Mita Medici

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Mita Medici
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Born
Patrizia Vistarini

(1950-08-20) 20 August 1950 (age 74)
Rome, Italy
Other namesPatrizia Perini
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Father Francesco Vistarini
Relatives Carla 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.

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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

Singles

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1966 How I Learned to Love Women Annamaria
L'estateElisabetta Fantoni
1967 Don't Sting the Mosquito Vanessa
Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te Giuliana
1968Colpo di soleCristina Mancinelli
1969PlagioAngela
1970Come ti chiami, amore mio?Carola
1980 Ombre Patrizia
1992Gole ruggentiPaolo's wife
1993Cinecittà... CinecittàHerselfCameo appearance
1997L'amico di WangNurse Ambra
2003AmorfùRock poetessCameo appearance
2005E se domaniDirector Morandi
2009FeisbumDoriana
2011Un milione di giorniMaria

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1970CoralbaDeborah DanonMain role (5 episodes)
1974 The White Horse Inn Ottilie PesamenoleTelevision film
1979 The Master of Ballantrae Alison GraemeTelevision film
1985Murder of a Moderate ManReginaRecurring role (3 episodes)
1985, 1987Aeroporto internazionaleSecretary2 episodes
1989 Don Tonino JournalistEpisode: "Il mistero di Villa Gruber"
1992Il cielo non cade maiClara NegroniTelevision film
1997–2003, 2013 Un posto al sole Marisa SavianiRecurring role (77 episodes)
2001 CentoVetrine Paola NovelliRecurring role (5 episodes)
2006–2008 Un ciclone in famiglia BarbaraMain role (14 episodes)
2008 Provaci ancora prof! Martina MaselliEpisode: "La prof della prof"
Don Matteo SilveriaEpisode: "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.