Aldo Puglisi

Aldo Puglisi
Born(1935-04-12)12 April 1935
Died19 July 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 89)
Catania, Italy
OccupationActor

Aldo Puglisi (12 April 1935 – 19 July 2024) was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Catania, the son of two Sicilian language theatrical actors, Puglisi made his stage debut at very young age with the company of his parents.[1] He made his film debut in a main role, as the vile seducer Peppino Califano in Pietro Germi's Seduced and Abandoned.[1][2] Starting from his following film, Puglisi was gradually cast in less important roles, that led him to dedicate himself to theatre.[1] Puglisi died of COVID-19 in Catania, on 19 July 2024, at the age of 89.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
  2. ^ Fabio Secchi Frau. "Aldo Puglisi. Fra Lando Buzzanca e Pasquale Festa Campanile". MyMovies. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Morto l'attore catanese Aldo Puglisi: una vita tra palcoscenico e grande schermo". Gazzetta del Sud. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.