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Salvo Basile Dies, the Neapolitan Who Made Cartagena His Home and the Cinema His Language

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Except for Basile, he did not arrive in Cartagena to stay, but ended up building a whole life there. In the early hours of this Monday, the walled city died the actor, producer and cultural manager whose trajectory united, with naturality and constancy, European cinema with the audiovisual history of Colombia. He was 85 years old. Born in Naples on May 18, 1940, Basile arrived in Colombia in November 1968 as assistant to Gillo Pontecorvo during …

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Except for Basile, he did not arrive in Cartagena to stay, but ended up building a whole life there. In the early hours of this Monday, the walled city died the actor, producer and cultural manager whose trajectory united, with naturality and constancy, European cinema with the audiovisual history of Colombia. He was 85 years old. Born in Naples on May 18, 1940, Basile arrived in Colombia in November 1968 as assistant to Gillo Pontecorvo during …

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One of the most special moments of his career was when he received the Victor Nieto Award for a lifetime; he died at the age of 85

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The artist was facing cancer that had been affecting him for a couple of years.

At the age of 85 the actor, producer and assistant film director Salvatore Basile Ferreira died. Widely known in the world of the art industry as Salvo Basile. Born in the city of Naples, where he lived a very complex childhood [...] La entrada This is the disease suffered by the film producer Salvo Basile; Died at the age of 85 it was first published in Tropicana Colombia.

Basile, born in Naples, Italy, arrived in Cartagena in 1968 for matters related to his profession. Colombo-Italian filmmaker Salvatore Basile died at 85 years of age in Cartagena de Indias where he had his permanent residence, reported the mayor of the city, Dumek Turbay. Basile, born on 18 May 1940 in Naples, Italy, arrived in Cartagena in 1968 for matters related to his profession “and here he stayed,” recalled the mayor.

The Italian actor Salvo Basile dies in Cartagena at the age of 85 Agencia Period... Lun, 26/01/2026 - 08:50 The actor and cultural manager, of Italian origin and based in Bolívar for decades, died in the early hours of this Monday after a fight against cancer, leaving a wide artistic and pedagogical legacy.

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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