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Tina De Mola
Italian actress, singer, and television personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ernesta De Mola, best known as Tina De Mola (28 October 1923 – 18 April 2012), was an Italian actress, singer and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Milan, De Mola was the daughter of a barber. After winning a contest for new voices in 1941, she started her career as singer-actress with several avanspettacolo companies.[1] In 1942, she met Renato Rascel, and soon she became his wife and the primadonna in his revue company.[1] That same year she made her film debut, in Giacomo Gentilomo's Pazzo d'amore.[1] In 1946, De Mola participated to the Miss Italia beauty contest, getting the title of "Miss Sorriso D'Italia".[1] After working on stage with the companies led by Erminio Macario, Ugo Tognazzi and Mario Carotenuto, she successfully toured South America with a program of Italian music.[1] From 1955 onwards, she also became a central figure in the early Italian television, as a hostess and soubrette in a number of variety shows.[1] De Mola and Rascel obtained the Roman Rota's annulment of marriage in 1963, and De Mola remarried in 1971.[1][2]
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