Silvana Mangano (April 21,[1] 1930 – December 16, 1989) was an Italian actr… Read Full Bio ↴Silvana Mangano (April 21,[1] 1930 – December 16, 1989) was an Italian actress.

Known for her appearance, at a young age she won a Miss Rome beauty pagent, which led her to cinema. The movie that brought her to stardom was Bitter Rice and she continued to have success in cinema without ever surpassing Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida's level of stardom.

Born in Rome to an Italian father and an English mother, Mangano lived in poor times caused by the war. Trained for seven years as a dancer, she was supporting herself as a model.

Mangano as Circe in the 1955 film Ulysses.In 1946, at age 16, Mangano won the Miss Rome beauty pageant and through this she obtained a rôle in a Mario Costa movie. One year later she became a contestant in the Miss Italia contest. Potential actress Lucia Bosé became "The Queen", among Mangano and several other future stars of Italian cinema such as Gina Lollobrigida, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Gianna Maria Canale.

Mangano's earliest connection with filmmaking occurred through her romantic relationship with actor Marcello Mastroianni. This led her to a movie contract, though it would take some time for Mangano to ascend to international stardom with her stunning performance in Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro, Giuseppe De Santis, 1949). Thereafter, she signed a contract with Lux Films, in 1949, and later married Dino De Laurentiis, on the verge of becoming a known producer.[1]

Though she never scaled the heights of her contemporaries Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, Mangano remained a favorite star between the 1950s and 1970s, appearing in Anna (Alberto Lattuada, 1951), The Gold of Naples (L'oro di Napoli, Vittorio De Sica, 1954), Mambo (Robert Rossen, 1955), Theorem (Teorema, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968), and Death in Venice (Morte a Venezia, Luchino Visconti, 1971).

Married to Bitter Rice producer Dino De Laurentiis, Mangano had four children, one of whom, daughter Raffaella, coproduced with her father on Mangano's next-to-last film, Dune (David Lynch, 1984). Her granddaughter is Giada De Laurentiis, hostess of Everyday Italian on the Food Network.

Following surgery on December 4, 1989 that left her in a coma, Mangano died of lung cancer in Madrid, Spain during the late night/early morning hours between the 15th and the 16th of December 1989.[1]

Anna
Silvana Mangano Lyrics

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Hay! Tengo ganas de bailar
Un nuevo compas
Dicen todos cuando me venpasar
Chica, donde vas
Me voy p'a bailar
El bayon!
Hoy tengo ganas de bailar
El nuevo compas

Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar

Chica donde vas?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Silvana Mangano's song "Anna" are a celebration of the joy and freedom that comes with dance. The singer of the song expresses her desire to dance to a new beat, and how others react to her joyous movements. Despite their questioning, she is unwavering in her determination to dance the bayon. The lyrics speak to the transformative power of dance, how it can lift you up and transport you to another place entirely. The repetition of the phrase "tengo ganas de bailar" (I want to dance) throughout the song serves to reinforce this feeling of desire and passion.

One interesting fact about "Anna" is that it was written for the 1951 film Anna, which starred Silvana Mangano in the titular role. The song appears in a pivotal scene where Anna meets her new employer, a wealthy industrialist who is immediately drawn to her charm and beauty. The scene culminates in a lively dance sequence, set to the music of "Anna".

Another interesting fact about the song is that it was composed by Nino Rota, who is perhaps best known for his collaborations with the filmmaker Federico Fellini. Rota's music, with its lush orchestrations and memorable melodies, helped to define the sound of Italian cinema in the 1950s and 60s.

Overall, the lyrics to "Anna" are a tribute to the power of dance and the joy that it can bring. They capture a feeling of unbridled energy and passion that is both infectious and uplifting, and remind us of the simple pleasures in life that can make all the difference.

Chords:
Unfortunately, I don't have access to the exact chords for this song.

