Lucia Bosè

Lucia Bosè (28 January 1931 – 23 March 2020) was an Italian actress.

Life and career

Lucia Bosè was born in Milan to Francesca Borloni and Domenico Bosè. After a number of years working in a bakery, Pasticceria Galli, in her native city, in 1947 she won the second edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest.

She earned a role in Dino Risi's short film, 1848 (1948), before making her feature film debut in the 1950 film, Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi (No Peace Under the Olive Tree) directed by Giuseppe De Santis, who later directed her again in 1952's Roma, ore 11 (Rome 11:00). That same year, she starred in Antonioni's Cronaca di un amore (Story of a Love Affair) and in 1953, she reunited with him for La signora senza camelie (The Lady Without Camelias). In 1955, she appeared in the films Gli Sbandati (Abandoned) and Muerte de un ciclista (Death of a Cyclist). The following year, she played the main female role in Cela s'appelle l'aurore (This is Called Dawn).

Her career flourished until 1955, when she fell in love with Spanish bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín during the filming of Muerte de un ciclista, and gave up acting to marry and raise a family. The couple married twice, first on 1 March 1955 in Las Vegas and then on 19 October of that year, in a Catholic ceremony at the family estate or finca.

Dominguín returned to the bullfighting arena abroad, and their first child, Miguel Bosé, was born in Panama on 3 April 1956. Their second child, Lucia, was born in 1957 and their third, Paola, was born in 1960. Lucia and her husband were married until 1968, but their differences were accentuated over time, especially her lack of interest in bullfighting. She never became close to the "Dominguín" clan, and his marital infidelities also took their toll.