ART AFICIONADO: Manuela Arcuri

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Manuela Arcuri

Acting Appreciation

Manuela Arcuri is an Italian actress, model, and sex symbol. Born on January 8, 1977 in Anagni, a small town southeast of Rome, Manuela became a fashion model at at the age of 15.

After high school, Manuela enrolled at Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, but opted for a sociology degree. In 1995, she began taking on roles in soap operas before landing film roles in Pappi Corsicato's I buchi neri (Black Holes) and Leonardo Pieraccioni's I laureati (The Graduates).

It wasn't until her role in Giorgio Panariello's comedy film Bagnomaria that caught the attention of Italian moviegoers, in 1999. A year later, she appeared in PLAYBOY Italy magazine October issue, which, in my opinion, took her international. My opinion in that she caught my attention. 😉

The sex symbol not only become a TV and film star, but she also became a regular in Italian tabloids, linking her romantically with celebrities and football (soccer) players.

In 2007, Manuela appeared in Prince's music video "Somewhere Here on Earth." A year later, she landed an important role in an Italian mini-series called lo non dimentico (I do not forget).

Tabloids and gossip columns when crazy when Manuela married Giovanni Di Gianfrancesco, a rather private person out of the limelight, different from her other boyfriends.