Line by Line Meaning

Hay! Tengo ganas de bailar
Hey! I feel like dancing

Un nuevo compas
To a new rhythm

Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
Everyone says when they see me passing by

Chica, donde vas
Girl, where are you going

Me voy p'a bailar El bayon!
I'm going to dance the Bayon

Hoy tengo ganas de bailar
Today I feel like dancing

El nuevo compas
To the new rhythm

Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
Everyone says when they see me passing by

Chica donde vas?
Girl, where are you going

Writer(s): Serge Gainsbourg

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@kostasgian8959

4y↑15

The black zumbon is coming
Ya viene el negro zumbon

Dancing the baion cheerfully
Bailando alegre el baion

Repica the zambomba
Repica la zambomba

And call the woman
Y llama a la mujer
The black zumbon is coming
Ya viene el negro zumbon

Dancing the baion cheerfully
Bailando alegre el baion

Repica the zambomba
Repica la zambomba

And call the woman
Y llama a la mujer
I want to dance the new compass
Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass

They all say when they see me pass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar

"Dhica, where are you going?"
"¿ Dhica, donde vas?"

"I'm going to dance, the baion!"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"
I want to dance the new compass
Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass

They all say when they see me pass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar

"Dhica, where are you going?"
"¿ Dhica, donde vas?"

"I'm going to dance, the baion!"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"
The black zumbon is coming
Ya viene el negro zumbon

Dancing the baion cheerfully
Bailando alegre el baion

Repica the zambomba
Repica la zambomba

And call the woman
Y llama a la mujer
The black zumbon is coming
Ya viene el negro zumbon

Dancing the baion cheerfully
Bailando alegre el baion

Repica the zambomba
Repica la zambomba

And call the woman
Y llama a la mujer
I want to dance the new compass
Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass

They all say when they see me pass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar

"Girl, where are you going?"
"¿ Chica, donde vas?"

"I'm going to dance, the baion!"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"
I want to dance the new compass
Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass

They all say when they see me pass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar

"Girl, where are you going?"
"¿ Chica, donde vas?"

"I'm going to dance, the baion!"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"

@rrs8548

3y↑29

lyrics:
El negro zumbón

Ya viene el negro zumbon
Bailando alegre el baion
Repica la zambomba
Y llama a la mujer

Ya viene el negro zumbon
Bailando alegre el baion
Repica la zambomba
Y llama a la mujer

Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
"¿ Dhica, donde vas?"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"

Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
"¿ Dhica, donde vas?"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"

Ya viene el negro zumbon
Bailando alegre el baion
Repica la zambomba
Y llama a la mujer

Ya viene el negro zumbon
Bailando alegre el baion
Repica la zambomba
Y llama a la mujer

Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
"¿ Chica, donde vas?"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"

Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compass
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
"¿ Chica, donde vas?"
"Me voy a bailar, el baion!"

@serdow

3y↑3

Yo conozco la canción por la película Caro Diario del director italiano Nanni Moretti. Y de verdad que pensaba que era Silvia Mangano quien cantaba, y no que la habían doblado. Aún así, preciosa canción y magnífica la presencia de Silvia.

Ya viene el negro zumbón
Bailando alegre el baion
Repica la zambomba
Y llama a la mujer

Tengo gana de bailar el nuevo compás
Dicen todos cuando me ven pasar
"¿Chica, dónde vas?"
"Me voy pa bailar, el baion!"

All comments from YouTube:

@Ahmed_Gamal87

1y↑15

Cinema Paradiso! ❤😍😍

@ednguyen3822

2y↑47

The director of photography did an INCREDIBLE job with lighting on the whole film!

@antoninolicata6425

1y↑1

Harold Rosson director of fotography.

@cristianpiombino4537

36w↑1

@@antoninolicata6425the director of photography was Otello Martelli! This movie is Italian, not american or british.

@aucourant9998

3y↑219

This is perfect in every way: her playful expressions and hand gestures, her beauty, the joyful music, the simple catchy lyrics (and what beautiful Spanish), and the absolutely gorgeous B&W cinematography and lighting.

@aiyachristian

3y↑19

Her expressions and moves are so adorable it gives me butterflies. She is stunning

@chocosidronio

3y↑24

Whats more beautiful than a beautiful woman with rythm

@lingoringo2328

2y↑6

The panning to the large man who is in approval

@fry5544

2y↑3

🪘🪘💃🏽💃🏽🕺🏾🕺🏾 Indeed! She’s a beautiful woman with rhythm 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🪘🪘

@cristianpiombino4537

36w↑1

But the voice was not of Silvana Mangano, but was of the singer Flo Sandon’s, aka Mammola Sandon, from Vicenza (Italy), 1924-2006

@barbarazunino416

6y↑75

Fantastico!!! Sono tornata indietro di tantissimi anni....ero una bambina piccola e mia mamma la cantava spesso, accennando anche qualche passo di danza, scimmiottata da me!!!! Che ricordo bello e struggente.....
Grazie di cuore!!!!

