Luigi Maria Burruano


Luigi Maria Burruano was an Italian film, stage and television actor. He began his career in Sicilian-language cabaret and theatre before turning his attention to films.

Life and career

Born in Palermo, the son of a doctor, Burruano made his acting debut in a local amateur company. He got a large local success playing Rancu Tanu in the comedy play Palermo oh cara and got his national breakout appearing in the eight season of the TV-series La piovra.
A follower of the Stanislavski's system, he was specialized in playing Sicilian working-class characters. In 2001 he was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor thanks to his performance in Marco Tullio Giordana's One Hundred Steps. For his performance in The Return of Cagliostro and in Break Free he received a special mention from the Pasinetti Award jury at the 2003 Venice Film Festival. In 2006 he was arrested on charges of stabbing his daughter's divorced husband, who did not pay alimony to his daughter nor pay child support.
Burruano died after a long illness on 10 September 2017, at the age of 68. He was the uncle of actor Luigi Lo Cascio.

Roles

Stage

Plays in which Burruano appeared include:
  • I giganti della montagna
  • Coriolano
  • La saga del signore della nave
  • Il giardino di inverno
  • La coltellata
  • Pulcinella
  • Studio per una finestra
  • Ohi Bambulè!
  • L'aquila deve volare
  • Rudens
  • Sticus
  • ''Palermo, oh cara''

Filmography

L'amore coniugale Pizza Connection - DetectiveZEN – Zona Espansione Nord - TotòForever Mery – Cliente MeryBoys on the Outside – Franco D'AnninoAcla's Descent into Floristella – Il padre di AclàThe Escort – InformerQuattro bravi ragazzi – Renè's FatherNel continente nero – Domenico SpatolaThe Whores – MarioS.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago – VarroneThe Star Maker - Flirtatious ClientItaliani - RosarioLuna e l'altra - DirectorIl figlio di Bakunin - CorboLa fame e la sete - Zu AlfiuAmore a prima vista - Don AntonioOltremare One Hundred Steps - Luigi ImpastatoE adesso sesso - BaroneGasoline - Padre GabrieleNowhere - Salomon GoldmanNati stanchi - Don CiccioGinostra - Ettore's UncleIl trasformista - BattaniCuore scatenato - Santo CiminoBreak Free - CenzoThe Return of Cagliostro - Carmelo La MarcaI Can See It in Your Eyes - CarloConcorso di colpa - Ispettore Di NunzioMiracle in Palermo! - FofòQuo Vadis, Baby? - Il capitano...e se domani - CommissarioThree Days of Anarchy - Don MimmoReally SSSupercool: Chapter Two - Don Calogero CalìBaciami piccina - Mafioso in carcereLa fine del mare - AurelioMilano-Palermo: il ritorno - Giudice ContiBlood of the Losers - Mario VagaginiBaarìa - ChemistNapoli, Napoli, Napoli - ComandantePochi giorni per capire Le ultime 56 ore - AvalloneQualunquemente - ImprenditoreIn questa vita - NinoIl viaggio di Malombra Vespro d'un rinnegato - Don CiminoThe Ideal City - Avv. ScaliciPagate fratelli Tutto tutto niente niente - ImprenditoreLa madre - Don QuiricoThe Wait - Vincent CavalloQuel bravo ragazzo'' - Don Ferdinando Cosimato

Television

La piovra Sotto la luna - Renato CianchiOltremare - Non è l'America Turbo - commissario di Polizia LambertiIl commissario Montalbano - Giacomo LarussaL'attentatuni - Leoluca BaroneSaint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua - JoãoSalvo D'Acquisto - Maggiore SpadaIl maresciallo Rocca - Michele GarroneCamera Café Paolo Borsellino - Tommaso BuscettaMio figlio - SalvatoreR.I.S. - Delitti imperfetti - Mauro DonatiIl giudice Mastrangelo - Procuratore De CesareL'onore e il rispetto - Don Rosario LiberatiRaccontami - Salvatore Lo BuonoIo e mio figlio - Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi - Salvatore GirlandoSquadra antimafia - Palermo oggi Il segreto dell'acqua - Salvatore GirlandoSangue caldo - Vito Cirasola