The Cagliari-born actress Marisa Pavan, stage name of Maria Luisa Pierangeli, who died at the age of 91 in France, was a Hollywood diva, a film star who told immortal stories.
An elegant, charming actress who came close to winning an Oscar for her never forgotten role in the film The Rose Tattoo in 1955. She is Rita, the daughter of the dressmaker Serafina played by Anna Magnani.
He acted with Burt Lancaster, Gregory Peck, Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Yul Brinner, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcello Mastroianni, Tony Curtis.
She left Cagliari at a very young age, together with her family, to pursue her dream of cinema. A dream, later realized, shared with her twin sister Anna Maria, also an actress, who died too early in 1971. She married the French actor Jean Pierre Aumont.
He kept beautiful celluloid memories until the last moment of his life.
