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Palena is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the hometown of Pietro Como and Lucia Travaglini, the parents of Italian-American baritone Perry Como (1912–2001). There is a plaque commemorating Perry Como as well as the home of painter Oreste Recchione, who also lived in Palena.
May 10, 2019 · Pierino Ronald ‘Perry’ Como, the seventh son to Pietro Como and Lucia Travaglini was born on 18th May 1912. Although Perry, the first of his parent’s children who would be born in the U.S. could call himself a Pennsylvanian, his ancestry was deep in the Italian Abruzzese town of Palena, The seventh of 13 children, he was brought up in an ...
The Como celebration crossed the Atlantic in August 2002. Palena, Italy, the birthplace of Como's parents, had a long-standing week-long festival in honor of the singer. A smaller version of the statue was taken to Palena by the mayor of Canonsburg, Anthony Colaizzo.
The seventh of thirteen children, he was born in Pennsylvania from an Italian-American family; his parents Pietro Como (1877 - 1945) and Lucia Travaglini (1883 - 1961) were from Palena, in the province of Chieti; his father, an amateur baritone, wished to give all children a musical education despite the family's economic difficulties.
Jul 12, 2010 · Perry Como was an American singer, actor, and television personality. He was nicknamed “Mr. C.” He was the son of Lucia (Travaglini) and Pietro Como, a mill hand. His parents were Italian, from Palena, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. Perry was the seventh of thirteen children.
Feb 22, 2019 · The Perry Como celebration crossed the Atlantic in August 2002. Palena, Italy, the birthplace of Como’s parents, had a long-standing week-long festival in honor of the singer. A smaller version of the statue was taken to Palena by the mayor of Canonsburg, Anthony Colaizzo.
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Feb 18, 2019 · Palena, Italy, the birthplace of Como’s parents, had a long-standing week-long festival in honor of the singer. A smaller version of the statue was taken to Palena by the mayor of Canonsburg, Anthony Colaizzo. Perry’s son, David, and his wife were also in attendance when the town of Palena renamed a street for Perry Como.
