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Elvio Porta (22 May 1945 – 26 December 2016) was an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He won three Silver Ribbons over the course of his career. In 1980, his Café Express won for Best Story [it]. Four years later, Porta and Nanni Loy shared the Silver Ribbon for Best Screenplay for Where's Picone? In 1986, Porta was named the Best New Actor [it] for his appearance in Camorra.

Porta died in 2016, aged 71.

Selected filmography

• The Payoff (1978)
• Neapolitan Mystery (1979)
• Café Express (1980)
• Where's Picone? (1983)
• Camorra (1986; also appeared as actor)
• What if Gargiulo Finds Out? (1988; also directed)
• Scugnizzi (1989)
• Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (2004)

References

1. Baffi, Giulio; Tricomi, Antonio (27 December 2016). "Elvio Porta: addio all'autore di "Masaniello" e del film "Scugnizzi"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 29 December 2016.

External links

• Elvio Porta at IMDb 

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