She made herself wait, even today, on her last stage, as all great divas should. The body of Sandra Milo, who passed away yesterday in Rome at the age of 90, arrived at the funeral home set up for her in the Capitoline Hill, which will remain open until this evening at 7pm. Accompanying the coffin, which arrived irregularly half an hour late, was surrounded by roses white, there are the three children Debora Ergas, Ciro and Azzurra De Lollis, welcomed by the Councilor for Culture of the Municipality of Rome, Miguel Gotor. Next to the photo of her, which portrays her beautiful and smiling, there is also an image of Padre Pio and a Madonna with holy water.
Video Sandra Milo, her daughter Deborah: ‘Always on the front line for civil rights’
“My mother was first of all a mother, a free woman, a big head.” As Deborah Ergas close to his brother Ciro De Lollis, remembers his mother, the actress Sandra Milo, today at the funeral home. “I am also a journalist and many times I have found myself on the other side of the barricade, like you. Today I am from here – she says emotionally -. I thank Mayor Gualtieri who wanted to pay this tribute to my mother who has always lived in Rome It is here that she found her fortune, her success, but above all the love of the public. My mother has always shared everything: joys, pains, ascents, failures, because in life there are those too. She always paid first person for her mistakes. And she never boasted of her conquests. Cinema – she continues – has sometimes praised her, sometimes forgotten her, as have other artistic fields, but we know that she has only sown love, generosity. She left this world without even owning a house, because she always donated what she earned to those who needed it most. Because she is a woman who was displaced during the war, she grew up with a mother, a grandmother, one sister, and has been breadwinner for herself and the rest of her family since the age of 12. From then until the day before yesterday, she always worked. She never stopped, she raised three children in absolute solitude. This – he reflects – for us was an infinite example of dignity, of independence, of a free head, because my mother always fought for civil battles, for the last, against violence against women in the 60s when no one yet talked about it , for the right to divorce, for women’s self-determination, for the right to a career and equal wages. Even at the end of life she fought, so that everyone had the self-determination to leave this world as and when they wanted. And for animal rights: mother saved two dogs who are now at home and they cried all yesterday.” And again, moved, she says: “My mother was first of all a mother, a free woman, a big head, a woman of culture who, despite the war preventing her from obtaining a degree, never spent a day in her life without reading. As long as her eyes allowed it, that is, until a few days ago, every morning she asked for her paper copy of the Corriere della Sera”. Close to her brother, “I want to thank all the journalists who said very nice things about her , – she says – the television programs, my wonderful Rai and Alberto Matano who, alone, knew how bad she was but kept the news to himself. From today you are my brother.” “She was a sincere, true mother, very present with us. A part of me went up there with her – adds her brother Ciro next to her – she was beautiful, sweet, apprehensive and with an uncommon patience. She did everything for us. I shook her hand until the end. “After tomorrow’s funeral, she Sandra Mille” will rest at the Verano cemetery.
Video Sandra Milo, Gotor: ‘Great actress and friend of Rome’
“Sandra Milo was a friend and a citizen of Rome and the mayor Roberto Gualtieri wanted to pay homage to her by granting her most prestigious place, the Protomoteca room”. This was stated by the culture councilor of Roma Capitale Miguel Gotor at the opening of the funeral home. Of Milo, says Gotor, “we remember the great humanity, the sympathy, the irony. But we are certainly remembering one of the greatest Italian actresses of the second half of the twentieth century, who linked her life and her professional experience to the greatest directors, who they have made the history of our cinema. Starting with Federico Fellini, being part of that masterpiece that is Otto e 1/2. Rome will do everything to remember her, because her history, her biography, her passage here on earth deserve it” .
“Sandra Milo is light, energy, intelligence, but above all she is a family person: she is the mother of our Debora (Ergas) and therefore a family person. For this reason we are doubly sad, but we remember her with a smile and all the beauty that Leaves us”. To say it, Alberto Matano, host of Rai1’s La vita in diretta and deputy director of daytime entertainment on Viale Mazzini, leaving the funeral home set up in the Campidoglio for Sandra Milo. “Yes – he says – I knew she was ill, but I maintained the confidentiality that the family chose , also complying with what Sandra desired. Who was she? It was pure life, energy – he continues – and also charm, sensuality. When she came to visit us, there was a continuous exchange of compliments between us. We looked like two kids. Every time she meeting me was like going back to when I was 15. Today I am happy with this wave of affection and homage that he is receiving. It was what he deserved and will certainly remain for what good things he gave to all of us, in cinema, on television, in entertainment and to the Italians”. For cinema, reflects Matano, she was “a unique woman, because she was able to combine her physicality, her voice, her laughter. However, accompanied by great intelligence and courage. In years that are not those of today, Sandra Milo has dealt with separations, the custody of a daughter, flirtations. She was a courageous woman, far ahead of the times she lived in. She was lively and much discussed but she never held back. She always moved forward even when she was the subject of scandals, covers. And she did everything with great courage.”
“Sandra Milo had a full, rich, intelligent life and gave so much to many people – said the president of Anica, Francesco Rutelli -. She has traversed, characterized and narrated all post-war cinema and we are here to pay her the homage she deserves. A free woman”. As for her battles for rights, he continues, Sandra Milo “also had a political, cultural and civil sensitivity”. Among many personal memories, he continues, “today there is above all that of David for his career two Years ago. There is always discussion about whether it should be given to great intellectuals or popular figures. She was an intelligent woman and loved by the people. David more deserved than this.. he made her happy and the smile with which she received him we will carry with us.”
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