Cino Tortorella

Cino Tortorella, born 27 June 1927, is a former Italian television presenter, best known for creating and conducting the Zecchino d'Oro festival of children's songs.

Topo Gigio

Born in Ventimiglia, Italy, Tortorella began his career in the 1950s with a comedy entitled Zurlì, mago Lipperlì ("Zurlì, the Magician of There", 1956). Three years later, he inaugurated the Zecchino d'Oro, in which he played the role of Mago Zurlì until 1972. He also created several other shows on RAI TV and private Italian networks such as Antenna 3 Lombardia where in the late '70s and first '80s was the most important TV Director.

With Tortorella as the voice of Topo Gigio, he became a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show. While a popular attraction in Italy, exposure via The Ed Sullivan Show made them famous around the world.

Legacy

In December 2006, Tortorella's name was written into the Guinness book as of the person having been conducting the same program (Zecchino d'Oro) for the longest ever time in the world.

Cino

Cino is a comune in the province of Sondrio in Italy, and it has a population of about 400 inhabitants, with an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), the density is 67 hab/km² . Cino borders the following municipalities: Cercino, Mantello, Novate Mezzola, Dubino.

Łęcino

Łęcino [wɛnˈt͡ɕinɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zatory, within Pułtusk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

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Coordinates: 52°38′06″N 21°07′48″E / 52.634895°N 21.129917°E / 52.634895; 21.129917

Żółcino

Żółcino [ʐuu̯ˈt͡ɕinɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Kamień Pomorski and 65 km (40 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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Coordinates: 53°59′N 14°46′E / 53.983°N 14.767°E / 53.983; 14.767

Tortorella

Tortorella is a town and comune of the province of Salerno, Campania, in south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 563.

Geography

Located in southern Cilento, 11 km far from the Cilentan Coast, Tortorella is a hill town located in the middle of a large forest area part of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park. Nearest settlements are Casaletto Spartano and Battaglia.

The bordering municipalities are Casaletto Spartano, Morigerati, Santa Marina, Sapri, Torraca, Vibonati and Rivello (PZ), this one in Basilicata region. The only hamlet (frazione) is the village of Caselle.

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External links

Media related to Tortorella at Wikimedia Commons

Tortorella (disambiguation)

Tortorella may refer to:

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