Like other celebrities from the world of entertainment, Lino Banfi shared his memories of Christmas: here is the actor’s unpublished story.
Many years ago, when Lino Banfi was not yet Lino Banfi, money was scarce and moments of desperation were far from rare. The actor has remembered this in recent days by sharing, like other characters in the world of entertainment, his memories related to Christmas on the pages of the number of More released on newsstands last week.
Unforgettable December 25 by Lino Banfi
Lino Banfi told what happened when he was 17. “I had moved to Naples to do theater, but the work wasn’t there and the money was gone… I was desperate, so on Christmas Eve I didn’t want to go home to Barletta, defeated. I was ashamed and very hungry… “.
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Lino Banfi has come to do things that, seen with today’s eyes, seem incredible for someone like him. “I decided to go to a corner of the street and ask for alms, until a gentleman passed by …”. The latter approached him and took him to his home, to his family, welcoming him as if he were a relative or a friend. “They made me have dinner and sleep at their house. The following morning, Christmas day, that gentleman took me to the station and bought me a ticket for Puglia ”.
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Lino Banfi concluded the story of his very personal Christmas tale by revealing that he returned to Naples to look for that gentleman who helped him, years later, when he was now a famous actor. But without succeeding. “At the address of his house I found an electrician, so I was convinced that I met an angel on that Christmas Eve” he concluded.
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