Cuban-Italian actor Tomas Milian dies at 83

Tomas Milian, born Tomás Quintín Rodríguez Milián in Havana in 1933, died in Miami on March 22, 2017. He was a beloved figure in Italian cinema, known for his role as Inspector Nico Giraldi (nicknamed 'Er Pirata') in poliziotteschi films, a character inspired by Al Pacino's Serpico, with whom he shared both a look and a voice actor, Ferruccio Amendola. His most iconic character was 'Er Monnezza' (Sergio Marazzi), a parody figure created by Dardano Sacchetti and Umberto Lenzi, featured in films like 'Il trucido e lo sbirro', 'La banda del gobbo', and 'Il lupo e l'agnello'. Milian's career also included roles in major Italian films: 'Il Bell'Antonio' by Mauro Bolognini, 'Un giorno da Leoni' by Nanni Loy, 'Boccaccio '70' by Luchino Visconti, and 'Le soldatesse' by Valerio Zurlini (1965), where he was a protagonist. Artribune chose to highlight this lesser-known side of his work.