Tecla Scarano

Tecla Scarano (20 August 1894 – 22 December 1978) was an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1937 and 1966.

Life and career Born in Naples, the daughter of tenor Giovanni Moretti and operetta singer Anna Scarano, she started performing as a child actress at 9 years old and as a singer aged 10 years old. At fifteen years old, Scarano was already well known in Naples as a café-chantant singer and actress, specialized in the repertoires of and .

Partial filmography

When Naples Sings (1926, Documentary short) It Was I! (1937) - Fiammetta's mother Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo (1937) The Children Are Watching Us (1944) - La signora Resta La figlia del peccato (1949) - Anna Jervolino L'acqua li portò via (1949) Lo zappatore (1950) Bellissima (1951) - Tilde Spernanzoni Il tallone di Achille (1952) - Stella Piccola Naples Sings (1953) - Donna Concetta Soli per le strade (1953) Balocchi e profumi (1953) The Doctor of the Mad (1954) - La moglie di Felice Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954) - Teresinella An American in Rome (1954) - Spettatrice alla TV (uncredited) The Gold of Naples (1954) - Un amico di Peppino (segment "Pizze a credito") Scapricciatiello (1955) - Assunta, Renato's servant Crime in the Streets (1956) - Step-Mother Te stò aspettanno (1956) The Lady Doctor (1957) - Zia Ada Barbalunga Primo applauso (1957) La trovatella di Pompei (1957) - Donna Nunziata Perfide.... ma belle (1959) - Donna Tecla Solitudine (1961) Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) - Verace's sister (segment "Adelina") Marriage Italian Style (1964) - Rosalia Letti sbagliati (1965) - (La suocera / segment "Quel porco di Maurizio") Made in Italy (1965) - His Mother (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 1") Te lo leggo negli occhi (1965) - Filomena Marcia nuziale (1966) A Question of Honour (1966) - Efisio's mother Our Husbands (1966) - Aunt Bice (segment "Il marito di Olga") Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966) - Zia Rosa Cimmaruta