@margoparabirsing

24w↑1

@stevecarson4162

3y↑67

This is the very FIRST song I ever remember loving as a small child. But when the movie and Ms. Mangano were both Italian, I thought the song must be in Italian. That confused me for many years.

Now, of course, I speak both Italian and Spanish, and can certainly tell the difference. But this song probably planted the seed of my love of learning languages, so many years ago.

@fry5544

2y↑4

Wowww awesome

@jaivkoltun4948

1y↑2

That's so funny. This is also the 1st song I ever loved as a child. I think I was 3. I was totally entranced by it. My parent told me about annoying them for days/weeks till they bought the record. . . I can see why. It's a gem. . . Learning Spanish right now too. . . Happy days. . .

@johneshuis1215

Me too. Favorite song from my mother. 78 speed record.

@laurentlemay3921

23w

When I was listening to it as a child, I did not matter about the language, At home we were speaking French and for me it was no a problem. I was singing it without knowing what the words would mean. Funny1

@kathyraygoza3299

I feel the same way as you do. I'm 81yrs. Old in May and first saw Silvana Mangano in Bitter rice a film I didn't really understand until I saw it as an adult all I remember was that I didn't like Vitorio Gazman very much. When We saw the film Anna I fell in love with the rhythm of the music and Sylvana. Nearly wore out the record. Does anybody know that she was Giada's grandmother?

@erikmkiv

6y↑89

Mia mamma a volte mi canticchiava questa canzone, ma ricordava solo le parole Negro Zumbon e bajon. Era una canzone di quando aveva 18 anni. Se n’è andata ormai vent’anni fa, e mi piace ricordarla così

@jorgecortes3453

3y↑135

Esta canción la baile con mi prima Anacelina en 1967
Ella hace unas semanas perdió la pelea ante el cáncer.
Descanse en paz mi prima querida

@gerardomedrano694

3y↑9

Un abrazo Jorge, que en paz descanse

@oscarariso833

2y↑6

Aya donde esté seguro que lo baila y está feliz !!!💞

@ZauberinNini

2y↑3

Un abrazo desde Italia ❤

@bugler75

2y↑2

Repose en paix

@ricardobruno4337

1y↑1

Descanse en paz

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@gregorybaker9482

2y↑18

Thirty years looking for this song!? ! Well worth it...it reentered my consciousness three days ago and I was going crazy trying to remember the name...a woman featured in my recollection I thought Sophia Loren or Gina Lollo I hummed it to my older brother who tracked it down and ended my going crazy. Many happy memories about the time this song was fresh on the airwaves LOL

@MysteriousGemini1

2y↑3

been searching for this song for ages, too .. and finally found it via google- music-search yesterday ..

@henridelagardere264

3y↑100

Statistics will tell you about monster hits dominating the charts for months, and we often have a hard time recalling them at all. But I can tell you: In the early and mid-fifties El Negro Zumbón was heard everywhere. You couldn't go to a dancing and not hear it. Silvana Mangano was the star dreams were made of.

@guidoligorio

1y↑4

....even if she was not singing at all 😅: she was dubbed by singer FLO SANDON'S who really sang this exact version and song, used in the movie.

@zelimircvitanovic774

3y↑16

Her face, her moves, ........ her mime, ....... beautifully, .....speak of the eyes, .....one of the most beautifull woman that time. Flo Sandon's voice, perfect.

@thebeatnumber

At that time? How about for all times?

@zelimircvitanovic774

3y↑2

@@thebeatnumber I could agree with you but it is fair to give a chance to other women whose are still present to show their talents.

@wandaantonia

10y↑158

Silvana Mangano, atriz italiana. Foi homenageada por Guiseppe Tornatore no filme Cinema Paradiso. Belíssima postagem! Parabéns!

@marianajose5327

17w

Maravilhosa

@williamteti3739

3y↑34

Saw the movie when I was 14 ...
70 years later I still remember how beautiful she was.

