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Ernesto Calindri 
Summary
Ernesto Calindri (5 February 1909 – 9 June 1999) was an Italian theater and film actor.[1][2] He appeared in 40 films between 1938 and 1989. He is often remembered in Italy for a series of TV commercials for a well-known brand of Italian artichoke-based bitter liqueur, Cynar, with the catchphrase "Contro il logorio della vita moderna" ("Assuaging the wear-and-tear of modern life") which showed him sitting at a café table surrounded by traffic drinking and reading the paper in relaxed fashion.[3]
Ernesto Calindri | |
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| Born | 5 February 1909 Certaldo, Italy |
| Died | 9 June 1999 (aged 90) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1989 |
Selected filmography edit
- Golden Arrow (1935)
- It Always Ends That Way (1939)
- The Children Are Watching Us (1944)
- A Night of Fame (1949)
- Songs in the Streets (1950)
- L'ultimo amante (1955)
- The Most Wonderful Moment (1957)
- Policarpo (1959)
References edit
- ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (1 July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786409198. Retrieved 1 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Addio Calindri: Attore Gentiluomo". La Repubblica. 9 June 1999. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Cynar Advertisement ca. 1965". Youtube.
External links edit
- Ernesto Calindri at IMDb