Cino Tortorella

Italian television presenter, television author and television director (1927–2017)

Felice "Cino" Tortorella[1] (27 June 1926 – 23 March 2017),[2][3][4] was an Italian television presenter. He was best known for creating and conducting the Zecchino d'Oro[5] festival of children's songs. He was the voice of Topo Gigio, he became a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Cino Tortorella
Born
Felice Tortorella

(1926-06-27)27 June 1926
Died23 March 2017(2017-03-23) (aged 90)
Milan, Italy
OccupationTelevision host

References

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  1. Addio Cino Tortorella, scompare Zurlì, il mago più amato dai bimbi (in Italian)
  2. ""Mago Zurlì è morto da 30 anni e io sono resuscitato due volte"". www.liberoquotidiano.it.
  3. Conti, Paolo. "Rai, si candida Mago Zurlì «Il mio vice sarà Topo Gigio»". Corriere della Sera.
  4. "Cino Tortorella, ovvero il Mago Zurlì - tv - Foto - Virgilio Cinema e TV". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  5. "In ospedale Cino Tortorella il mago Zurlì dello Zecchino - Spettacoli". il Giornale (in Italian). 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

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