"Italic" charm, unique beauty and natural talent, in one word: Monica Bellucci. The Umbrian model-actress performs today 57 years, even if for her time seems to have stopped. These characteristics share it with another enchanting diva, that is Sophia Loren, one of the most popular Italian actresses ever. From beginnings as model in the 80s Umbria, Bellucci managed to reach the top of the artistic world, acting in Hollywood films (and not) very successful and receiving several awards e honors around the globe. Especially loved in France, the actress is considered in fact one of the most women fascinating e talented of the contemporary film scene.
The beginnings between fashion and cinema
Originally from Città di Castello (Perugia), her career as a model began in the late XNUMXs, working in Milan for the agency Elite Model Management. In a very short time she became one of the most requested and well-known models in Italy, but also abroad, parading for important brands, such as Dolce & Gabbana. At the beginning of the nineties she also began her career as an actress, making her debut in the television miniseries "Life with children"of dino risi. Here he will meet his future partner Nicola Farron, with whom he will have a six-year relationship. Over the years, Monica Bellucci will pose for the covers of the biggest fashion magazines, such as Spindrift and will be testimonial in commercials of brands such as Cartier, Dior and again Dolce & Gabbana. The film debut comes with "The raffle"of Francesco Laudadio of 1990. Two years later he arrives in Hollywood for a small part in "Bram Stocker's Dracula"of Francis Ford Coppola.
Consecration in France in the world
Monica Bellucci's life changes in the mid-nineties, when she meets Vincent Cassel, on the set of the French film "The appartement"(Of which he is the protagonist). The two will marry in 1999 and have two daughters Deva e Leonie, born respectively in 2004 and in 2010. The relationship between the two will last 14 years, until separation in 2013. Monica Bellucci lived many years in Paris and starred in several French films. This has made her a real icon. In fact, in 2006 she was awarded the recognition as Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters and in 2016 he received the Legion of Honor, the highest honor of the French state.
Monica Bellucci's popularity as an actress reaches its peak since the early 2000s, with films such as “Malena" (from Giuseppe Tornatore). He will return to Hollywood to star in iconic films, such as "Matrix Reloaded","matrix revolution" (from Andy and Larry Wachowski) is "Christ's passion" (from Mel Gibson). In 2004 she will also be the godmother of 56th Cannes Film Festival. In the following years he will work on various films, moving mainly between France, Italy and the United States. Her great talent will earn her several awards, such as the Women's World Actress Award in 2009 in Vienna, the award for best actress at the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) in 2016 for his performance in the film Ville-Marie o recognition of Italian excellence in the world (IIC Los Angeles Creativity Award) donated byItalian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles in 2018.
Monica Bellucci: life after 50
Monica Bellucci seems to have a good relationship with the passage of time. Last year, during an interview with Vogue Arabia in fact declared: "I like the idea of beauty as a concept of evolution in life. Women in their 50s, 60s and 70s are still in good shape and can be a point of reference for other women. I think that gradually losing biological beauty gives us the opportunity to look at life from another perspective. Perhaps this is the privilege of experience and maturity ". Maybe it's just not looking for the youth at all costs which makes Monica Bellucci even more fascinating and “magnetic”, a model for many women who find true natural beauty in the signs of aging. Happy 57th birthday Madame Bellucci!
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