@peterquennellnyc

3y↑6

My amazement is not that Silvana had successes at a young age, yes many do that, yes many even younger. My amazement is that singlehandedly (okay with great co-stars and production teams) Silvana "flashed" the entire Italian movie industry (which was then money-losing and inward-looking) onto the international scene worldwide, via half a dozen black-and-white movies from ages 18 to 24. Each movie made a ton of money, which showed all others in the Italian movie industry that it could be done. Very directly Loren and Lollobrigida and Mastroianni and all great directors then found it easy to move forward. I believe that in an economic sense Silvana was the most important actor ever in the world. Reports of for example crowds lined up to see Bitter Rice in London and other UK cities are really astonishing. I'm glad the YouTube community has a new recognition of her, Italy and Spain and I think Brazil have always known. :-)

@melrodas

7y↑203

I've been looking for this song for 30 years!!!!!

@magnushelin007

6y↑6

melrodas I for at least 20!!

@anthonyserrato5076

4y↑7

Glad u guys found it hopefully when we reach the stairway to heaven we can find all the things we lost in our lives if u know those feelings?

@501man9

4y↑2

That makes 2 of us, I remember this

@UnionPacific1997

4y↑2

I heard you paint houses

@oneyyyone

4y↑7

I too have looked for it many years, as a little girl would play it from my parents collection of records, loved it then and now.

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@passthebutterrobot2600

6y↑141

I love this so much. Silvana's dance moves are just adorable. Nanni Moretti I thank you.

@christopherfloyd9284

1y↑11

I discovered this again recently but remember hearing and being captivated by this as a child. I inherited the 78" from an aunt who loved music. The first song I remember hearing in a foreign language!

@clayauslewis4236

3y↑14

The lighting was incredible. With B&W, totally different to colour and so much more critical.
Shades of The Third Man.

@francomarino6490

4y↑9

Da notare la modernità sia della sfolgorante bellezza della Mangano che del suo modo di ballare.

@kaloarepo288

3y↑11

I grew up in a family of Italian origin and used to hear and love this song when it was played on a continental music program -I was not aware at that age that the song was in Spanish and thought it was in Italian

@SampoLapilill

8y↑90

A hugely popular film in its day and this particular song was a global hit. They were even humming the tune in pre-independent Nigeria.

@vancouverterry9142

10w

Where has this video been all my life? Migod, how beautiful!

@susaedu368

3y↑9

The beauty of Silvana Mangano, one of our most famous actresses, was legendary. And she was very talented, too: watch her in Luchino Visconti's movies, he chose her because of her aristocratic beauty and her acting.

@dgensky4

3y↑9

My dad has the 45 , this song been in my head for the past week, glad I finally found it, going to be on repeat for a while👍

@carloal3498

3y↑38

The great Silvana Mangano was a perfect example, how a diva can be whether "icy and untouchable" or " mischievous and sexy ".

@andredegraaf1643

Took a lot of searching but finally found this original version of this song that only existed in my memory and a reel to reel from my mother.

@miguelangelchm7037

8y↑162

Era hermosa silvana mangano,belleza natural, una diva del cine de oro

@carlosrodriguez4924

3y↑3

Si amigo una mujer muy pero ke muy linda,dios la tenga en la gloria,no sabe usted de ke murio y ke edad tenia.

@miguelguerreroperez3615

Era una mujer extrordinaria y la canción fantástica sobre todo por ese toque que le dan al doblarla al español.

@fernandocifre4545

45w

@@carlosrodriguez4924 Silvana Mangano murió de cáncer de pulmón a los 59 años. Cuando se filmó esta película ella tenía 21 años.

@carlosrodriguez4924

45w↑1

@@fernandocifre4545 Muchas gracias amigo pr la informacion.

@bokurobe

Per me la più bella attrice del secolo scorso... non ha uguali!!!

@giovannimuschi1347

9y↑320

Cinema Paradiso! :D!

@suzyroses43

7y↑7

que de souvenirs!!! 🎶elle dansait le baïon chaque soir, et c'était un plaisir de lvoir

@ALEREC

7y↑9

idem:) Toto

@susanharris7779

6y↑11

Cannot believe others were inspired to find this rendition by cinema paradisio as I was.
And it was not easy to find it. But well worth the hunt.

