Claudia Mori’s life and work are inextricably linked to her husband, Adriano Celentano, since they met. A fluke helped to form and live up to the golden wedding to the strongest union of Italian cinema actors.
Claudia Mori became a guardian angel, image maker and director of a family recording studio for her husband. Having abandoned her own career, she continues to love her husband and protect him to this day.
Biography
The real name of the actress sounds like Claudia Moroni (Claudia Moroni, sometimes pronounced as Claudia Moreno). Born in Rome on February 12, 1944. Creative career includes both filming in films and production activities (since 1987). Claudia Mori know and as a singer.
Claudia Mori in his youth She began her creative career as a performer in the music hall. A performance in San Remo in 1970 gave Claudia a victory and Adriano Celentano with their song Chi non lavora non fa l'amore, and in 1975 Mori was recognized as the most successful performer in Italy.
Acquaintance
Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori first met each other live during the filming of the movie “Some Strange Type” in 1963. Prior to that, the actress already had work in the paintings of “Cerasella” (1959); Rocco and His Brothers (Claudia Mori starred with A. Delon, 1960), directed by L. Visconti; “Sodom and Gomorrah”, directed by R. Aldrichi (1962). She was unusually beautiful, intelligent, talented and selective in men. The singer regularly held concerts in Rome and organized tours in France.
Constantly surrounded by a crowd of numerous fans, the actress at first paid no attention to Adriano, who had heard about his reputation as a bully and shocking macho.
The appearance of the partner reminded her of a monkey, and the indefatigable energy forced her to stay away. The beloved in the film Celentano repeatedly made attempts to invite an intractable partner on a date, telling her compliments and persistently showing courtship. Although at that time, Celentano had a girl with whom he met - Milena Cantu. The poor thing did not suspect that she would soon be abandoned by a temperamental groom for a new passion.
Confession
Everything turned one case upside down. During the filming of one of the last scenes of the Mori movie, the toddler's playing mother broke up on the set so that she accidentally spilled water on the wires. There was an electric circuit, which led to the explosion of the ceiling. Celentano wounded himself with shards of glass; he had scratches on his forehead and cheek. Confused by what was happening, Mori hastened to wipe the blood from her partner's face and apologize. The young man was not taken aback and, taking advantage of the moment, immediately invited Mori for a cup of coffee in a nearby cafe. Feeling guilty for the accident, the educated girl could not refuse.
The first dates did not last long, ending with a couple of kisses. After the premiere of the joint film, Celentano and Mori stopped dating. He began concerts, but she was not sufficiently inspired by the relationship to continue them.
But, once flaring up, a passion for a young beauty, did not give Adriano peace. One day he sent Claudia an invitation card for his speech. Mori, without second thoughts, received him and came as a guest. The performance of the famous artist was a great success, in the concert finale he sang a surprisingly beautiful composition about love and from the scene admitted his tender feelings for the invited Mori.
Wedding
The popularity of the artist, his crowd of fans and recognition from the stage to the girls did their job. The short-term romance flared up with renewed vigor.
In the summer, July 14, 1964, the couple secretly signed. Not wanting to advertise their deed and avoiding the invasion of the paparazzi in personal relationships, they appointed a painting at three in the morning in the church of San Francesco in Grosseto.
Only the closest friends were invited to the wedding. Witnesses during the ceremony almost fell asleep on the go, Adriano complained of a headache, and Claudia found the groom’s tie not suitable for the wedding and the couple quarreled for the first time.
At the end of the ceremony, the wedding rings of the bride and groom were removed. They saw “bourgeois ties” in the old custom and never put on their rings again.
Later, in 1987, during the visit of Celentano and Mori to Moscow, the husband gives an interview about his favorite actors in his youth. He admitted that he really liked Ava Gardner, and Claudia was especially like her, but better and more beautiful. Therefore, he chose Mori as his wife.
Prioritization
After the wedding, Celentano’s wife, Claudia Mori, knowing the restless, violent nature of her husband and seeing the crowds of his hungry fans, decides to take a desperate step - She sacrifices her own creative career as a sacrifice to family happiness. Fans of Celentano did not give access to their idol, stopped his car, called at night, confessed their love. Fully supporting his spouse in all his endeavors, Claudia becomes his image maker, support, lawyer and director.
Support and promotion of the husband
Not many people know that the scenic image of Celentano was entirely invented by his wife. She made her husband a bright bully dressed up in defiant clothes and painted his left eye with paints depicting a bruise. Resourceful Claudia went through all the Roman and Milan flea markets to find costumes for Adriano.
Claudia Mori and Adriano Celentano were in the spotlight in San Remo. The guests of the concert noticed how faithfully the wife looked at her husband, held her hand and sang along with him.
The victory in the Chi non lavora non fa l'amore song contest “Who does not work, does not make love” in 1970 brought unprecedented success to the shocking performer, the fans tore up his clothes, and one of them crawled into their matrimonial room and hid in the bedroom! Claudia admitted that such a clear success of her husband in all the women of the world flattered her as the chosen one of the star.
Once Celentano got to the hospital, and the next morning he saw a crowd of people under the windows of the hospital ward. After asking the doctor what all this meant, he received an answer that some reporter had mixed up two patients, one of whom died, and the other turned out to be Adriano himself. So the fans came to say goodbye to their favorite singer. After this incident, the adventurous wife of the star husband constantly thought of ways to warm up the interest of the paparazzi in his own family.
A grateful husband has always obeyed his wife’s inventions, turning a marriage into mutually beneficial cooperation.
