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3 unusual facts about Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli


Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli

Born in Rome, Piazzoli began working for the Italian movie industry in the early 1960s as a cameraman, under the direction of Vittorio De Sica, Damiano Damiani, Marco Ferreri, Florestano Vancini, Mauro Bolognini, Dino Risi and Pasquale Festa Campanile.

As a cinematographer he has worked on such films as L’ultima neve di primavera and as co-director (under the pseudonym Robert Barrett) on Beyond the Door and Tentacles directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis; he also co-directed Laure, together with Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane, Emmanuelle Arsan's husband.

Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli (born 1942) is an Italian film producer and cinematographer who has worked frequently with Ovidio G. Assonitis.


Edgar Palacios

According to Amnesty International, Palacios among other church leaders, was targeted for "termination" by a death squad led by Roberto D'Aubuisson.

False title

He added that the phrase "right-wing spokesman Maj. Roberto D'Aubuisson" was ambiguous, as the reader could not tell whether D'Aubuisson was the single spokesman for the Salvadoran right wing or one of many.

Renzo Arbore

Also very successful were Quelli della notte (1985), with Nino Frassica, Riccardo Pazzaglia, Maurizio Ferrini, and Roberto D'Agostino, and Indietro tutta!(1988), again with Frassica, which established Arbore as one of the most intelligent and cult figures of Italian televisions.

Roberto D'Aubuisson

D'Aubuisson was born in Santa Tecla, La Libertad Department, El Salvador, graduating from the national military academy in 1963.

Truth and reconciliation commission

However, Romero's murder has to this date not been prosecuted, mostly due to the post-war entrenchment of politicians from the Arena party formerly led by Roberto D'Aubuisson (who led the death squads that assassinated Romero).


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