@MaurizioPanfilo

6y↑8

Anche Nanni Moretti in "Caro Diario" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH3Zx9BJYpQ

@alexanyanEVN

5y↑4

best the best Italian movie...

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@MARIAESTHERGUZMAN

12y↑4

Es el mejor video de "El negro zumbón", efectivamente, sin cortes, sin errores... Preciosísima Silvana Mangano, de la misma edad que mi madre.

@nestoreliogarcia3128

6y↑11

Una exquisita actriz italiana de la época de ORO del cine italiano.

@janmathijs1

10y↑19

this song is really the happyest music. i have this el negro zumbon in about 40 version of all kinds of artists and i think this one that i have already 50 years on 78 rpm shellack record is still the best one. unforgettable

@vada3157

The first 7 seconds are unique great... how they got it so right...so simple

@user-dq8zj2qf9n

NO CUT NO ERROR...
Девіз хірургів. Мабуть...
Або - кравців...

Дякую!
Чудово...

@vigneshwar654

6y↑203

Thank you cinema paradiso.. don't know the meaning but addicted to this song and her expressions😍😍😍

@kostasgian8959

4y↑15

@CallOSaulTitan

4y↑14

I am rewatching Cinema Paraduso because the Composer Ennio just passed away today.

@eduardoespino4886

3y↑6

Yes. just today i found the name of the singer of the song. It makes sense. Cinema Paradiso is my favorite movie. I haven't cry again in the same way as the time that ia watch this film. There is also a film called Caro Diario where they also put this song in a scene. It makes the singer and the movies are from Italy. there will never be a movie so ingaged with the nostalgy of movie theathers and passion as in Cinema Paradiso film. i discover a way of love in movies that i never saw in any other movie. I love good cinema. Tornatore did an amazing direction in this film

@vigneshwar654

3y↑2

@@CallOSaulTitan maestro 💛🌻

@vigneshwar654

3y↑1

@@kostasgian8959 great.. thanks for the translation ✌️❤️

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@NakhalyJabir

3y↑2

Thank you , i've been looking for this song since i saw Cinema Paradiso in 2015

@peteryounan7370

8y↑132

I love this. I'm here because of the Australian band 'The Avalanches'.

@royh4305

5y↑3

Same and same!

@samnoble1654

5y↑4

I didn’t know the avalanches were Australian but same

@francodanger

4y↑5

Peter Younan I see a lot of people are! I’m curious. How’d they bring you here? Did they sample this?

@isiah4real

4y↑7

@@francodanger At the very end of the track Frontier Psychiatrist

@quirkypurple

4y↑2

They're Australian? I thought they were English

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@harrietritter1655

32w↑1

I've always loved this...I come back to this time and time again..

@fatimasoria443

3y↑13

I remember this scene from Nanni Moretti's film "Caro Diario" in which the protagonist is spellbound watching her on TV. Beautiful, intelligent film, with a sense of humor.

@gigiaciccia7520

36w

Che bella Silvana Mangano!!! E che brava!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@timpinckney

13y↑15

It took me the longest time to find the name of this song. I saw this scene in Cinema Paradiso and loved the song immediately. Thanks for uploading.

@isabellacacciato4436

6y↑2

Chissà perchè quei 42 pollici giù ! Tutto talmente bello (Silvana, la musica, l'atmosfera...) da essere amorosamente inserito da Giuseppe Tornatore in quella magnifica antologia di ricordi che è "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso". L'imitazione delle movenze di un nero burlone ("zumbon") non riduce, ma rende più intrigante, la sensualità di Silvana Mangano...

@Venetian1960

esattamente. i pollici in giu sono probabilmente di gente invidiosa degli italiani

@maxxam3099

9y↑15

Una splendida Silvana Mangano, qui evidentemente in pace con sé stessa e con gli altri, ci regala un’ammiccante e solare interpretazione di questa bella canzone (ma la voce è di Flo Sandon’s) prima che un velo di tristezza offuschi per sempre il suo bel volto.

@vitinaportoghese6687

3y↑2

Giusto, grazie la voce non è la sua, non tutti lo sanno, Flo Sandon's, moglie di un'altro bravo cantante Natalino Otto, bella e brava attrice italiana che non si vede più nelle Televisioni, dimenticata!

