Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Date of Birth: 7 September 1940
Ethnicity: Italian (including Sicilian)
Family Background: Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Dario is the son of Salvatore Argento and Elda Luxardo. Salvatore was a film producer. Elda was a Brazilian-born photographer.
Dario paternal grandparents were Domenico Argento (the son of Salvatore Argento and Teresa Vinti) and Laudomia Mosca Moschini (the daughter of Nazareno Moschini and Letizia Biscini). Domenico’s parents were Sicilian, from Girgenti (now Agrigento). Laudomia was born in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Through his paternal grandmother, Dario is related to Rolando Mosca Moschini, a prominent Italian army general.
Dario’s maternal grandparents were Alfredo Luxardo and Margherita Perissinotto. Alfredo was from Santa Margherita Ligure, Province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Margherita was from Mestre, Province of Venice, Veneto, Italy.
Source:
http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/salvatore-argento_69456644
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