Marco Leonardi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marco Leonardi (born November 14, 1971) is an Italian actor. Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and starred in the famous movie Cinema Paradiso and in the Mexican movie Like Water for Chocolate (1993). He has made several movies in the United States, such as Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Other appearances include the Canadian film The Five Senses. Leonardi was engaged to Mexican actress Lumi Cavazos from 1991 to 1999.Leonardi lived in Los Angeles for 10 years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marco Leonardi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)

Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid is on the run from the hangman, with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side. Along with Madrid's gang, Johnny and Esmeralda embark on an adventure filled with colorful and unsavory characters who lead ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  P.J. Pesce
CAST:  Marco Leonardi  •  Temuera Morrison  •  Ara Celi  •  Michael Parks

Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid is on the run from the hangman, with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side. Along with Madrid's gang, Johnny and Esmeralda embark on an adventure filled with colorful and unsavory characters who lead ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  P.J. Pesce
CAST:  Marco Leonardi  •  Temuera Morrison  •  Ara Celi  •  Michael Parks

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

EmotionalClassicRomanticBeautiful

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Tornatore
CAST:  Philippe Noiret  •  Jacques Perrin  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Salvatore Cascio

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Tornatore
CAST:  Philippe Noiret  •  Jacques Perrin  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Salvatore Cascio

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

FunnyMindlessAction-packedGoofy

A CIA agent hires hitman "El Mariachi" to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rodriguez
CAST:  Antonio Banderas  •  Salma Hayek Pinault  •  Johnny Depp  •  Eva Mendes

A CIA agent hires hitman "El Mariachi" to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rodriguez
CAST:  Antonio Banderas  •  Salma Hayek Pinault  •  Johnny Depp  •  Eva Mendes

The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dario Argento
CAST:  Asia Argento  •  Thomas Kretschmann  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Luigi Diberti

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dario Argento
CAST:  Asia Argento  •  Thomas Kretschmann  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Luigi Diberti

L'ultimo padrino (2008)

A TV movie focused on former Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano and the policemen who tried to catch him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Risi
CAST:  Michele Placido  •  Daniele Pecci  •  Micaela Ramazzotti  •  Marco Leonardi

A TV movie focused on former Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano and the policemen who tried to catch him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Risi
CAST:  Michele Placido  •  Daniele Pecci  •  Micaela Ramazzotti  •  Marco Leonardi

David (1997)

A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Nathaniel Parker  •  Jonathan Pryce  •  Leonard Nimoy  •  Sheryl Lee

A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Nathaniel Parker  •  Jonathan Pryce  •  Leonard Nimoy  •  Sheryl Lee

Manhattan Merengue (1995)

A realistic look at the life of a young immigrant man who comes to America with the hope of dancing on Broadway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph B. Vasquez
CAST:  George Perez  •  Lumi Cavazos  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Alyson Reed

A realistic look at the life of a young immigrant man who comes to America with the hope of dancing on Broadway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph B. Vasquez
CAST:  George Perez  •  Lumi Cavazos  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Alyson Reed

Cha cha cha (2013)

An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Risi
CAST:  Luca Argentero  •  Eva Herzigová  •  Claudio Amendola  •  Pippo Delbono

An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Risi
CAST:  Luca Argentero  •  Eva Herzigová  •  Claudio Amendola  •  Pippo Delbono

Italiani (1996)

1965, a train with a variety of passengers is heading north when it makes an unexpected stop. On the other track, heading south, a train passes with the same passengers 20 years later.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurizio Ponzi
CAST:  Giulio Scarpati  •  Giuliana De Sio  •  Maria Grazia Cucinotta  •  Vanessa Gravina

1965, a train with a variety of passengers is heading north when it makes an unexpected stop. On the other track, heading south, a train passes with the same passengers 20 years later.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurizio Ponzi
CAST:  Giulio Scarpati  •  Giuliana De Sio  •  Maria Grazia Cucinotta  •  Vanessa Gravina

The Five Senses (1999)

Interconnected stories examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by a massage therapist who is treating a woman, while her daughter accidentally loses the woman's pre-school daughter in the park. The older daughter meets a voyeur (vision), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Podeswa
CAST:  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Molly Parker  •  Pascale Bussières  •  Gabrielle Rose