@sgwinc7644

@@vitinaportoghese6687 Eppure io conoscendo bene il tono di voce di Silvana Mangano non mi sono accorto che la voce non è la sua , sembra identica a quella della Mangano, com'è?

@marcellatesta8661

Confermo , canta flo Sansone e la musica è del di Armando trovajoli

@mircogiomi5981

1y↑2

Ma che ca220 di capolavoro è questo? Una delle cose più sexy mai viste. Bellissima la Mangano.

@obrosmic87

11y↑4

Anna fu il primo film italiano che superò il miliardo di lire d'incasso

@goon7829

5y↑3

I am Indian and fan of those old Italian Movies its beautiful Cinema Paradiso .......... silvana Manogna lovely......❤❤❤

@swapnilsingh3379

4y↑1

Good to see a fellow indian here.

@xxczerxx

4y↑104

Might be my favorite scene from the Irishman, when Frank first gets to meet the criminal underworld.

@nickninivaggi3031

4y↑14

That has to be Scorsese shouting out the movie Cinema Paradiso

@fromouterspace21

4y↑11

This is a scene from Anna, a 1951 film

@MrBumblesayswhat

4y↑5

I didn't know De Niro could dance

@Shirleevee

4y↑7

@@fromouterspace21 I was 6 yrs, old and saw this in the theater with my mother and still love it

@heltondecastro5162

3y↑1

Just yesterday I learned that the song was also included in The Irishman

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@daviddanino8351

1y↑2

כשהייתי ילד בן 7-6 השיר הזה היה להיט בארצי israel ועקבתי לפעמים בקנאה באחי ובאחותי הגדולים ממני רוקדים ואהבתי את השיר מאד.

@miltonpelaez8014

Palestine!! 😉

@gianlucaguidotti5705

6y↑1

il corpo di Silvana Mangano, la voce di Flo Sandons e la magia è fatta!!! che emozioni da il cinema!!!

@angelicapiscitelo2769

2y↑5

Quanto è bella e sensuale, senza volgarità! ❤

@13eugubino459

10y↑127

What a beautiful Italian Woman

@carloal3498

3y↑17

Silvana Mangano was one of the best and most versatile italian actresses in the 2. part of last century. She wasn't a dancer and many critics guess, she blamed herself in this scene. I find her GREAT there ...

@maureenfonte3029

3y↑2

Spare me

@StephenDedalus74

3y↑8

Fun fact : her mother was english ! But I agree she's a beautiful italian woman and one of the most talentend actresses of italian cinema... She was only 59 when she died... To me she was poetry in motion, and I adore her smile, her dark eyes full of kindness, intelligence...

@CallOSaulTitan

4y↑7

RIP Ennio Morricone, composer of Cinema Paradiso. The film Introduced me to this song

@brettreece483

7y↑36

We had the 78rpm record of this in the family collection as a child. I still remember the yellow MGM label spinning around furiously! It's probably my first memory of "world music". I loved it as a boy and still love it today. Thank you for the upload. I didn't even realise that there was effectively a music video for it!

@stereo8893

4y↑6

Brett. I can't believe that you and I have the exact same memory. I was so little, but remember playing the 78. I thought it was MGM, but couldn't be sure. Thank you for helping me with that important detail. Now I'm sure I'm remembering the right version!

@fantaz963

3y↑2

@@stereo8893 I still have the 78 but nothing to play it on

@Roland6596

3y↑2

I have same memories.....we used to watch that yellow MGM label on a 78RPM record spinning when I was 5. That video is ONLY an extract of the FULL movie called "ANNA". If you can get the full movie, you would have the lot. I think she became a nun in the end

@anitagaravelli6900

3y↑2

@@fantaz963 ...Amazon..quit sure .they have it...

@moldyoldie7888

3y↑1

@@stereo8893 Definitely an MGM label.

@anabelandrespalomar5474

6y↑10

Gracias a esta canción le debo mi nombre, recuerdo de ser pequeña y mi padre no paraba de reproducir una y otra vez en aquel video veta la actuación, una preciosa melodía, imagen de la película del año 1951

@desatormentandome

1y↑1

Mira, a mí me llamaron Silvana por ser admiradores de Silvana Mangano.

