Zeudi Araya

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Zeudi Araya
Zeudi Araya (Bolzano, 1975).jpg
Araya in 1975
Born (1951-02-10) 10 February 1951 (age 73)
Spouse
(m. 1983;died 1992)
Partner(s)Massimo Spano
(1994–present)
ChildrenMichelangelo Spano

Zeudi Araya (born 10 February 1951) is an Eritrean former actress, singer, model and film producer.

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Career

On a journey to Italy in 1972, Araya recorded a commercial for coffee, where she was introduced to director Luigi Scattini, who cast her with Beba Lončar in La ragazza dalla pelle di luna shot in the Seychelles. In 1973, songs composed by Piero Umiliani she sang in the score of another Scattini film where she played the lead role (La ragazza fuoristrada) were released on a 45 rpm record. From 1973 to 1975, several roles in movies followed, most of them directed by Scattini. In 1976, she appeared with Paolo Villaggio in the Fantozzi-style comedy Il signor Robinson by Sergio Corbucci. She also appeared in the Italian version of Playboy magazine in March 1974.

Her last prominent appearance was in the epic Hearts and Armour , released in 1983. Araya subsequently withdrew from acting, and has since then been producing movies. She was at the 2011 Venice Film Festival. [1]

Personal life

Araya's father was a politician and her uncle was a diplomat in Rome. She was married to film producer Franco Cristaldi from 1983 until his death in 1992. Since 1994 she lives with the director Massimo Spano, with whom she has a son.

Selected filmography

Araya in La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1973) La ragazza dalla pelle di luna.jpg
Araya in La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1973)

Producer

Television

Discography

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References

  1. "Actress Zeudi Araya, 2011 Gold Lion Lifetime Achievement winner Marco..." Getty Images. Retrieved 1 February 2021.