David Riondino

David Riondino (10 June 1952 – 29 March 2026) was an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, comedian, writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and composer.

Life and career Riondino was born in Florence, Italy on 10 June 1952, the son of a teacher. He started his career in the mid-1970s as a member of the musical ensemble Collettivo Victor Jara. In 1979 he made his solo debut with the album David Riondino, and the same year he was the opening act in a series of concerts by Fabrizio De André and Premiata Forneria Marconi, including those in Florence and Bologna, where De André's live album Fabrizio De André in concerto - Arrangiamenti PFM was recorded. In 1987 he released his third album Tango dei miracoli, whose booklet was illustrated by Milo Manara.

Filmography To Love the Damned (1980) The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan (1987) Zanzibar (TV, 1988) Cavalli si nasce (1989) La cattedra (1991) Ilona Arrives with the Rain (1996) Cuba Libre – Velocipedi ai tropici (1997, also director) Donna selvaggia (1998) Vado e torno (TV, 1998) L'erba proibita (2002) Viva Zapatero! (2005) L'uomo che aveva picchiato la testa (2009) Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio (2011) The Invisible Player (2016)

Discography 1979 – David Riondino (Ultima Spiaggia, ZPLS 34061) 1980 – Boulevard (RCA Italiana, PL 31547) 1987 – Tango dei miracoli (L'ALTernativa, ALT 003) 1989 – Racconti picareschi (CGD, CGD 20932) 1991 – Non svegliate l'amore (CGD, CGD 9031 74383-1) 1994 – Temporale (CGD, CGD 4509 96185-2) 1995 – Quando vengono le ballerine? (Rossodisera Records-Sony, RDS 480351)

Books Rombi e milonghe. João Mesquinho e altre canzoni. Feltrinelli, 1993. . Viaggio a Cuba, with Valerio Peretti Cucchi. Zelig, 1997. . Epos 92–97. L'Italia in terzine da Tangentopoli all'Ulivo, Grugliasco, Edizioni Arti grafiche San Rocco, 1998. . Rumba. Itinerari cubani al ritmo della capitale, con Roberto Perini, Milano, Lizard, 1999. . Dante Inferno, with Sandro Lombardi, con CD, Milano, Garzanti, 2002. . Cantata dei pastori immobili. Racconto di un presepe vivente, illustrations by Sergio Staino. Donzelli, 2004. . John Martin. Il trombettiere di Apricale. Da Garibaldi a Custer, with Claudio Nobbio. Fratelli Frilli, 2007. . Firenze. Effequ, 2013. .