Franco Nero
Nero in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero
Place of Birth: San Prospero Parmense, Parma, Italy
Date of Birth: 23 November, 1941
Ethnicity: Italian, as well as possibly Romani grandmother
Franco Nero is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than 195 films.
His father was a brigadier. His parents were from San Severo, Apulia. Franco is married to English actress Vanessa Redgrave, with whom he has a son, screenwriter and filmmaker Carlo Gabriel Nero.
Franco has said that his grandmother was a “gitana” (Romani).
“My grandmother was gypsy (gitana)”
Interview: https://www.quotidiano.net/cronaca/franco-nero-da-django-a-bunuel-la-mia-vita-da-zingaro-clint-mi-disse-ti-invidio-1.5846751
even though he was born in Province of Parma (Northern Italy), both his parents are Apulian from San Severo. His mother’s names is Nina
little trivia: he spent his childhood in Bedonia, Parma, a village where Rick Santorum has relatives. Rick visited the town in the 80s.