Raffaella Carrà during the presentation of the new television program “Forte Forte Forte” in Rome, 2015. Photo: EFE
Italian public television, RAI, announced today that it had dedicated its studies in via Teulada in Rome to the diva Raffaella Carrá, a year after her death, a gesture appreciated by the artist’s family.
His partner and the Carrá family thanked RAI in a press release for the decision to dedicate these studies to his memory where “he had his first successes with programs that have remained in the hearts of entire generations and which still seem incredibly current”, according to a statement from his environment.
“She was a forerunner of the times, a model for millions of women and young people who were encouraged by the gift of courage, her free spirit, her incredible vitality”, reads the note.
Raffaella Carra. Photo: AP
And he concludes: “An inimitable icon and at the same time candidly normal in its extraordinary simplicity. We miss it deeply. A year after his death, the sense of emptiness he left inside each of us still causes an immense ‘rumor'” ( noise), referring to one of his mythical themes.
an iconic figure
Raffaella Carrá died at the age of 78. In addition to being a composer, dancer and choreographer, she has had several television programs, most of them on the Italian RAI network and on the Spanish TVE.
“Raffaella has left us. He has gone to a better world, where his humanity, his unmistakable laugh and his extraordinary talent will remain forever, “Sergio Japino, who has been his partner for many years, said in a statement.
Raffaella Carra. Photo: EFE
The cause of death, according to Japino, was a disease that “attacked his body, so tiny but so full of overflowing energy.” Likewise, the man provided details on what will be the last farewell to the artist: “Raffaella, in his last dispositions, asked for a simple unfinished wooden coffin and an urn to contain his ashes . In the saddest hour, always unique and inimitable, like his overwhelming laugh. And that’s how we all want to remember it. “
In Argentina
The last visit she made to Argentina was in 2005. She was invited The night of ten, led by Diego Maradona in El Trece. He was also part of a Jorge Guinzburg special.
Raffaella with Maradona. Photo: Reuters
“The first time Argentine businessmen called me, I thought about it for about four years. I arrived at Luna Park and it was like Madison Square Garden. I didn’t imagine filling it up the first night, “he told the driver and reporter during his visit, recalling when he arrived in the country.
A year later
Today, on the occasion of this first anniversary of her death, Italy and its world of music and culture have remembered her with affection.
Among the tributes, the president of RAI, Marinella Soldi, and its managing director, Carlo Fuortes, today gave their name to the production center in Vía Teulada where the blonde Carrá made her debut in 1961 and where she presented her legendary program in the eighties See you soon Raffaella.
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni, as her real name was, conquered the public with her voice and successes and forged a long career in the Italian media
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Source: Clarin