David Riondino

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. . ==References==