Acting

Ítalo Rossi

Biography

Italo Balbo Di Fratti Rossi (Botucatu, January 19, 1931 – Rio de Janeiro, August 2, 2011) was a Brazilian actor. Descendant of Italians, he began his artistic career in the 1950s, acting in large theatrical productions, such as “Vestir os Nus”; “Pedreira das Almas”, “Panorama Visto da Ponte” and “O Beijo no Asfalto”. In 1959, alongside Fernanda Montenegro, Fernando Torres and Sérgio Britto, Ítalo set up the company Teatro dos Sete (1959–1965).