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May 3, 2018 · He put me in touch with Mr. Lella’s son Michael, who lives in California. Michael and his wife Norma and I became good friends when I visited them in late March. Michael arranged for Kendra and me (and another friend, Luigi Manzione from Rome) to meet Pino on April 12, and he is the author of this very moving essay about his father Pino.
Nov 28, 2018 · All the while trying to get a commitment out of Pino’s daughter for me to come and take a portrait of Pino. The family was guarding him not only due to his age but also because of legal concerns since a movie adaptation of Pino’s story was underway. The day before the last available window I finally secured my chance to meet Pino through ...
Mimo Lella. Anna Marta is the love of Pino Lella ’s life. Pino first meets Anna by happenstance while roaming the streets of Milan. Pino asks Anna out on a date, and she accepts but fails to show up. Pino doesn’t see Anna again until he becomes a driver for General Leyers.
Apr 27, 2021 · That Pino and Mimo Lella did not live at Casa Alpina as the book claims they were. Isman has no memory of them. Neither boy appears in any of the photos Isman has of the years at Casa Alpina. That Mark Sullivan used a picture of Franco Isman as Mimo Lello. That Mark Sullivan’s portrayal of Casa Alpina was not accurate.
Apr 26, 2021 · That Pino and Mimo Lella did not live at Casa Alpina as the book claims they were. Isman has no memory of them. Neither boy appears in any of the photos Isman has of the years at Casa Alpina.
Jan 26, 2019 · It is based on the true story of a great Italian guy, Pino Lella, who played a part in the Allies’ success in northern Italy. Pino, who is now about 90 years old is an unsung hero of World War 2. At seventeen years old, Pino and his little brother are sent to a Catholic boys camp in the Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland because ...
In Milan, 17-year-old Pino Lella knows that the Nazis are struggling to keep their hold on Italy, but all the teenager dreams about is getting a date. He approaches a young woman and asks her to meet him at the cinema later.
