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    She was the second wife of a film director. Her brother was the murderer of a well known politician. Who were they?

    Question #120173. Asked by author. (Jan 31 11 5:04 PM)


    gtho4

    Maria Mercader was the second wife of Vittorio De Sica. Her brother, Ramon, murdered Leon Trotsky.

    R.I.P. Maria Mercader
    January 28th, 2011
    Actress, born March 6, 1917 in Barcelona.

    Her’s was a life in film characterised by a great love story with a husband as difficult as Vittorio De Sica. The sister of Ramon Mercader, who killed Trotsky, Maria Mercader began her career in 1939 with director Rosario Pi in the film Molinos de viento, which was followed by, amongst others, Il re si diverte (41), directed by Mario Bonnard from Victor Hugo’s play, and Rigoletto, opposite Michel Simon and Rossano Brazzi. 1942 was an imprtant year for her: she arrived in Italy and met Vittorio De Sica on the set of the film Un garibaldino al convento, where he played a romantic collegial. It was love at first sight, but it took 17 years until De Sica was legally able to obtain a divorce from his current wife, Judith Rissone, and marry her. They were married in Mexico in 1959, but it wasn’t recognised by Italian law. It didn’t end there. Despite the dolce vita lifestyle of the director and his compulsive passion for gambling, they obtained French citizenship in 1968 and were married again in Paris.

    http://www.thewildeye.co.uk/blog/

    MARIA MERCADER ( Barcellona, 6 marzo 1918 / Roma, 26 gennaio 2011), attrice

    Sorella di Ramon Mercader, l’assassino di Trotsky ( 1879 – 1940) inizia la sua attività di attrice in Italia nel 1939. Partecipa negli anni della guerra a molte commediole cinematograficamente di scarso valore ma di buon successo. Conosce Vittorio De Sica sul set di Un garibaldino in convento ( 1942), e lo sposa, prima in Messico e poi in Francia dopo averne ottenuta la cittadinanza ( perchè De Sica era già sposato – e in chiesa – con Giuditta Rissone ) . E’ madre di Christian De Sica e di Manuel De Sica; è nonna di Brando De Sica e consuocera di Mario Verdone, padre di Carlo Verdone. Maria Mercader lavora nel cinema sino al 1992. E’ presente anche nel rifacimento del Conte Max diretto dal figlio Christian. Nel suo palmarés, 41 titoli; l’ultimo nel 1992, dove interpreta il ruolo di una anziana signora nel film di Carlo Verdone Al lupo, al lupo!

    http://cortoin.screenweek.it/archivio/cronologico/2010/10/maria-mercader.php

    Jan 31 11, 7:47 PM
    gtho4

    TRANSLATION:

    Maria Mercader (Barcelona, March 6, 1918 / Rome, January 26, 2011), actress

    Sorella di Ramon Mercader, l'assassino di Trotsky ( 1879 – 1940) inizia la sua attività di attrice in Italia nel 1939. Sister of Ramon Mercader, the murderess of Trotsky (1879 - 1940) began his acting career in Italy in 1939. Partecipa negli anni della guerra a molte commediole cinematograficamente di scarso valore ma di buon successo. Take part in the war years to many cinematic comedies of little value but of success. Conosce Vittorio De Sica sul set di Un garibaldino in convento ( 1942), e lo sposa, prima in Messico e poi in Francia dopo averne ottenuta la cittadinanza ( perchè De Sica era già sposato – e in chiesa – con Giuditta Rissone ) . He knows Vittorio De Sica on the set of a partisan in the convent (1942), and marries him, first in Mexico and then in France after having obtained citizenship (De Sica because he was already married - and church - with Judith Rissone ). E' madre di Christian De Sica e di Manuel De Sica; è nonna di Brando De Sica e consuocera di Mario Verdone, padre di Carlo Verdone. E 'mother and Christian De Sica Manuel De Sica, and grandmother of Brando De Sica and consuocera Mario Verdone, Carlo Verdone's father. Maria Mercader lavora nel cinema sino al 1992. Maria Mercader worked in film until 1992. E' presente anche nel rifacimento del Conte Max diretto dal figlio Christian. It 'also in the remake of Count Max directed by his son Christian. Nel suo palmarés, 41 titoli; l'ultimo nel 1992, dove interpreta il ruolo di una anziana signora nel film di Carlo Verdone Al lupo, al lupo! In his track record, 41 titles, the last in 1992, where she played the role of an elderly lady in the film by Carlo Verdone Al wolf!

    http://tinyurl.com/MERCADER

    Jan 31 11, 7:49 PM


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