Isabel Pisano
Isabel Pisano | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, journalist, writer |
| Website | http://isabelpisano.es |
Isabel Pisano (Montevideo, 1948) is a Uruguayan actress, writer and journalist that has lived in several countries.
Biography
She has worked with several film directors from Argentina, Spain (Bilbao by Bigas Luna) and Italy (Casanova by Federico Fellini).
War journalist for RAI (Italy) and El Mundo, she covered Palestine, Lebanon, Chad, Iraq, Bosnia and Somalia. She was the only journalist present at Mosul and Basra bombings in 1993.[1] She was granted a medal by the Spanish Culture Ministry.
The film Whore (2004) is based upon her 2003 book Yo, puta.
She has also written Bigas Luna's biography Sombras de Bigas, luces de Luna.
Isabel Pisano was married to Argentinian composer Waldo de los Ríos, who died in 1977. Later she accompanied Yasser Arafat during 12 years.[2]
Selected filmography
- Savage Pampas (1966)
Work
- Yasir Arafat: La pasion de un lider, Ediciones B., 2006 (ISBN 8466625100).
- Yo Terrorista, Plaza & Janés Editories, 2004 (ISBN 8401378826).
- La Sospecha: El Complot Que Amenaza La Sociedad Actual, Belacqva, 2003 (ISBN 849589453X).
- El Amado Fantasma, Plaza & Janés Editories, 2002 (ISBN 8401377900)
References
- ^ Isabel Pisano, journalist (in Spanish)
- ^ ""Arafat was passionate and romantic" (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
