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Jack Lambert was born on 8 July 1952 in Mantua, Ohio, USA. He has been married to Lisa Harbison since May 1987. They have four children.

Lilia Lazo was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, in 1935. From an early age, she showed a great gift for acting, painting, writing and oratory. After her father's death, she and her mother moved to Havana. She enrolled in Sociedad de Bellas Artes (The Society of Fine Arts) a theatrical group that was a springboard for many fine Cuban actors. Young Lilia developed on the stage and showed an unusually skillful ability to tackle demanding roles.

In late 1940s Cuba, dozens of radio stations broad casted scores of soap operas. Lilia auditioned for and was hired by Radio CMQ in 1948. By 1950 she starred in five daily radio programs, all with the top audiences. Cuban radio corporations, like their US counterparts, began the transition to TV in the late 40s and CMQ's state-of-the-art television studio was inaugurated in 1949. Lilia was invited to act on television.

Her loyal radio audience could now see the pretty, talented girl they had heard, and her popularity skyrocketed. The Cuban Television Association voted her Cuba's best dramatic and comedic actress in 1952. She created various comedic characters for Cuban television, including one named Popa, which would later reappear in the United States.

Her years of TV stardom were from 1953 to 1960, but she also made time to appear in various movies, most notably Affair in Havana with Raymond Burr and John Cassavetes, and the leading role in the Cuban-made La Vida Comienza Ahora, released in 1960 and considered by critics the first Castro-era movie of note. In 1960, she accepted an offer to study acting with Lee Strasburg at New York's Actors Studio. Rejecting Cuba's Communist Revolution, she and her husband of 47 years, producer Mario Agüero, settled in New York.

In 1967, former Cuban television mogul Gaspar Pumarejo asked Lilia to return to TV with one of her comedy characters, Popa. Popa En Nueva York, as the series was titled, was taped and televised at WNJU channel 47 in Newark, NJ. A second season was aired in 1968 in color, making it the first Spanish language TV show made in color in the US. A full-length film, Popa en Nueva York, was released by Columbia Pictures that same year, directed by the legendary Mexican director Julio Bracho and co-starring Mexican leading man Rogelio Guerra.

In 1971, Goya Foods, Inc., sponsored production for Santa Barbara, Virgen y Martir, the first Spanish language TV Soap Opera made in the U.S. 75 full color episodes were aired between 1971 and 1972, and the novela topped the ratings in various cities in the United States.

By 1975, the illness and death of Lilia's mother and her husband's new upper east side restaurant took Lilia away from acting for good. Thereafter she turned her attention to art, embarking on a successful painting career with various solo and group exhibitions in the US and abroad.

Franco Migliacci was born on 28 October 1930 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for The Batman (2022), Django (1966) and Money Talks (1997). He was married to Gloria Wall. He died on 15 September 2023 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Served 3 and a half year in the US Army, 82nd Airborne. Got out and intended to play college football. Due to a knee injury sustained at practice, that was not possible. Re-enlisted, this time in the Navy. Went through BUD/S Class 101, graduated among the 17 survivors of the 125 or so that started. Went to SEAL Team One, was deployed into Kilo Platoon, then Echo Platoon. Recruited by Richard Marcinko for SEAL Team Six, later also a member of Red Cell under Dick Marcinko. Later Command Master Chief for BUD/S. Retired E-9. Currently self-employed contractor and Director of Operations at GSGI Inc. (security training an dconsulting company)

Gloria Piedimonte was born on 27 May 1955 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Insanlari Seveceksin (1979), Baila guapa (1979) and Violence for Kicks (1976). She was married to Tony. She died on 6 January 2022 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Aldo Franchetti was born on 15 May 1883 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nice Girl? (1941). He died on 13 February 1948 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Virgilio Fantuzzi was born on 15 February 1937 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Late Summer (2010), La pacificazione (2009) and La Roma di Rossellini (2007). He died on 24 September 2019 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Franca Sozzani was born on 20 January 1950 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), 27 Piazza Castello (1998) and America's Next Top Model (2003). She died on 22 December 2016 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Luciana Turina was born on 10 August 1946 in Malavicina, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She is an actress, known for Ciao marziano (1980), Fearless (1978) and Carioca tigre (1976).

Franco Oppini was born on 15 February 1950 in Quistello, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor, known for Sacrificio disumano (2021), Brividi d'autore (2023) and Miracoloni (1981). He has been married to Ada Alberti since 1 June 2003. He was previously married to Alba Parietti.

Miriam Galanti was born on 5 April 1989 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Metamorfosi, The Good Italian II: The Prince Goes to Milan (2016) and Scarlett (2018).

Enzo Dara was born on 13 October 1938 in Mantua, Italy. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Great Performances at the Met (1977) and Die Italienerin in Algier (1987). He died on 25 August 2017 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Bruno Garilli was born in 1929 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Seasons of Our Love (1966). He died on 16 April 2010 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Roberto Boninsegna was born on 13 November 1943 in Mantua, Italy. He is an actor, known for The World of Don Camillo (1984), The Betrothed (1989) and 1970 FIFA World Cup (1970).

Paolino Dalla Porta was born on 25 July 1956 in Mantua, Italy. He is a composer, known for Domenica (2001) and Fast Break (1978).

Alessandro Gennari was born on 8 July 1949 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Amore che vieni, amore che vai (2007). He died on 3 January 2000 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Giovanni Nicolini was born on 20 March 1940 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He died on 26 February 2024 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Alessandro Striggio was born in Mantua, Italy. He was a writer, known for L'Orfeo (1978), Orfeo (1985) and L'Orfeo (2005). He died on 15 June 1630 in Venice, Italy.

Anna Maestri was born on 7 January 1924 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Tre camerati (1973), La roccia incantata (1949) and Il segreto di Luca (1969). She died on 4 March 1988 in Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Roberto Boninsegna was born on 13 November 1943 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Roberto Colaninno was born on 16 August 1943 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He was married to Oretta Schiavetti. He died on 18 August 2023 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Stefano Gueresi was born on 21 April 1960 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. Stefano was a composer, known for Angela (2008). Stefano died on 9 June 2017 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Patrizio Roversi was born on 4 February 1954 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for David Copperfield (2009), The Voice of the Moon (1990) and To Want to Fly (1991). He is married to Syusy Blady. They have one child.

Matteo Colaninno was born on 16 October 1970 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He has been married to Giovanna Ballabeni since 2004. They have two children.

Antonio Moresco was born on 30 October 1947 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for La lucina (2018), Il firmamento (2012) and L'assedio (2019).