Another invention of Claudia one day gathered around Adriano all the reporters of the city. He dressed in indecently mild mini-shorts, took the bedding under his head and lay on the rail next to his apartment in Briand, trying to end his life. Claudia tried to tell everyone about it. Many reporters, journalists, and onlookers ran to see the Italian's trick. Mori was the last. When they began to ask her what was happening, she, paying no attention to anyone, scolded her husband at what the light was and asked to leave the rails. Celentano stood just in front of the train itself, and the reconciliation of the spouses was recorded by all the news editions present.
Later, journalists managed to find out that all this was rigged, and Celentano himself nearly died of fear when he heard the hoot of an approaching train. However, the next premiere of the film with the scandalous actor was a huge success.
Claudia constantly came up with ways to improve her husband’s rating. She even turned the birth of her first daughter into a show. During the happy event, the newly-made father did not leave the phone for days, as he toured in France. Upon arrival in Italy, he teased his wife and the entire hospital with flowers. When the first picture was taken of the baby Rosita, Celentano, seemingly by accident, appeared on a television show and not only her parents, but also the numerous viewers of the channel could not see enough pictures of the girl.
The family continued to replenish - after Rosita, Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori got two more children - son Giacomo and daughter Rosalinda. Father madly loved all three, but was absolutely against their stage career, fearing that his talents would be overshadowed by the achievements of the children.
Adriano is 81 years old, and his wife, Claudia, is 75 years old, and they still love each other!
Top 10 Songs
Creative and active Claudia Mori began recording songs since 1964. She did not have so many works, the choice of a married Italian turned out to be on the side of the family altar, however, Mori's 10 most famous hits can be noted:
- Non succederà piu
- Buenas noches doctor
- Preghero '
- Un albero di 30 piani
- Si E 'Spento Il Sole
- Non succeder piu
- Che Scherzo Mi Fai
- Io bella figlia (Tu meraviglia)
- Hei ... hei ... hei ...
- Se Mi Ami ...
Her husband’s voice in some of Claudia’s songs harmoniously complements the sound of her own voice. A beautiful couple in life has become a beautiful creative duet on stage.
Filmography
In addition to her ear for music and a clear voice, nature gave Mori a wonderful acting talent. It is a pity that there are not so many paintings with her participation. Basically, Claudia Mori chose the films in which her beloved husband was shot for work. She has 22 works in 22 films, 7 films in which she was a producer, in two films the actress played herself.
The best film with the participation of Claudia Mori is recognized as "Rocco and His Brothers" (1960), which has become a classic of world cinema. The plot tells the story of a widow and her five sons, who are looking for a better life. The actress plays the role of a dry cleaning worker, in whom Rocky (Alain Delon) worked.
Interesting Facts
- The painting became the best work of Luis Viscontte.
- After filming the film, one of the widow's sons - Simone (Renato Salvatori) - marries a girlfriend in the film Nadia (Annie Girardeau).
- The film filmed the work of Giovanni Testori's “Bridge over Gisolfu” and received the “Silver Lion” at the MKV in Venice.
- The biblical legend about Joseph and his brothers is adapted in the picture.
- In 1961, the film was released in American distribution and it was cut out to half an hour of the most cruel scenes.
- It became the first picture in the Soviet box office with the indication "It is forbidden to view children under 16 years old."
The most disastrous film with Mori was the movie "Joan Louis" (1985). The idea of the film and its production belonged to Adriano Celentano, who was in the title role of the new Christ. The idea of the film, piercing it from beginning to end - "life is love." To the audience, the picture seemed too heavy, despite some successful musical and choreographic scenes.
To support her husband and his picture, Mori flew with him to the Soviet Union, where Adriano gave 2 concerts at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.
Family life difficulties
Adriano Celentano and his wife, for their long lives, not only enjoyed the joys of married life, but also overcome difficulties. Claudia, as a wise wife, forgave a lot of her eccentric husband and closed her eyes to many things. Only once did they quarrel seriously and Mori fled to a village in the mountains 800 kilometers from Rome. Adriano, unable to stay long without the support of his beloved, hired a taxi and sent his wife a love letter, which occupies 32 pages. The wife could not resist such a romantic act and returned home.
Throughout his life, Adriano Celentano, despite the presence of three children, was not absolutely faithful to his wife. He was flattered by the attention of women, and now and then he started affair on the side.
Among the beauties of Italian cinema he conquered were Ornella Muti, Federica Moro, Carole Bouquet and others.
The restrained and far-sighted Claudia never made public scandals and did not insult her husband in the press. She turned everything into a joke, gained patience and found herself winning. Adriano always returned to his wife and even publicly apologized to her.
Children
A son and two daughters have always sought to be like their father. Claudia, as a loving mother, always supported her children and helped them as best she could. Although their father was against their acting, they all the time tried to work hard to prove that they were worthy to bear the name of their parents.
Rosalind's daughter, for example, played the multifaceted and complex role of Satan in the acclaimed film Passion of Christ. She recently announced her gay relationship and that she wants to marry a friend. Giacomo is known in Italy as Giacomo Gabriele, he starred in films, sings and enjoys design, brings up his son Samuele. Rosita became an actress and TV presenter.
Actress today
Claudia Mori today lives with her husband away from the busy city in his own villa. Her main interests, as before, remain family business and the affairs of children. In 2018, the couple celebrated the 54th anniversary of married life. Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori do not like reporters interfering in their lives, so they celebrate all the memorable dates at home with their closest friends and relatives.
Recently, Adriano has repeatedly admitted to reporters that all his life, in spite of rumors and gossip, only one Claudia owned his heart. And Claudia said that she had not yet met a single man in the world who was more interesting than Celentano.
Today, Claudia continues to be the director of the family-owned company Clan Celentano and runs Adriano.
