Serena Vergano born Adalgisa Serena Maggiora Vergano (25 August 1943 in Milan

Milan

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, Italy

Italy

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), is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 actress. She was the muse of the Barcelona School of Film

Barcelona School of Film

The Barcelona School was a 1960s group of Catalan filmmakers, concerned with the disruption of daily life by the unexpected, whose stylistic affinities lie with the pop art movement of the same years. Their aim was to move away from the social realist films that had become associated with the New...

, acting in many of the films of this movement.

Career

Daughter of the director Aldo Vergano, she was born Adalgisa Serena Maggiora Vergano in Milan Italy in 1943. She studied dramatic art in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 beginning her career as an actress in the film I dolci Inganni (1960). After working in half a dozen Italian films like Il briganti (1961) by Renato Castellani

Renato Castellani

Renato Castellani was an Italian film director and screenwriter.- Filmography :*The Iron Crown *Un colpo di pistola *Zazà...

 and Conaca familiare (1962) by Valerio Zurlini

Valerio Zurlini

Valerio Zurlini was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter.-Biography:During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party...

, she went to Spain to film El Conde Sandorff (1963), an Italo-Spanish production directed by Georges Lampin

Georges Lampin

Georges Lampin was a French film director. He directed twelve films between 1946 and 1963.- Selected filmography :* La Tour, prends garde ! * Crime and Punishment * Passion...

, and she decided to settle in Spain. She became the muse of the Barcelona School of Film

Barcelona School of Film

The Barcelona School was a 1960s group of Catalan filmmakers, concerned with the disruption of daily life by the unexpected, whose stylistic affinities lie with the pop art movement of the same years. Their aim was to move away from the social realist films that had become associated with the New...

, taking leading roles in many productions of this film movement including: Brillante Porvenir

Brillante Porvenir

Promising Future is a 1965 Spanish film directed by Vicente Aranda and Román Gubern. Set in Neorealism style, the plot was inspired by F...

 (1963), directed by Vicente Aranda

Vicente Aranda

Vicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...

, Noche de vino tinto (1966) directed by José Maria Nunes, Una Historia de Amor (1966) and Historia de una chica sola (19690 both directed by Jorge Grau; Dante no es unicamente severo 1967 by Jacinto Esteva and Joaquin Jordá; Cada vez que Liberxina (1970) by Carlos Durá, Un invierno en Mallorca (1969) directed by Jaime Camino

Jaime Camino

Jaime Camino is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2001. His 1976 film Long Vacations of 36 was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival...

 and Qeswuivo (1970) directed by Ricardo Bofil. She also made some films in Madrid with her accented voice dubbed: Al ponerse el sol (1967), Digan lo que digan (1968), both directed by Mario Camus, La Lola dice que no vive sola (1970) directed by Jaime de Armiñan and Carta de Amor de un Asesino 1972. Married to architect Ricardo Bofill

Ricardo Bofill

Ricardo Bofill, also Ricard Bofill Leví is a Catalan Spanish postmodernist architect.He studied at the School of Architecture in Geneva, Switzerland...

, she retired in the early 1970s, returning to acting only sporadically and in secondary roles during the 1980s.

Selected filmography

• I dolci Inganni (1960)
• Mathias Sandorff (1963)
• Brillante Porvenir
  Brillante Porvenir
  Promising Future is a 1965 Spanish film directed by Vicente Aranda and Román Gubern. Set in Neorealism style, the plot was inspired by F...
  
  (1963)
• Carta de amor de un asesino (1972)