Diana Del Bufalo

Diana Del Bufalo
Del Bufalo in 2017
Born (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2010–present
FatherDario del Bufalo

Diana Del Bufalo (born 8 February 1990) is an Italian actress and singer.

Biography

Diana Del Bufalo was born in Rome on 8 February 1990.[1] Her father is Dario Del Bufalo, an architect and archeologist and her mother is Ornella Pratesi, a soprano. Diana has an older brother named Giano.[2] In 2010 she participated as a singer in the talent show Amici di Maria de Filippi. Her elimination caused Platinette, a judge, to strip during the live broadcast to show his disagreement.[3] During the show she recorded her first single "Nelle mie favole", featured in the music compilation of Amici 10. She has hosted Mai dire Amici, a comedy show developed by Gialappa's Band for Italian television channel Canale 5.

In the summer of 2011 she made her debut in cinema as the co-protagonist of the movie Matrimonio a Parigi directed by Massimo Boldi. Diana then went on to host the Italian TV show Pianeta Mare broadcast on Rete 4. In the summer of 2013 she hosted Summer Festival on Canale 5.[4] She then made her radio debut as a host for Radio LUISS in the broadcast Hit Chart. In 2014 she published online several songs produced by Francesco Arpino and performed weekly in the first season of television show XLove. In 2015 she hosted Italian TV show Colorado on Italia 1 alongside Paolo Ruffini. Between 2015 and 2016 she participated in Rai's television series C'era una volta Studio Uno,[5] in the role of Rita. In 2017 she also participated in the fourth season of Rai's fiction Che Dio ci aiuti.

In 2017 she was a guest at the Sanremo Music Festival.[6] In the same year she also hosted, alongside Giorgio Panariello, Panariello sotto l'albero on Rai 1.[7] In March 2018 she starred in the comedy Puoi baciare lo sposo, directed by Alessandro Genovesi as well as in the movie La profezia dell'armadillo, based on the comic book by Zerocalcare.[8] In 2019 she hosted Un'estate fa alongside singer Pupo on Rai 1. Del Bufalo is currently part of the cast of real-life thriller, Celebrity Hunted: Caccia all'uomo, produced by Endemol Shine Italy and broadcast on Prime Video where she is paired with Cristiano Caccamo.[9] In 2020 she hosted alongside Diego Abatantuono Enjoy - Ridere fa bene on Rai 1. Between June 2020 and February 2021 she was involved in the filming of the sixth season of Che Dio ci aiuti, starring as Monica Giulietti.

Personal life

After being in a relationship with singer Francesco Arpino,[10] from 2015 to 2019 she was involved with actor and director Paolo Ruffini, whom she met during her time hosting television show Colorado. From 2019 until October 2020 she was in a relationship with Edoardo Tavassi.[11]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Wedding in Paris Natalina Quasimodo Feature film debut
I soliti idioti: Il film Manuela
2012 Operazione vacanze Rossana
I 2 soliti idioti Manuela
2013 Una vita da sogno Donata
2018 My Big Gay Italian Wedding Benedetta Stanchi
La profezia dell'armadillo Greta
2019 Beware the Gorilla Concita
L'agenzia dei bugiardi Cinzia
When Mom Is Away Lucia
2020 7 ore per farti innamorare Giorgia
2021 Encanto Isabela Madrigal Italian voice-over
7 Women and a Murder Susanna
2022 Il dono Ella Short film; voice role
2024 Still Fabulous Maddalena

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 Amici di Maria De Filippi Herself / Contestant Talent show (season 10)
2011 Mai dire… Amici Herself / Host Parody of Amici di Maria De Filippi
2011–2012 Così fan tutte Diana 2 episodes
2015 XLove Herself / Various Variety show
Colorado Herself / Host Comedy show (season 16)
2017 C'era una volta Studio Uno Rita Razzetti Miniseries
2017–2021 Che Dio ci aiuti Monica Giulietti Main role (seasons 4–6)
2020 Enjoy Herself / Host / Various Stand-up comedy
Celebrity Hunted: Caccia all'uomo Herself / Contestant Reality show (season 1)
2022 LOL - Chi ride è fuori Herself / Contestant Reality show (season 2)

Radio

  • Hit Chart (Radio LUISS, 2011-2012)

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Milly Italian tour
Awarded at Venice Film Festival for Best Musical
2023–2024 Cabaret Sally Bowles Italian tour

Events

  • Diversity Media Awards (2018)

Discography

Singles

  • 2013 - Beep Beep (A Ha)
  • 2014 - La Foresta (Ce L'Ho Pelosa)
  • 2021 - Flashdance

Features

  • 2010 - AA.VV. Amici 10, con il brano Nelle mie favole

Acknowledgements

CinéCiak d'Oro
  • 2018 - Rivelazione dell'anno
Biglietto d'Oro

References

  1. ^ Rossini, Matthew (18 November 2019). "Diana Del Bufalo su Instagram: "Non sto passando un periodo facile"" [Diana Del Bufalo on Instagram: "I'm not having an easy time"]. Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  2. ^ Enrico (21 January 2021). "Diana Del Bufalo, chi è la mamma Ornella Pratesi: anche lei è un'artista". Viaggi News. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lazzaro Langellotti (21 January 2011). "Diana Del Bufalo eliminata da Amici 10: Platinette protesta spogliandosi, video choc". Fanpage.it. Ciaopeople s.r.l. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ Francesca Tordo (28 June 2013). "Blogtivvu: Diana Del Bufalo inviata speciale nel backstag". Blog Tivvù.
  5. ^ "C'era una volta Studio Uno sul set a dicembre". Serieit. AlterVista. 14 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Diana Del Bufalo mattatrice a Sanremo 2017. Con Mastronardi e Buscemi". Quotidiano Nazionale. Robin s.r.l. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. ^ Massimo Galanto (5 October 2017). "Panariello sotto l'albero su Rai1, Diana Del Bufalo al fianco di Giorgio Panariello (Anteprima Blogo)". TV Blog. Blogo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Al via le riprese de "La profezia dell'armadillo" con Diana del Bufalo tra i protagonisti". la Repubblica. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 2 October 2017.
  9. ^ ""Celebrity Hunted", chi sono i protagonisti del reality italiano di Amazon". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Diana Del Bufalo, è finita davvero la storia con Francesco Arpino?". Velvet Gossip. MetUp s.r.l. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ^ Mattia Pasquini (23 January 2019). "Diana Del Bufalo e Paolo Ruffini: In amore, mai stare appiccicati". Amica. RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 18 April 2019.