Back in Calabria in 1040, Filarete lived in Reggio Calabria and then moved to the monastery of St. Elias stood on Mount Aulinas at Palmi.
Born in the Calabrian town of Domanico in 1971, Mazzotta attended the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Reggio Calabria, then joined a Drama School at Palmi, and discovered his great acting passion.