Mita Medici

Mita Medici
Born
Patrizia Vistarini

(1950-08-20) 20 August 1950 (age 74)
Rome, Italy
Other namesPatrizia Perini
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
FatherFrancesco Vistarini
RelativesCarla Vistarini (sister)

Patrizia Vistarini (born 20 August 1950), known professionally as Mita Medici and sometimes credited as Patrizia Perini, is an Italian actress and singer.

Biography

Born in Rome as Patrizia Vistarini, daughter of the actor Franco Silva, she was launched in 1965 by winning the "Miss Teenager" pageant.[1] Medici made her film debut in 1966, at 16, in Luciano Salce's How I Learned to Love Women. She is also active in television, in which she hosted shows such as Canzonissima and Sereno variabile and appeared in several TV-series.[2] She was also a singer, active between late 60's and early 80's, and her main success was the song "A ruota libera", which in 1973 ranked 10 in the Italian Hit Parade.[3]

In 1968, she was the subject of the song "Mita, Mita, Mita" by progressive rock group Le Orme.[4][5]

Her elder sister Carla Vistarini is a song lyricist, novelist, playwright and scriptwriter. She's an atheist.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • …A ruota libera (1973)
  • Per una volta (1975)

Singles

  • "Questo amore finito così" (1969)
  • "Un posto per me/Avventura che nasce" (1970)
  • "Un amore/Una storia come tante" (1971)
  • "Quei giorni/Se ci sta lui" (1972)
  • "Ruota libera/Cosa vuoi che ti dica" (1973)
  • "Proprio così/Tremendo" (1973)
  • "Scappa scappa/Quei giorni" (1973)
  • "Chi sono/Nave" (1975)
  • "Uomo/Trucco" (1977)
  • "Paletta paletta/Mago tango" (1981)
  • "Ma che fiesta" feat. Gianni Dei (1989)

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1966 How I Learned to Love Women Annamaria
L'estate Elisabetta Fantoni
1967 Don't Sting the Mosquito Vanessa
Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te Giuliana
1968 Colpo di sole Cristina Mancinelli
1969 Plagio Angela
1970 Come ti chiami, amore mio? Carola
1980 Ombre Patrizia
1992 Gole ruggenti Paolo's wife
1993 Cinecittà... Cinecittà Herself Cameo appearance
1997 L'amico di Wang Nurse Ambra
2003 Amorfù Rock poetess Cameo appearance
2005 E se domani Director Morandi
2009 Feisbum Doriana
2011 Un milione di giorni Maria

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1970 Coralba Deborah Danon Main role (5 episodes)
1974 The White Horse Inn Ottilie Pesamenole Television film
1979 The Master of Ballantrae Alison Graeme Television film
1985 Murder of a Moderate Man Regina Recurring role (3 episodes)
1985, 1987 Aeroporto internazionale Secretary 2 episodes
1989 Don Tonino Journalist Episode: "Il mistero di Villa Gruber"
1992 Il cielo non cade mai Clara Negroni Television film
1997–2003, 2013 Un posto al sole Marisa Saviani Recurring role (77 episodes)
2001 CentoVetrine Paola Novelli Recurring role (5 episodes)
2006–2008 Un ciclone in famiglia Barbara Main role (14 episodes)
2008 Provaci ancora prof! Martina Maselli Episode: "La prof della prof"
Don Matteo Silveria Episode: "I segreti degli altri"

References

  1. ^ Granzotto, Jacopo (18 February 2010). "Creò Renato Zero e Patty Pravo: il "Piper club" compie 45 anni". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto, eds. (2003). Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-8440-214-X.
  3. ^ Salvatori, Dario (1989). Storia dell'hit parade (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-7605-439-1.
  4. ^ Venturelli, Renato (1998). Nessuno ci può giudicare: il lungo viaggio del cinema musicale 1930-1980 (in Italian). Rome: Fahrenheit 451. ISBN 88-86095-30-9.
  5. ^ Balzano, Oronzo (2011). Ad gloriam: Le Orme e il beat (in Italian). foreword by Nino Smeraldi; interviews with Aldo Tagliapietra, Claudio Galieti. Cerignola: Enter. ISBN 978-88-905822-4-0.
  6. ^ Giordano, Lucio (5 April 2024). "Quando ero bambina credevo in Dio, ma poi, a 12 anni, ho perduto la fede". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 13. pp. 78–81.
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