Maurizio Arena
Maurizio Arena was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1978.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Maurizio Di Lorenzo, Arena made his film debut at nineteen years old, with a small role in Bellezze in moto-scooter. His breakout role came in 1956 with the role of Romolo in the successful Dino Risi's romance-comedy film Poor, But Handsome. Until the early 1960s Arena was one of the most popular actors in the Italian cinema, and was a regular feature of gossip columns for his tumultuous personal life.
In later years his celebrity declined, and Arena found roles as a character actor in smaller films, and occasionally worked as a singer. He became an alternative medicine healer with some local following.
He died at age 45 following a heart attack, a complication from a long-standing renal condition.
In 2008 a park was named after him in his native district Garbatella.
Selected filmography
La figlia del diavolo - CorradoBeauties on Motor Scooters Siamo tutti inquilini - CarloRoman Holiday - Young Boy with Car La lupa It Happened in the Park - Il fidanzato di Virginia Tormento d'anim A Day in Court - Lorenzo Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love - FeruccioPeppino e la vecchia signora Toto and Carolina - Mario, il ladroThe Sign of Venus - MauriceRoman Tales - MarioProcesso all'amore La porta dei sogni - SilvioAccadde di notte Tempo di villeggiatura - CheccoUn giglio infranto - FerdinandoSangue di zingara - TorePoor, But Handsome - Romolo ToccacieliThe Black Devil - RuggeroThe Man Who Wagged His Tail - AlfonsoPretty But Poor - Romolo ToccacieliVacanze a Ischia - FrancoBuongiorno primo amore! - GiancarloIl cocco di mamma - Aldo MancaNapoli, sole mio! - Michele BrunatiThe Italians They Are Crazy - BenedettiValeria ragazza poco seria - Mario RenzettiLove and Troubles - RobertoVia col para... vento - Alberto PompeiCaporale di giornata - Felice FornariMarinai, donne e guai - Mario SantarelliAvventura a Capri - MarioPoor Millionaires - RomoloNoi siamo due evasi - Brigadiere Francesco CurtiThe Defeated Victor - Romolo De SantisLa duchessa di Santa Lucia - CarloThe Magistrate - Orlando Di GiovanniTerror of Oklahoma - Clay NortonSimpatico mascalzone - MarioPolicarpo - il fattorino dei fioriIl principe fusto - EttoreIl carabiniere a cavallo - Renato GoriniYou Must Be Blonde on Capri - Roberto CalliMaurizio, Peppino e le indossatrici - Maurizio InnocenziFra' Manisco cerca guai - GiulioPugni, pupe e marinai - Alberto MarianiThe Legion's Last Patrol - Dolce VitaIl giorno più corto I soliti rapinatori a Milano - AldoVia Veneto La fuga - Alberto SpinaLe bambole - Massimo The Peking Medallion - DannyGli altri, gli altri... e noi - AntonioThey Came to Rob Las Vegas - ClarkAgnaldo, Perigo à Vista Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? - GiuseppeEr Più – storia d'amore e di coltello - Bartolo Di LorenzoStoria di fifa e di coltello - Er seguito d'er più - Bartolo Di LorenzoAnche se volessi lavorare, che faccio? - GarroneStoria de fratelli e de cortelli - NinoThe Assassination of Matteotti - Communist ActivistSocietà a responsabilità molto limitata - Gateano StipoliThe Godson of the Godfather - Don VincenzoThe Balloon Vendor - RomoloTo Love Ophelia - Spartaco CesaroniLoaded Guns - Padre BestHallucination Strip - Buscemi, Il SicilianoIl sogno di Zorro - Friar MiguelRemo e Romolo - MarteThe Career of a Chambermaid - LucianiVai col liscio - AldemiroAtti impuri all'italiana - Gedeone - the MayorThe Mistress Is Served - Domenico CardonaPuttana galera! - MarpioneLa Bidonata - MaurizioPugni, dollari e spinaci - Sammy Mania