Movie: Varichina - The True Story of the Fake Life of Lorenzo de Santis

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Federica Torchetti
Federica Torchetti

Ketty Volpe
Ketty Volpe

Totò Onnis
Totò Onnis

Lorenzo De Santis

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    Varichina was the first openly out homosexual man in Bari in the ‘70s. Ugly, flashy and campy, he was well known for making coarse advances to every man he saw. He was gay, had nothing to hide, and lived a life of celebration! Funny and heartwarming, Varichina: The True Story of the Fake Life of Lorenzo de Santis is a documentary/fiction hybrid looking at someone who was WAY OUT, long before it was socially acceptable.

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    2017-02-02

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