Mario Pupella

Mario Pupella is an Italian actor, theater director and art director who was born Castelvetrano, Sicily, in 1945. He debuted at a very young age in "Henry the fifth" by Luigi Pirandello, and then became main actor and director in many theater plays by Plauto, Terenzio, Ben Jonson, Molière and several big authors from the 1900s. In cinema, he debuted as the protagonist of the film "Angela" by Roberta Torre. He also took part in two seasons of the tv series "L'onore e il rispetto" by Salvatore Samperi, playing the role of don Patrono. In "La siciliana ribelle" by Marco Amenta he is the antagonist of the judge Borsellino. He also played the role of Don Mimì in the film "La matassa" with Ficarra and Picone. In 2012, he was co-star in Carlo Fusco's film "Vento di Sicilia".