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

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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

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References

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  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.
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