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
Born(1909-02-05)5 February 1909
Certaldo, Italy
Died9 June 1999(1999-06-09) (aged 90)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1938–1989

Selected filmography

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Addio Calindri: Attore Gentiluomo". La Repubblica. 9 June 1999. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Cynar Advertisement ca. 1965". Youtube.
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