Italian journalist, documentary film director Gianni Minà
died in Rome from a heart attack on March 27, 2023. He was 84. Born in Turin on
May 17, 1938, Mina was one of Italy’s most respected journalists who began his career
in 1959 at the sports newspaper Tuttosport, where he was also director
between 1996 and 1998. In 1960 Minà made his debut at Rai as a sports reporter
for the Olympic Games in Rome. Five years later was his baptism in the renowned
sports program Sprint, directed by Maurizio Barendson. At that time, his
reports began to be very recognized. The same goes for his documentaries and
feature films that marked an era on Italian TV at the time. Gianni wrote and
directed “Il ritorno di Zapata” in 1994 and “Once Upon a Time There was Cinema:
Sergio Leone and His Films” in 2014.
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