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Silvana Mangano
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Silvana Mangano (April 21,[1] 1930 – December 16, 1989) was an Italian actress. Known for her appearance, at a young age she won a Miss Rome beauty pagent, which led her to cinema. The movie that brought her to stardom was Bitter Rice and she continued to have success in cinema without ever surpassing Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida's level of stardom. Born in Rome to an Italian father and an English mother, Mangano lived in poor times caused by the war. Trained for seven years as a dancer, she was supporting herself as a model. Mangano as Circe in the 1955 film Ulysses.In 1946, at age 16, Mangano won the Miss Rome beauty pageant and through this she obtained a rôle in a Mario Costa movie. One year later she became a contestant in the Miss Italia contest. Potential actress Lucia Bosé became "The Queen", among Mangano and several other future stars of Italian cinema such as Gina Lollobrigida, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Gianna Maria Canale. Mangano's earliest connection with filmmaking occurred through her romantic relationship with actor Marcello Mastroianni. This led her to a movie contract, though it would take some time for Mangano to ascend to international stardom with her stunning performance in Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro, Giuseppe De Santis, 1949). Thereafter, she signed a contract with Lux Films, in 1949, and later married Dino De Laurentiis, on the verge of becoming a known producer.[1] Though she never scaled the heights of her contemporaries Sophia Loren and Gin
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Anna
El Negro Zumbon (Original Soundtrack from "Anna")
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66 Grandes Éxitos De Los 40 Y 50
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El negro zumbón (Remastered)
El Negro Zumbon (Theme from "Anna")
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Latin Hits
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Canciones de la Radio, Vol. 1
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Billboard Top 30 of 1953
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Billboard Top 30 Hits Of 1953
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The Hits Collection 1953
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Bella Italia - Mambo Italiano
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25 Golden Hits of the 40's - 50's vol. 1 (Happy Days Are Here Again)