Vito Polara — The Challenge Character Profile

About Vito Polara

Played by José Suárez, he is a gang leader who challenges a local Camorra boss for supremacy, serving as the primary protagonist driving the film's central conflict.

Vito Polara — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

José Suárez

Appears in

The Challenge (1958)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Vito Polara — Conflict Rival Associate — Fernando Ajello (Pasquale Cennamo)

  Ally of the rival boss

• Vito Polara — Romantic Lovers — Assunta (Rosanna Schiaffino)

  Married couple based on real-life Pupetta Maresca and Pasquale Simonetti

• Vito Polara — Conflict Rival Boss — Salvatore Ajello (Decimo Cristiani)

  Challenges Vito for supremacy in the Camorra

• Vito Polara — Alliance Gang Member — Califano (Ubaldo Granata)

  Allies in the criminal organization

• Vito Polara — Alliance Gang Member — Antonio (Ezio Vergari)

  Allies in the criminal organization

• Vito Polara — Alliance Gang Member — Raffaele (José Jaspe)

  Allies in the criminal organization

• Vito Polara — Alliance Gang Member — Gennaro (Nino Vingelli)

  Allies in the criminal organization

• Vito Polara — Family Son — Madre di Vito (Tina Castigliano)

  Mother-son relationship

• Vito Polara — Romantic Husband — Assunta (Rosanna Schiaffino)

  Vito is married to Assunta, based on the real-life relationship between Pasquale Simonetti and Pupetta Maresca

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Challenge

More characters from The Challenge

• Assunta (Rosanna Schiaffino)
• Gennaro (Nino Vingelli)
• Salvatore Ajello (Decimo Cristiani)
• La lavandaia (Uncredited) (Rosita Pisano)
• Raffaele (José Jaspe)
• Madre di Vito (Tina Castigliano)
• Fernando Ajello (Pasquale Cennamo)
• Madre di Assunta (Elsa Valentino Ascoli)
• Califano (Ubaldo Granata)
• Antonio (Ezio Vergari)
• Camorra gang member with speaking scene (Sigismondo Colesanti)