Spaccafico — Cinema Paradiso Character Profile

About Spaccafico

A local man who wins a football lottery and uses the winnings to rebuild Cinema Paradiso after the fire, ensuring the theater's survival and Totò's employment.

Character Facts

Played by

Enzo Cannavale

Appears in

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Spaccafico — Social Cinema Benefactor — Spaccafico (Enzo Cannavale)

  A wealthy local who financially sustains the town's cultural landmark.

• Spaccafico — Alliance Ally — Alfredo (Philippe Noiret)

  Community partners who ensure the cinema's physical survival and cultural continuity.

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• Alfredo (Philippe Noiret)
• Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult) (Jacques Perrin)
• Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen) (Marco Leonardi)
• Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child) (Salvatore Cascio)
• Father Adelfio (Leopoldo Trieste)
• Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut) (Agnese Nano)
• Village idiot (Nicola Di Pinto)
• Maria Di Vita (young) (Antonella Attili)
• Fabbro, blacksmith (Tano Cimarosa)
• Peppino's Father (Nino Terzo)
• Lia (Roberta Lena)
• Maria Di Vita (aged) (Pupella Maggio)