Our journey on the famous actors who have italian rootsToday it's the turn of Susan Sarandon, the 78 year old famous Hollywood actress.
The American actress's blood is half Italian since her mother, Leonora Marie Criscione, was very Italian. Her maternal grandparents, Giuseppe Vincenzo Criscione and Anita Rigali, emigrated to the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century.
A case of Italian emigration in the 900th century
Where were the grandparents originally from? Giuseppe was originally from Ragusa, in Sicily, while Anita was the daughter of Tuscan emigrants from Coreglia Antelminelli, in the province of Lucca. This intertwining of origins has always been an important part of the actress's identity.
Recently, he said he had attempted unsuccessfully to obtain Italian citizenship. She declared that she was too old for the law, but asked for help to make her dream come true during the “Magna Graecia Film Festival” in Catanzaro.
"I love Italy, I would really like to get citizenship,” said the actress. “My brothers might get it, but the embassy in America told me I'm too old (by two years) to apply for it..” Despite this bureaucratic disappointment, the emotional bond with Italy remains very strong, also demonstrated by his deep pride in his roots.
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