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Lidia Quaranta (6 March 1891 - 5 March 1928) was an Italian stage and film actress of the early 20th Century.
Lidia Gemma Mattia Quaranta was born in Turin, Italy, the older sister of twins Letizia and Isabella Quaranta. She began her stage career in the theatre company of Italian actor and director Dante Testa. In 1910 Quaranta and her sister Letizia were hired by Itala Film. However, she made her film debut in the 1910 Edoardo Bencivenga-directed short L'ignota (English release title: The Unknown Woman) for the little-known Aquila Films. In 1911, she would appear in her first film for Itala titled Clio e Filete (Clio and Filete), directed by Oreste Mentasti. She would go on to perform in a number of short films for Itala, including the popular 1913 crime-drama Tigris opposite actor Dante Cappelli. During the 1910s, she would also work for such film companies as Tiber, Excelsa and Ambrosia.
Three centuries before Christus. Young Cabiria is kidnapped by some pirates during one eruption of the Etna. She is sold as a slave in Carthage, and as she is just going to be sacrificed to god Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by both Fulvio Axilla, a Roman noble, and his giant slave Maciste. Cast Carolina Catena ... Cabiria da piccola / as a Child Lidia Quaranta ... Cabiria, also called Elissa Gina Marangoni ... Croessa, Cabiria's Nurse Dante Testa ... Karthalo, the High Priest Umberto Mozzato ... Fulvio 'Fulvius' Axilla Bartolomeo Pagano ... Maciste, Axilla's Slave Raffaele di Napoli ... Bodastoret, the Innkeeper Emilio Vardannes ... Hannibal Edoardo Davesnes ... Hasdrubal Italia Almirante-Manzini ... Sophonisba, Hasdrubal's Daughter Alex Bernard ... Siface 'Syphax', King of Cirta ...
Una linda poesía.
Feliz día.
Lidia Quaranta (6 March 1891 - 5 March 1928) was an Italian stage and film actress of the early 20th Century.
Lidia Gemma Mattia Quaranta was born in Turin, Italy, the older sister of twins Letizia and Isabella Quaranta. She began her stage career in the theatre company of Italian actor and director Dante Testa. In 1910 Quaranta and her sister Letizia were hired by Itala Film. However, she made her film debut in the 1910 Edoardo Bencivenga-directed short L'ignota (English release title: The Unknown Woman) for the little-known Aquila Films. In 1911, she would appear in her first film for Itala titled Clio e Filete (Clio and Filete), directed by Oreste Mentasti. She would go on to perform in a number of short films for Itala, including the popular 1913 crime-drama Tigris opposite actor Dante Cappelli. During the 1910s, she would also work for such film companies as Tiber, Excelsa and Ambrosia.