Daniele Vargas, stage name of Daniele Pitani (20 April 1922 – 26 April 1981) was an Italian film actor.

Daniele Vargas
Born(1922-04-20)20 April 1922
Died26 April 1981(1981-04-26) (aged 59)
Rome, Italy
OccupationFilm actor

Life and career

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Born in Imola, a small town in the district of Bologna, after attending high school with Pier Paolo Pasolini, Daniele Vargas enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine of Bologna University.[1][2] After graduation in 1957 he moved to Rome to follow his passion for cinema.[1]

He began to appear in small roles in costume films and sword-and-sandals at the end of the 1950s and rapidly became one of the most active character actors, specializing in villain roles and sometime in characters of Spanish language.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  2. ^ Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006.
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