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Maurizio Arena
Rome December 1933 – 21 November 1979
Maurizio chose the surname Arena in homage to actress Anna Arena, his name is born Maurizio Di Lorenzo. Arena knows success thanks to the trilogy Poor but beautiful, Beautiful but Poor, Poor Millionaires.
Tried again the way of directing, but unfortunately without success. In 1960 produces and plays the movie Prince Stem, in which casting include the mother and father. Had an affair with Princess Beatrice of Savoy, the history that created a scandal at the time. Arena began to put on weight and the cinema was called for only a few character parts. He worked also in the song, but without success, in 1974 at his Villa in Casal Palocco in Rome begins to work as a healer, becoming a regular guest on a live broadcast by Maurizio Costanzo "Aquarium", which was published a book, which was a collection of letters from patients.
Dies at the age of 45 years because of a cardiac arrest at his Villa in Casal Paolocco.
Filmography Director
1960/ The Prince Stalk
1967/ Others, others and Ourselves
Actor Filmography
1952/ The Devil's Daughter
1952/ Beauty in Motoscooter, directed by Carlo Campogalliani
1953/ Villa Borghese, directed by Vittorio De Sica and Gianni Franciolini
1953/ The Wolf
1953/ Roman Holiday, directed by William Wyler
1953/ Torment of Soul, directed by Cesare Barlacchi
1953/ We are all tenants, directed by Mario Mattoli
1954/ A Day to Pretura,directed by Steno
1954/ Peppino and the Old Lady, directed by Emma Gramatica and Piero Ballerini
1954/ Tripoli, beautiful Suol d'Amore,directed by Ferruccio Cerio
1955/ Roman Tales, directed by Gianni Franciolini
1955/ The Sign of Venus, directed by Dino Risi
1955/ Toto and Carolina, directed by Mario Monicelli
1955/ The Door of Dreams, directed by Angelo D'Alessandro
1955/ A Broken Lily, directed by Giorgio Walter Chili
1955/ Trial of Love, directed by Enzo Liberti
1956 / Happened by Night, directed by Gian Paolo Callegari
1956/ Blood of Gypsy, directed by Maria Basaglia
1956/ Naples, Sole Mio!
1956/ Time of Villeggiatura,directed by Antonio Raccioppi
1956/ Poor but Beautiful, directed by Dino Risi
1957/ Holidays in Ischia, directed by Mario Camerini
1957/ An Angel Has Dropped in Brooklyn, directed by Ladislao, Vajda
1957/ The Black Devil
1957/ Belle but Poor, directed by Dino Risi
1957/ Good Morning First Love, directed by Marino Girolami and Antonio Momplet
1957/ The Coco of Mom, directed by Mauro Morassi
1958/ Sailors, Women and Trouble, directed by Giorgio Simonelli
1958/ Valeria Girl Little Serious,directed by Guido Malatesta
1958/ Italians Are Mad, directed by Duilio Coletti
1958/ Corporal of Day, directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
1958/ Love and Trouble, directed by Angelo Dorigo
1958/ Easy Man, directed by Paolo Heusch
1958/ Away with... Parawind,directed by Mario Costa
1959/ The Oklahoma Terror, directed by Mario Amendola
1959/ The Duchess of St Lucia, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero
1959/ Polycarp, Writing Officer, directed by Mario Soldati
1959/ Adventure in Capri, directed by Giuseppe Lipartite
1959/ Sympathetic Rascal,directed by Mario Amendola
1959/ The Magistrate, directed by Luigi Zampa
1959/ Poor Millionaires, directed by Dino Risi
1960/ We Are Two Evasi, directed by Giorgio Simonelli
1960/ Prince Fusto, directed by Maurizio Arena
1960/ What Do You Say?, directed by Silvio Amadio
1961/ The Carabiniere on Horse, directed by Carlo Lizzani
1961/ Blond mub man sein auf Capri
1961/ The Magnificent 7, directed by Marino Girolami
1961/ The Soliti Robbers in Milan, directed by Giulio Petroni
1961/ Fra' Manisco Seeks Trouble, directed by Armando William Tamburella
1962/ March or Crack, directed by Frank Wisbar
1963/ The Shortest Day, directed by Sergio Corbucci
1964/ The Escape,directed by Paolo Spinola
1964/ Via Veneto, directed by Giuseppe Lipartiti
1965/ The Dolls, episode The Treaty of Eugenics
1967/ The Beijing Seal
1967/ The Others, The Others and Us
1968/ X-ray of a Golden Shot
1971/ Er More – Story of Love and Knife
1971/ Mazzabubù... How many Horns are down here?
1972/ History of Fifa and Knife – Er Followed by Er More
1973/ Even if I wanted to work, what do I do?
1973/ The Murder Matteotti, directed by Florestano Vancini
1973/ Godfather's Godfather
1973/ Company with Very Limited Responsibilities, directed by Paolo Bianchini
1974/ History of Brothers and De Cortelli
1974/ For Loving Ophelia, directed by Flavio Mogherini
1974/ The Balloon Seller, directed by Mario Gariazzo
1975/ Shot in Canna, directed by Fernando Di Leo
1975/ Rome Drogata: The Police Can'tIntervene, directed by Lucio Marcaccini
1975/ The Dream of Zorro
1976/ Unclean Acts to The Italian
1976/ Go with the Smooth, directed by Giancarlo Nicotra
1976/ White Phones, directed by Dino Risi
1976/ Whore Galera!, directed by Gianfranco Piccioli
1976/ Remo and Romulus – Story of Two Sons of a Wolf
1976/ La Mistress is Served, directed by Mario Lanfranchi
1977/ The Bidonata, directed by Luciano Ercoli
1978/ Fists, Dollars and Spinach
It has been doubled by :
Ferruccio Amendola on holidays in Ischia; Er More – Story of Love and Knife; To love Ophelia; Canna Shot; History of Brothers and De Cortelli; Company with Very Limited Responsibilities.
Pino Locchi on We Are All Tenants; Adventure in Carpi; the Oklahoma Terror; Fra' Manisco Seeks Trouble; The Magistrate; Poor Millionaires
Giuseppe Rinaldi on Love and Trouble; Sailors, Women and Trouble
Massimo Turci on Totò and Carolina
Sergio Fantoni on Poor but Belli
Cesare Barbetti on Belle but Poor
Gianfranco Bellini on The Carabiniere on Horse
Glauco Honored on The Matteotti Murder