The emblematic Peruvian actor Giovanni Ciccia always stands out for his performances, recently as the antagonist Diego Montalban in the series “There is room in the background”. Remember what are the five papers by which he is usually known.
5. Vicente Gamarra, “The gospel of the flesh” (2013)
In the film directed by Eduardo Mendoza de Echave, Giovanni Cicia plays Vicente Gamarra, an undercover policeman who tries to save his wife from a strange illness while investigating a smuggling and piracy network. You can see it on Movistar TV.
4. Adrián Ormache, “The Blue Hour” (2014)
“The Blue Hour”, directed by Evelyne Pegot, was based on the book of the same name by Alonso Cueto. In the film, Ciccia plays Adrián Ormache, a lawyer from Lima who finds out that his recently deceased father was responsible for the torture and execution of alleged members of the Shining Path. In his search for the truth, Adrián meets Miriam, one of his father’s victims. The tape can be seen by Cineaparte.
3. ‘Varguitas’, “Red ink” (2000)
In the film, adapted from the novel of the same name by Alberto Fuguet, Ciccia plays Alfonso Fernández ‘Varguitas’, a journalism student who begins his internship in the police section of a tabloid newspaper, which gradually leads to that world, full of suicides, murders and robberies, consumed him. The tape can be seen by Cineaparte.
2. Alfonso Córdoba, “Don’t tell anyone” (1998)
Although it is the only film not starring Giovanni Ciccia on this list, it has the most memorable phrases in Peruvian cinema, several of which are from the character of Alfonso Córdoba, played by Ciccia. Córdoba was one of Joaquín’s romances, the protagonist played by Santiago Magill. Joaquín is a young bourgeois homosexual who decides to confront the prejudice of the society to which he belongs. If you want to hear Ciccia refer to the university students, you can watch the tape on Movista TV.
1. ‘Django’, in “Django: The Other Side” (2002), “Django: Blood of My Blood” (2018) and “Django: In the Name of the Son” (2020)
Three films where Giovanni Ciccia plays Orlando Hernández, better known as ‘Django’. While other roles have been more acclaimed, because of the sequels, Ciccia has gained public recognition as the notorious mugger.
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