The sixties and seventies were the most important years of my life! I began my photographic way. In sixties I did unforgettable journeys in Spain, a beautiful and hospitable country, I loved their food, their radiance, their music and the ”Flamenco” dance.

I watched also the “CORRIDA” and I was attracted by the rituality and especially by bullfighters. In 1963 and 1964 I went to France, exactly to Frejus, very closed to Sanremo in the ancient Roman Arena where the most important “MATADORES” performed: EL VITTI- PACO CAMINO AND THE BEAUTIFUL MANUEL BENITEZ EL CORDOBES . .

In these occasions I saw and knew with great pleasure PICASSO who couldn’t go to Spain. Therefore I had the opportunity to attend his world in this corner of France. When he was at the corrida, he began the show, he frequently was accompanied by friends and beautiful women of JET-SET.

Year 1968. I was curious of the popularity of “SONG FESTIVAL” in Sanremo, so in 1968 I went to the proves of the CASINO just for fun without my camera and I had a lot of luck because I could listen live to BATTISTI, STIVI WONDER and MAL of PRIMITIV.

I loved it very much and so I began to take pictures from the last rows but in short time I went to the first row together with my colleagues

I was the only woman and so I was also very spoiled. In the following years I took part in many programs and then I cooperated with the greatest organizers of Musical Events: RADAELLI, RAVERA, SALVETTI, RAVERA – BIXIO, and ADRIANO ARAGOZZINI of whom I keep nice memories.

I passed my time between the exposure room and the dark room and I was always accompanied by music. Thanks to my acquaintances I could attend the most famous musical events in seventies and eighties: for example Venice Lido, where there was Vince Tempera, Cantagiro with the participation of Celentano and in San Vensant. By enlarging my acquaintances of musical artists, I attended concerts and with great pleasure also recording studios: to see the creation of a song and of a music by an artist is a wonderful sensation and it’s very exciting.

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