Sora Lella, who was Elena Fabrizi. From the beginnings with Monicelli to the meeting with Verdone

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Elena Fabrizi, known as Sora Lella, sister of the actor Aldo Fabrizi. She is a cook and restaurateur, but she was also a popular face on the big screen because her great success is linked to her films with Verdone, including “Bianco Rosso and Verdone”. The two met in via dei Pettinari, in the heart of Rome, in a bar where Sora Lella had breakfast before going up to the Radio Lazio studios, where she hosted a program of regional cooking tips. Carlo Verdone heard her on the radio and understood that she would be perfect for some of her roles in her films. When he met her at her bar, the popular Roman director and actor told her that he wanted her as an actress and, it is said, what reaction was Sora Lella memorable? “Are you Carlo Verdone the actor? Are you a cojon or are you serious?”. With this role Sora Lella won the Silver Ribbon and the David di Donatello

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