Enzo Bottesini

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Enzo Bottesini (born in Genoa, 1942) [1] is an Italian journalist and actor.

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A graduate in political science, Bottesini became known to the general public as a contestant on the TV quiz show Rischiatutto , [1] where he presented himself as an expert diver and was the second-highest-winning contestant after Massimo Inardi. [2] [3] Following the popularity achieved through the quiz, he was employed by RAI in the role of commentator and special correspondent to follow events related to underwater sports feats, in particular the attempts to set the world record for freediving.

It was during one of these attempts, held on 22 September 1974 in the waters off Sorrento and in which Bottesini participated as an RAI correspondent, that an incident occurred: there was an accidental collision between Bottesini and Enzo Maiorca, who was engaged in the world record attempt and already descending. Bottesini was positioning himself along the descent axis with his back to the surface, from which Mallorca descended, could not see the obstacle and ended up with his head against the tanks of the correspondent. The collision caused the interruption of the attempt and provoked a very angry reaction from Mallorca, who, re-emerging with the cry of "You don't mess with people's lives," let slip a blasphemy broadcast live on international television along with several other expletives. [3] [4] [5] Bottesini apologized that evening to Mallorca, who accepted the apology. [3]

In the '70s Bottesini also dedicated himself to cinema, making his debut with the film Amore libero - Free Love .

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References

  1. 1 2 "ENZO BOTTESINI". storiaradiotv.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cosa fu "Rischiatutto"" [What was "Rischiatutto"]. Cultura. Il Post (in Italian). 21 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Enzo Maiorca, quelle bestemmie in diretta tv entrate nella storia" [Enzo Maiorca, those blasphemies on live TV that have gone down in history]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). 13 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Francescano, Danilo. "Il signore dell'abisso blu" [The Lord of the Blue Abyss] (in Italian). Storie di Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dialogo su 50 anni di tv tra Marino Bartoletti e Paolo Limiti (3º capitolo)" [Dialogue on 50 years of TV between Marino Bartoletti and Paolo Limiti (3rd chapter)]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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