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5 unusual facts about Edo Bertoglio


Bertoglio

Edo Bertoglio (born 1951), Swiss photographer and film director

Edo Bertoglio

During this time he was married to fashion designer Maripol, whom he has since divorced.

He also plays a main part in the film, along with artist and musician Walter Steding, as the pair walk through memories of New York in the punk era, talking to such figures as Deborah Harry, Maripol, John Lurie, Glenn O’Brien, etc. about the time.

In 1980, Bertoglio and Maripol secured backing from Rizzoli, through Fiorucci, to produce a film (with rock critic Glenn O'Brien) about the No Wave music scene and the general Lower East Side milieu.

Haoui Montaug

In addition to his writing, Montaug appeared in the films Krush Groove, Cookie and Edo Bertoglio's Downtown 81.



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