Her first appearance was in 1987 but she became famous after her role as the young "Elena" in Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore, in 1988.
His big break came in 2009 when he played the role of Peppino Torrenuova, the Baarìa male protagonist, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, next to newcomer Margareth Madè.
Il Bidone had a notable influence on Giuseppe Tornatore's 1995 film, L'Uomo delle Stelle — about a con man who defrauds Sicilian peasants with dreams of becoming movie stars in Rome.
He also appeared in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (Kotcheff, 1978), The Terrace (La terrazza, Scola, 1980) and One Hundred Days in Palermo (Cento giorni a Palermo, Tornatore, 1984), playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films,
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This sketch has occurred in some parts in the film Cinema Paradiso directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.