Mario Pupella

Italian actor and stage director (1945–2023)

Mario Pupella

Born	10 April 1945 (1945-04-10) Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italy
Died	22 January 2023 (2023-01-23) (aged 77) Palermo, Italy

Mario Pupella (10 April 1945 – 22 January 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director.

Biography

Born in Castelvetrano, Pupella made his professional debut on stage in a rendition of Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV.^[1] Mainly active on stage, he got his first film major role in 2002, in Roberta Torre's Angela.^[1] He was also a stage director, and served as artistic director of several theaters in Palermo, namely Teatro Europa, Teatro Crystal and Teatro Sant'Eugenio.^[2]

He died on 22 January 2023, at the age of 77.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Selected filmography

Angela (2002)
I, the Other (2007)
I Viceré (2007)
The Sicilian Girl (2008)
La matassa (2009)
Salvo (2013)
At War with Love (2016)
Quel bravo ragazzo (2016)
Scappo a casa (2019)
Padrenostro (2020)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Redazione Spettacoli (22 January 2023). "Addio a Mario Pupella, attore di teatro e caratterista in molti film sulla mafia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Di Caro, Mario (22 January 2023). "Morto l'attore Mario Pupella, diresse il teatro Crystal e il Sant'Eugenio". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ Puglisi, Roberto (22 January 2023). "Sigarette, amore e sorrisi: l'ultimo atto di Mario Pupella". LiveSicilia (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.