Mario Pupella

Mario Pupella (10 April 1945 – 22 January 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director.

Mario Pupella
Born	10 April 1945 (1945-04-10) Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italy
Died	22 January 2023 (2023-01-23) (aged 77) Palermo, Italy

Biography

Born in Castelvetrano, Pupella made his professional debut on stage in a rendition of Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV.^[1] Mainly active on stage, he got his first film major role in 2002, in Roberta Torre's Angela.^[1] He was also a stage director, and served as artistic director of several theaters in Palermo, namely Teatro Europa, Teatro Crystal and Teatro Sant'Eugenio.^[2]

He died on 22 January 2023, at the age of 77.^[1][2][3]

Selected filmography

• Angela (2002)
• I, the Other (2007)
• I Viceré (2007)
• The Sicilian Girl (2008)
• La matassa (2009)
• Salvo (2013)
• At War with Love (2016)
• Quel bravo ragazzo (2016)
• Scappo a casa (2019)
• Padrenostro (2020)
• School of Mafia (2021)