Mario Merola (singer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Merola (singer)

Italian actor

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1934

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2006

Profession: actor, composer, singer, television presenter, stage actor, film actor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mario Merola (April 6, 1934 – November 12, 2006) was an Italian singer and actor, most prominently known for having rejuvenated the traditional popular Neapolitan melodrama known as the sceneggiata. He was nicknamed the King of the sceneggiata to be able to give this kind typically a regional and a national popularity and success unknown before, to make a film genre, representing all of this even off the stage, so being able to put a face to sceneggiata.