Interconnected stories examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by a massage therapist who is treating a woman, while her daughter accidentally loses the woman's pre-school daughter in the park. The older daughter meets a voyeur (vision), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Podeswa
CAST:  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Molly Parker  •  Pascale Bussières  •  Gabrielle Rose

Maradona, the Hand of God (2007)

Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Risi  •  Marco Onorato
CAST:  Marco Leonardi  •  Juan Leyrado  •  Roly Serrano  •  Julieta Díaz

Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Risi  •  Marco Onorato
CAST:  Marco Leonardi  •  Juan Leyrado  •  Roly Serrano  •  Julieta Díaz

The Bride Was Beautiful (1987)

The teenage boy, Giuseppe, lives with his mother in Cammarata, a Sicilian mountain village. His father left the family years ago, and has since then settled down as a guest worker in West-Germany and established a family. Under local moral rules, Maria is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pál Gábor
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Massimo Ghini  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Simona Cavallari

The teenage boy, Giuseppe, lives with his mother in Cammarata, a Sicilian mountain village. His father left the family years ago, and has since then settled down as a guest worker in West-Germany and established a family. Under local moral rules, Maria is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pál Gábor
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Massimo Ghini  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Simona Cavallari

Knights of the Quest (2001)

In 1271, five young knights journey to Thebes in Greece to recover the Sacred Shroud and deliver it back to France and into the hands of the royal family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Raoul Bova  •  Edward Furlong  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Stanislas Merhar

In 1271, five young knights journey to Thebes in Greece to recover the Sacred Shroud and deliver it back to France and into the hands of the royal family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Raoul Bova  •  Edward Furlong  •  Marco Leonardi  •  Stanislas Merhar

Scugnizzi (1989)

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DIRECTION:  Nanni Loy
CAST:  Leo Gullotta  •  Pino Caruso  •  Germano Bellavia  •  Bruno Bilotta

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DIRECTION:  Nanni Loy
CAST:  Leo Gullotta  •  Pino Caruso  •  Germano Bellavia  •  Bruno Bilotta

The Last Minute (1988)

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DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Diego Abatantuono  •  Massimo Bonetti  •  Elena Sofia Ricci

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DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Diego Abatantuono  •  Massimo Bonetti  •  Elena Sofia Ricci

The Whores (1994)

Scenes from the lives of 7 hookers. Five are women. One is a man, and one is a transvestite.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aurelio Grimaldi
CAST:  Ida Di Benedetto  •  Guia Jelo  •  Lucia Sardo  •  Sandra Sindoni

Scenes from the lives of 7 hookers. Five are women. One is a man, and one is a transvestite.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aurelio Grimaldi
CAST:  Ida Di Benedetto  •  Guia Jelo  •  Lucia Sardo  •  Sandra Sindoni

La Ribelle (1993)

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DIRECTION:  Aurelio Grimaldi
CAST:  Penélope Cruz  •  Stefano Dionisi  •  Lorenza Indovina  •  Marco Leonardi

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DIRECTION:  Aurelio Grimaldi
CAST:  Penélope Cruz  •  Stefano Dionisi  •  Lorenza Indovina  •  Marco Leonardi

St. Peter (2005)

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Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost, Saul's conversion, the decision to baptize pagans, and the Apostles' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giulio Base
CAST:  Omar Sharif  •  Daniele Pecci  •  Flavio Insinna  •  Claudia Koll

Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost, Saul's conversion, the decision to baptize pagans, and the Apostles' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giulio Base
CAST:  Omar Sharif  •  Daniele Pecci  •  Flavio Insinna  •  Claudia Koll

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Arau
CAST:  Marco Leonardi  •  Lumi Cavazos  •  Regina Torné  •  Mario Iván Martínez

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfonso Arau
CAST:  Marco Leonardi  •  Lumi Cavazos  •  Regina Torné  •  Mario Iván Martínez

The Palermo Connection (1990)

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Rosi
CAST:  Jim Belushi  •  Mimi Rogers  •  Joss Ackland  •  Philippe Noiret

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Rosi
CAST:  Jim Belushi  •  Mimi Rogers  •  Joss Ackland  •  Philippe Noiret
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