Patrizia Vistarini (born 20 August 1950), known professionally as Mita Medici and sometimes credited as Patrizia Perini, is an Italian actress and singer.
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| Born | Patrizia Vistarini 20 August 1950 Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Patrizia Perini |
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| Relatives | Carla Vistarini (sister) |
Biography edit
Born in Rome as Patrizia Vistarini, daughter of the actor Franco Silva, she was launched in 1965 by winning the "Miss Teenager" pageant.[1] Medici made her film debut in 1966, at 16, in Luciano Salce's How I Learned to Love Women. She is also active in television, in which she hosted shows such as Canzonissima and Sereno variabile and appeared in several TV-series.[2] She was also a singer, active between late 60's and early 80's, and her main success was the song "A ruota libera", which in 1973 ranked 10 in the Italian Hit Parade.[3]
In 1968, she was the subject of the song "Mita, Mita, Mita" by progressive rock group Le Orme.[4][5]
Her elder sister Carla Vistarini is a song lyricist, novelist, playwright and scriptwriter. She's an atheist.[6]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- …A ruota libera (1973)
- Per una volta (1975)
Singles edit
- "Questo amore finito così" (1969)
- "Un posto per me/Avventura che nasce" (1970)
- "Un amore/Una storia come tante" (1971)
- "Quei giorni/Se ci sta lui" (1972)
- "Ruota libera/Cosa vuoi che ti dica" (1973)
- "Proprio così/Tremendo" (1973)
- "Scappa scappa/Quei giorni" (1973)
- "Chi sono/Nave" (1975)
- "Uomo/Trucco" (1977)
- "Paletta paletta/Mago tango" (1981)
- "Ma che fiesta" feat. Gianni Dei (1989)
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1966 | How I Learned to Love Women | Annamaria | |
| L'estate | Elisabetta Fantoni | ||
| 1967 | Don't Sting the Mosquito | Vanessa | |
| Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te | Giuliana | ||
| 1968 | Colpo di sole | Cristina Mancinelli | |
| 1969 | Plagio | Angela | |
| 1970 | Come ti chiami, amore mio? | Carola | |
| 1980 | Ombre | Patrizia | |
| 1992 | Gole ruggenti | Paolo's wife | |
| 1993 | Cinecittà... Cinecittà | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 1997 | L'amico di Wang | Nurse Ambra | |
| 2003 | Amorfù | Rock poetess | Cameo appearance |
| 2005 | E se domani | Director Morandi | |
| 2009 | Feisbum | Doriana | |
| 2011 | Un milione di giorni | Maria |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 1970 | Coralba | Deborah Danon | Main role (5 episodes) |
| 1974 | The White Horse Inn | Ottilie Pesamenole | Television film |
| 1979 | The Master of Ballantrae | Alison Graeme | Television film |
| 1985 | Murder of a Moderate Man | Regina | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 1985, 1987 | Aeroporto internazionale | Secretary | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Don Tonino | Journalist | Episode: "Il mistero di Villa Gruber" |
| 1992 | Il cielo non cade mai | Clara Negroni | Television film |
| 1997–2003, 2013 | Un posto al sole | Marisa Saviani | Recurring role (77 episodes) |
| 2001 | CentoVetrine | Paola Novelli | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2006–2008 | Un ciclone in famiglia | Barbara | Main role (14 episodes) |
| 2008 | Provaci ancora prof! | Martina Maselli | Episode: "La prof della prof" |
| Don Matteo | Silveria | Episode: "I segreti degli altri" |
References edit
- ^ Granzotto, Jacopo (18 February 2010). "Creò Renato Zero e Patty Pravo: il "Piper club" compie 45 anni". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto, eds. (2003). Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-8440-214-X.
- ^ Salvatori, Dario (1989). Storia dell'hit parade (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-7605-439-1.
- ^ Venturelli, Renato (1998). Nessuno ci può giudicare: il lungo viaggio del cinema musicale 1930-1980 (in Italian). Rome: Fahrenheit 451. ISBN 88-86095-30-9.
- ^ Balzano, Oronzo (2011). Ad gloriam: Le Orme e il beat (in Italian). foreword by Nino Smeraldi; interviews with Aldo Tagliapietra, Claudio Galieti. Cerignola: Enter. ISBN 978-88-905822-4-0.
- ^ Giordano, Lucio (5 April 2024). "Quando ero bambina credevo in Dio, ma poi, a 12 anni, ho perduto la fede". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 13. pp. 78–81.
External links edit
- Mita Medici at IMDb
- Mita Medici at Discogs