Serena Vergano
| Serena Vergano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 August 1943 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1960 - 1972 |
Serena Vergano born Adalgisa Serena Maggiora Vergano (25 August 1943 in Milan, Italy), is an Italian actress. She was the muse of the Barcelona School of Film, acting in many of the films of this movement.
Career
Daughter of the director Aldo Vergano, she was born Adalgisa Serena Maggiora Vergano in Milan Italy in 1943. She studied dramatic art in Rome beginning her career as an actress in the film I dolci Inganni (1960).[1] After working in half a dozen Italian films like Il briganti (1961) by Renato Castellani and Conaca familiare (1962) by Valerio Zurlini, she went to Spain to film El Conde Sandorff (1963), an Italo-Spanish production directed by Georges Lampin, and she decided to settle in Spain. She became the muse of the Barcelona School of Film, taking leading roles in many productions of this film movement including: Brillante Porvenir (1963), directed by Vicente Aranda, Noche de vino tinto (1966) directed by José Maria Nunes, Una Historia de Amor (1966) and Historia de una chica sola (1969) both directed by Jorge Grau; Dante no es unicamente severo 1967 by Jacinto Esteva and Joaquin Jordá; Cada vez que Liberxina (1970) by Carlos Durá, Un invierno en Mallorca (1969) directed by Jaime Camino and Qeswuivo (1970) directed by Ricardo Bofil.[1] She also made some films in Madrid with her accented voice dubbed: Al ponerse el sol (1967), Digan lo que digan (1968), both directed by Mario Camus, La Lola dice que no vive sola (1970) directed by Jaime de Armiñan and Carta de Amor de un Asesino 1972.[1] Married to architect Ricardo Bofill, she retired in the early 1970s, returning to acting only sporadically and in secondary roles during the 1980s.[1]
Selected filmography
- I dolci Inganni (1960)
- Mathias Sandorf (1963)
- Brillante Porvenir (1963)
- "Digan lo que digan" (1968) (Raphael, Spain and Argentina)
- Carta de amor de un asesino (1972)
References
- Torres, Augusto, Diccionario Espasa Cine Español, Espasa Calpe, 1994, ISBN 84-239-9203-9