Tina Pica
Italian actress (1884-1968)
Tina Pica (7 February 1888 – 15 August 1968) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with The Three-Cornered Hat.
In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramella in the successful film series Bread, Love and Dreams (1953), Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954), Scandal in Sorrento (1955), Bread, Love and Andalusia (1958) and the last one, Pane, amore e così sia (which was never filmed).
In 1955, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q696857. VIAF identifies the subject as 19025340. The Library of Congress control number is n2001032768. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1888, 1968, 1935 and 1953.
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