Marisa Del Frate

Marisa Del Frate

Photo of Del Frate from the magazine Radiocorriere (1957)
Born (1931-03-11)11 March 1931
Rome, Italy
Died 5 February 2015(2015-02-05) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
Occupation Actress, singer

Marisa Del Frate (11 March 1931 – 5 February 2015) was an Italian actress, singer, and television personality.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Del Frate started her career as a model and took part in several beauty contests.[1][2] In 1957, she successfully debuted as a singer winning the Festival di Napoli with the song "Malinconico autunno".[1][2]

In 1958, Del Frate entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the songs "Quando il cuore" and "Ho disegnato un cuore".[1] Shortly later, she was chosen by Erminio Macario as primadonna in the revue Chiamate Arturo 777; from then, Del Frate started a successful career as soubrette, actress, and television presenter.[1][2] In 1961, Del Frate obtained large popularity thanks to the RAI television variety L'amico del giaguaro.[1][2][3]

Death

Marisa Del Frate died from cancer at age 83 in Rome in 2015.[4]

Discography

Album

Singles

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996–2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  4. "Morta soubrette Marisa Del Frate". ANSA. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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