@marikaleti2800

Una delle attrici più significative e belle del mondo

@jcgdico

2y↑6

Silvana Magnano perfeita. Abraços do Brasil!

@gaetanotrovato824

2y↑1

DONNE COME SILVANA NEGLIULTIMI 5O ANNI NON NE HO VISTO PIÙ

@francescac.1179

3y↑1

Silvana Mangano una delle attrici più belle e brave degli anni d'oro del Cinema Italiano grandissima amica di Alberto Sordi il genio della recitazione e prima moglie di Dino de Laurentiis.

@cimbassovr

SILVANA MANGANO bellezza straordinaria e attrice meravigliosa😍😍😍😍

@mikeprescott2417

5y↑8

Bought this on 78 back in '53.

@1762mp

37w

So good! Thanks mom for exposing me to Mexican, Spanish and Italian movies.

@giannantoniofornaseri9308

4y↑2

Musica di Armando Trovajoli, testo di Francesco Giordano, 1952 , voce di Flo Sandons

@Mrmre

8y↑55

awesome and yes THE AVALANCHE!!!

@huntrrams

8y↑10

a record record record...

@rrs8548

3y↑29

@oscarguevara5586

2y↑3

Gracias por escribir la letra de la canción.
Es muy bonita y pegajosa. Uno la oye una y otra vez. Saludos desde El Salvador

@jorgecortes3453

The only part that needs corrección is on the word gana, is missing the "s" should be ganas.
Thanks

@laurentlemay3921

23w

Hay muchos, como yo, que entraron en el mundo de la musica popular con esta canción. And 50 años después es siempre un placer de oírla. Especialmente con la video de Silvana Mangano que, por supuesto, no era posible de ver cuando era niño.

@501man9

3y↑3

A trip down Memory Lane with this song. I heard it first by Perez Prado way back,,,,,,,,

@user-bu8cq1tk6s

34w

MY favorite film score, It's great

@anabelandrespalomar5474

6y↑15

Hace 4 años conseguí la cinta de DVD cuando la Tube en mis manos lloré como una niña

@norbertkornberger4566

6y↑1

Der Film war schon Klasse, aber die Musik Extraklasse. Begleitet mich schon solange sie produziert ist. Habe noch die Single im Original aus dem Erscheinungsjahr Wurde mir schon sehr viel Geld dafür geboten. Gibt es kaum noch auf dem Markt.

@salvosalvo3448

42w↑1

Bellissima..........stupenda canzone...........❤

@javierfregoso2452

3y↑5

Los músicos negros y la dama blanca dan a esta melodía un sabor insuperable

@celsoyanez370

3y↑11

Que hermosa canción tropical y la maravillosa cantante 😍

@AB-rb2hk

2y↑1

La cantante è Flo Sandon’s. Un’ottima cantante italiana, celebre negli anni 40, 50 e 60.

@xxxxxx-wk9bm

1y↑1

@@AB-rb2hk sì ma qui l'attrice è Silvana Mangano.

@vesnasimic4643

2y↑4

Legendary !

@upth3punks

4y↑124

" Angelo Bruno - shot in the head sitting in his car outside his house, 1980 "

@vincenzocracolici7002

4y↑5

AngelO, you mean...

@domandriacchi9082

4y↑4

Nows not the time to not say

@TheJuize85

4y↑2

Yes! Haha great scene.

@benit3369

4y↑5

He never had the makings of a varsity athlete. fuck em... fuck em...

@donsknots6510

3y↑2

It's funny because this songs so charmingly beautiful and that couldn't be further from it lol.

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@rojocuarzo

6y↑90

A clear example of the magic in Music, eroticism in Classical Movies (I prefer this "martian" scene of Silvana Mangano to that of the famous "Gilda" and her glove, for example ...), and the joy of dancing. Definitely, a strange sequence, rare for its time, with beautiful B&W photography, and... it´s from another planet!! I love to see dancing with grace, which are not typical nor traditional like this. One of my favorite scenes of all time! I don´t get tired of watching it!! Still learning its choreography to dance the Bayón together with my wife... :-)

@vittorioderiu6839

5y↑1

Negli anni '50 questa sequenza era il massimo dell' attrattiva sessuale.

