Silvana Mangano (Italian pronunciation: [silˈvaːna ˈmaŋɡano]; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian actress.
Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a "Miss Rome" beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved a notable success in Bitter Rice (1949) and continued working in films for almost four more decades.
Born in Rome to an Italian father and an English mother (Ivy Webb from Croydon), Mangano lived in poverty caused by the Second World War. Trained for seven years as a dancer, she was supporting herself as a model.
In 1946, at age 16, Mangano won the "Miss Rome" beauty pageant and through this, she obtained a role in a Mario Costa film. 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.
Fly, as high as you can
Don't you fear the night
The night belongs to us
Even last out last
When you fall down to the floor
Don't hide the tears away
Look right deep inside of you
Through the dark, you'll see the light
Wherever you'll go, whatever you'll do
I'll be standing right beside you
No matter how far, no matter how long
I will follow where you go
Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
Run, as far as you can
You can reach the stars
And through the midnight sky
Love will rise again, and it will shine
When you fall down to the floor
Don't hide the tears away
Look right deep inside of you
Through the dark, you'll see the light
Wherever you'll go, whatever you'll do
I'll be standing right beside you
No matter how far, no matter how long
I will follow where you go
Cause I believe in you
I believe in you.
Wherever you'll go, whatever you'll do
I'll be standing right beside you
No matter how far, no matter how long
I will follow where you go
Cause I believe in you
I believe in you.