated the headlines. In later years Arena also acted as a "healer". After his early death from a heart attack in the Casal Palocco district, a square was named after him in Rome and a plaque was placed on the house where he was born in Via della Garbatella 24 .

A love affair with the noble Maria Beatrice of Savoy made headlines in 1967.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1952: Bellezze in moto-scooter
  • 1956: The cheerful holiday hotel (Tempo di villeggiatura)
  • 1956: I will not be seduced (Poveri ma belli)
  • 1957: Homesickness, barbed wire and good comrades (Gli italiani sono matti)
  • 1957: The dog called "Mr. Bozzi" (Un angelo è sceso a Brooklyn)
  • 1957: Doll with a whistle (Belle ma povere)
  • 1958: Welker Laurel (Un uomo facile)
  • 1959: Poor Millionaires (Poveri milionari)
  • 1959: love and frustration (Amore e guai)
  • 1959: People in the shadows (Il magistrato)
  • 1959: Terror in Oklahoma (Il terrore dell'Oklahoma)
  • 1960: From me also with love (Il principe Fusto) (also director)
  • 1961: The mounted carbine (Il carabiniere a cavallo)
  • 1961: You have to be blonde on Capri
  • 1963: Marschier or krepier (Marcia o crepa)
  • 1964: Love in the Twilight (La fuga)
  • 1965: The Dolls (Le bambole)
  • 1966: The hell of Macau
  • 1967: Gli altri, gli altri e noi (also director)
  • 1968: On a Friday in Las Vegas (Las Vegas, 500 milioni)
  • 1971: Big guy, let the scraps fly (Er più)
  • 1973: The Matteotti Murder Case (Il delitto Matteotti)
  • 1975: Il sogno di Zorro
  • 1976: The gentleman's rider (La padrona è servita)
  • 1978: Pugni, Dollari e spinaci

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi, article Maurizio Arena , in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome, Gremese 1998, pp. 25/26
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.garbatella.splinder.com
  3. ↑ Der Spiegel, 1978/32, p. 17
personal data
SURNAME Arena, Maurizio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Di Lorenzo, Maurizio (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1979
Place of death Rome