@user-ok8yp4tr7g

3y↑1

Смотрю уже в сотый раз! Браво!!!!!!

@muhammadsherif9154

3y↑1

che dolcissima silvana ..... i miss a lot the natural beauty in currently era

@giuseppeguzzo734

3y↑1

Silvana Mangano grande e bellissima Signora

@managementsprojects328

49w↑1

Nuovo cinema paradiso❤

@sandrogasparetti5636

6y↑3

Silvana ...una carica di femminilita' incredibile ....
Che bella! Noi ragazzini di quegli anni eravamo tramortiti
dalla sua femminilita' grazie di essere esistita !

@ilgiusto6885

Io non sono un ragazzino ma la prima volta che vidi questo balletto, grazie a Moretti, sono rimasto sconvolto dalla sensualità delle movenze della Mangano, e dire sensualità è poco.....!

@alejandrobesorodriguezahme4795

2y↑3

Mi favorita melodía Ibérico Español i Cumbia

@fernandobarbieri7157

Non e' musica iberica. Il brano fu' composto da Armando Trovaioli per il film Anna.

@patriziamuner7885

La Bellissima e bravissima Silvana Mangano💜🌹

@christinemarygallacher8663

9y↑12

Oh absolutely wow what great music and style..

@Donkey9900

12y↑4

My Mom (who just passed away a few days ago) had the original MGM 78 record of this. (& I still do) When I was about 5 years old dug into the parents' record collection & this was one song I thought weird but so catchy! One of the ones I kept playing over & over. Mom said it was Italian, & she was right in a sense-the movie was Italian, but it was sang in Spanish, as I just found out not too long ago-it didn't sound Italian to me!

@francescogori9574

6y↑2

Che bella e.che classe. Una Delle più belle. Grandissima Silvana.

@SweetSensi1

13y↑2

this is like the happiest song ive ever heard

@ALIRIOHILARIO

I've heard hundreds if not thousands happier than this song

@alonzocalvillo6702

Thanks to this clip, I watched the movie 'Anna' great movie! Silvana was another great actress from the 50s along with the geat Sophia.

@adrianogiannini9199

10y↑16

non ci sono più scene così nei film di oggi

@sessoconkafka

Oggi c'è Pornhub.

@satit02

10y↑9

Thank you sooooo much for the complete El Negro Zumbon.

@bartolovetri9979

Credo che sia una delle scene più belle e sensuali mai girate. Silvana Mangano bravissima e bellissima. Mi riporta a quell' altro capolavoro assoluto che è Nuovo Cinema Paradiso e all'atmosfera dei cinema degli anni 50 che il film descrive magistralmente.

@johnerdmann7797

8y↑39

silvana the magnificent

@Tenderness1959

6y↑7

love it, those were the days from my youth.

@serdow

3y↑3

@James_Salvatore

10w

Grande e bella Silvana Mangano !

@louiscampeol9192

My parents had the 45 of this song and it was played at every house party. Funny how playing Claudio Villa for my mom on Easter day triggered my memory to this song! Music memories!!

@Imheretohelpnhavefun

3y↑1

This is sampled by the Avalanches in Frontier Psychiatrist, and when I watched Cinema Paradiso which shows this scene I immediately recognized the music but couldn't remember where I heard it. Trying to help people who go through the same find it easier on the algorithm.

@dbmneto

6y↑20

Una bella música ed una bella donna, bellissimo!!! 💐

@inlove2057

3y↑1

che bella Silvana Mangano..

@pierrebodin1636

10y↑6

Merveilleuse Silvana!!!!!!!.......Et quelle musique!

@antoniomicheleferrandino2371

E' la storia della perfezione del ballo e della musica nel cinema, non sono io a scoprirlo ma da tanti esperti a consolidarlo, impressionante come 67 anni fà si erano anticipati i tempi di quello che man mano si è andato perfezionandosi nel ballo e nel ritmo da fine anni sessata in poi, ma un processo lento e durato mezzo secolo, la Mangano e chi per essa avevano anticipato il tutto di 70 anni - grande e bellissima attrice e come si vede anche ballerina, non ci si improvvisa in certe mosse se non lo si ha dentro . E da l'impressione e forse non solo di aver anticipato altresi' il fenomeno dei video musicali avvenuto negli ultimi 40 anni,