Isabel Pisano
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Isabel Pisano Uruguay
an actress and journalist
that has lived in several countries.
She has worked with several film directors from Argentina, Spain (Bilbao by Bigas Luna
) and Italy (Casanova
by Federico Fellini
).
War journalist for RAI
(Italy) and El Mundo (Spain)
, she covered Palestine
, Lebanon
, Chad
, Iraq
, Bosnia and Somalia
. She was the only journalist present at Mosul and Basra bombings in 1993. She was granted a medal by the Spanish Culture Ministry.
The film Whore
(2004) is based upon her book Yo, puta.
She has also written Bigas Luna
's biography Sombras de Bigas, luces de Luna.
Isabel Pisano was married to Argentinian composer Waldo de los Ríos
, who died in 1977. Later she accompanied Yasser Arafat
during 12 years.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an actress and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
that has lived in several countries.
She has worked with several film directors from Argentina, Spain (Bilbao by Bigas Luna
Bigas Luna
Juan José Bigas Luna is a Spanish film director. He began his professional career in the design world, creating the Estudio Gris with Carlos Riart in 1969. In his earlier exhibitions, at the beginning of the sixties, he showed a great interest in conceptual art and the emerging visual technologies...
) and Italy (Casanova
Fellini's Casanova
Fellini's Casanova is a 1976 Italian film by director Federico Fellini, adapted from the autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th century adventurer and writer....
by Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
).
War journalist for RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
(Italy) and El Mundo (Spain)
El Mundo (Spain)
El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
, she covered Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, Bosnia and Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. She was the only journalist present at Mosul and Basra bombings in 1993. She was granted a medal by the Spanish Culture Ministry.
The film Whore
Whore (2004 film)
Whore a.k.a. The Life is a 2004 film directed by María Lidón. It is based on the book Yo puta by Isabel Pisano.-Main cast:*Daryl Hannah – Adriana*Denise Richards – Rebecca...
(2004) is based upon her book Yo, puta.
She has also written Bigas Luna
Bigas Luna
Juan José Bigas Luna is a Spanish film director. He began his professional career in the design world, creating the Estudio Gris with Carlos Riart in 1969. In his earlier exhibitions, at the beginning of the sixties, he showed a great interest in conceptual art and the emerging visual technologies...
's biography Sombras de Bigas, luces de Luna.
Isabel Pisano was married to Argentinian composer Waldo de los Ríos
Waldo de los Rios
Waldo de los Ríos was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.De los Rios was born as Osvaldo Nicholas Ferrara in Buenos Aires into a musical family; his father was a musician and his mother a well known folk singer; he studied composition and arranging at the National Conservatory of Music...
, who died in 1977. Later she accompanied Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
during 12 years.
Work
- Yasir Arafat: La pasion de un lider, Ediciones B., 2006 (ISBN 8466625100).
- Yo Terrorista, Plaza & Janés Editories, 2004 (ISBN 8401378826).
- La Sospecha: El Complot Que Amenaza La Sociedad Actual, Belacqva, 2003 (ISBN 849589453X).
- El Amado Fantasma, Plaza & Janés Editories, 2002 (ISBN 8401377900)