Seven months after her death, the myth Raffaella Carrà continues to relive in the television tributes paid to her, in the memory of the many who have never stopped loving and appreciating her, as an artist and example.
The life, the beginnings, the television career, the triumphs at home and abroad, but above all the unconditional love of the public of the one who is considered an absolute legend of the world star system will relive through a new story in images, a TV series of which Gruppo Lucisano and Kubla Khan 1990 announce the realization after the acquisition of the biographical rights.
"I am really happy to announce this project and to be able to collaborate with Raffaella's heirs, as well as the production partnership with Umberto Massa," said producer Paola Lucisano.
"We are all enthusiastic about this new adventure, as it allows us to represent a unique figure in the world of entertainment. A myth that has influenced entire generations, an artist who has been able to enchant audiences of all ages, genders and cultural levels. His extraordinary popularity has crossed the Italian borders and made it an icon of music and costume in every part of the world. And it is in the world that we will bring it ".
There are no specific details on the operation yet, at the moment only the acquisition of the rights is known and, as the president of the Italian Association of Audiovisual Producers Giancarlo Leone pointed out some time ago, the most complex work will have to be done on the search for face that Raffaella Carrà will play on the small screen.
But when will this series be released and for whom?
When asked by ANSA, Rai fiction sources let us know "obviously Rai is interested in a series on Raffaella Carrà, we are talking about the queen of public service television par excellence, as well as a 360-degree professional in every field worldwide. there have been contacts with the producers, the project must be officially presented and approved.
The project has enormous margins, if we consider that Raffaella Carrà's popularity is not limited only to the Italian borders, but concerns the whole Latin world, in particular Spain and Argentina, where Carrà has conducted several television programs during his career and has received a success from the musical point of view comparable in all respects to the Italian one.
Raffaella Carrà died last July at the age of 78, due to an illness which, by her will, had not been made public.
She is also a beloved LGBT icon, she has had a long career as a musician and TV host.
Among her greatest and most loved hits, the songs A making love begins you, Tanti auguri, Rumore, Pedro, Fiesta, Ballo ballo and Tuca tuca.
Among her programs remembered with greater affection, however, Ma che sera, Hello, Raffaella?
and Carràmba!
What a surprise.
In 2001 she was the host of the Sanremo Festival, the same event that during the final evening of this year's edition honored her with a musical number.
Not to forget that she was announced by Fremantle in December the
option on international rights for the making of a documentary on Raffaella Carrà which will retrace the life of the Italian singer, actress and presenter who has become a true icon of pop culture all over the world.
Paolo Sorrentino chose Bob Sinclair's remix of his 1977's A make love begins you, for the highlight of the party in La Grande Bellezza.
In 2020 the Guardian defined Raffaella Carrà as "the cultural icon who taught Europe the joys of sex".
