The actor has died Aldo Puglisiwas 89 years old. He passed away in the hospital in Catania on July 19th following pulmonary complications due to infection with CovidThe funeral will be held on Tuesday 23 July at 9.30 am in Piazza Holy Mary of Jesus in Catania.
Puglisi was born on April 12, 1935 in Catania, his parents were both actors. He made his debut in cinema in the 60s taking part in important works in the history of Italian cinema including ‘Seduced and abandoned‘ Of Peter Germi in which he played Peppino, the young student who lusts after his sister (Stefania Sandrelli) of his fiancée. He later also took part in another film by Germi ‘Ladies and Gentlemen‘.
In ‘Italian style wedding‘ Of Victor De Sica Alfredo was the servant at the side of Sophia Loren And Marcello Mastroianni. He also played an important role in ‘The girl with the gun‘ Of Mario Monicelli with Monica Vitti. He had also filmed with Monicelli ‘We want the colonels‘. Other important directors he has worked with include Pier Paolo Pasolini For ‘Love and Anger‘, Renato Castellani For ‘3 nights of love‘, Bruno Corbucci, Easter Bell Tower Festival, Lucio Fulci And Lina Wertmüller. Among the latest interpretations is that in ‘State Secrets‘ Of Paul Welcome in 2003.
In addition to several forays into small screen films, he has always declared his great love for the theater to which he dedicated much of his career spanning more than forty years.
At the theatre, among the many shows, he was involved in ‘The courage of a Neapolitan firefighter‘ Of Shoe with Charles Cecchi who was the interpreter and director. He also acted in ‘The Madwoman of Chaillot‘ Of Jean Giraudouxneither ‘The bell cap‘ Of Luigi Pirandello with Renato Campese neither ‘The innkeeper‘ Of Goldoni directed and performed by Charles Cecchi It is in the Cyrano de Bergerac Of Edmond Rostand with Pino Micol.