Maria Monti

Born in Milan, Monti started her career as a singer in the mid-1950s, performing in the nightclubs of her hometown, soon achieving local success. As a singer, she took part in the Sanremo Music Festival 1961 with "Benzina e cerini", and her repertoire mostly consisted on satirical folk songs. ==Filmography==

• Canzoni a tempo di twist (1962) • La bella di Lodi (1963) • The Man Who Burnt His Corpse (1964) • La prova generale (1968) • Duck, You Sucker! (1971) • Chronicle of a Homicide (1972) • The Night of the Devils (1972) • What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) • Vermisat (1975) • Al piacere di rivederla (1976) • The Red Carnation (1976) • 1900 (1976) • Oh, Serafina! (1976) • Black Journal (1977) • Wifemistress (1977) • Nest of Vipers (1977) • Little Lips (1978) • Yerma (TV, 1978) • The Girl from Millelire Street (1980) • '''' (1985) • The Strangeness of Life (1987) • Milan noir (1987) • Gangsters (1992) • La medaglia (1997) • Kaputt Mundi (1998) • Against the Wind (2000) • Vento di ponente (TV, 2002) • Fog and Crimes (TV, 2005) • Zodiaco (TV, 2008) • ''L'ultimo re'' (2009) ==References==