Dead Antonello Falqui, father of the Italian variety. He threw Mina and the Kessler twins

Is dead Antonello Falqui at the age of 94 years. Dad of the Italian variety, was one of the main authors of successful programs of the TV 50/60 years. He discovered and enhanced great talents such as Mina, Franca Valeri, Walter Chiari, Paolo Panelli, Bice Valori, the Kessler Twins, and collaborated with the Italian comedy of Paolo Villaggio and Gigi Proietti. And it is just in a comic way, somewhat surreal and funny, that he took his leave on Facebook, leaving it written:

I left for a long long long trip … … you can come and greet me MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER at 11 am at the CHURCH OF S. EUGENIO at V.le Belle Arti in Rome. I recommend, no flowers…. In their place, if you want, you can help the QuintoMondo Animalisti Volontari Onlus association. P.S. Forgive Jimmy, Matteo and Luca if they haven't warned you before.

The degree in Law never achieved

Born in Rome on 6 November 1925, son of the critic and writer Enrico Falqui, he attended the Faculty of Law and then left it shortly before graduating, having been completely sucked into his passion for cinema and television. In fact, from 1947 to 1949 he followed a course of direction by the Experimental Center of Cinematography and in 1950 he became assistant director of Curzio Malaparte during the making of the film Forbidden Christ. From there, the step as assistant director and director in all respects will be short.

The great successes in Rai

In 1952 he arrived in the television world of RAI, which was still experiencing the experimental phase of its broadcasts, which was being launched for January 3, 1954. Antonello Falqui began to shoot some simple documentaries, to then have the shock of The Musichiere, the famous program conducted by Mario Riva, broadcast from 1957 to 1960, which turned out to be a huge success. Its also four editions of Canzonissima (1958, 1959, 1968, 1969), as many as Studio One (1961, 1962-63, 1965 and 1966) e Milleluci (1974).

A life of success, which in 1986 will culminate in the program Another variety and in 1988 in Cinema, what madness!. His life was so full and iconic that Christian De Sica thought it best to draw inspiration from him for the film The Count Max, dedicating it to him in 1991. The last direct show was the Pavarotti and Friends of 1992.