- Nieves Navarro
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Nieves Navarro 
Nieves Navarro in Sergio Martino's horror film All the Colors of the Dark (1972)Born Nieves Navarro García
November 11, 1938
Almería, SpainResidence Barcelona, Spain Other names Susan Scott
Suzanne ScottOccupation Actress
ModelYears active 1964–1989 Spouse Luciano Ercoli (1972–present) Nieves Navarro (born Nieves Navarro García; November 11, 1938) is a retired Spanish-born Italian actress and fashion model. Navarro worked extensively in Italian cinema appearing alongside actors such as Totò and Lino Banfi in the 1960s and 70s. She later adopted the Americanized stage name Susan Scott for many of her productions after 1969.
Navarro was also one of the first female stars of the Spaghetti Western genre making her feature film debut in A Pistol for Ringo and its sequel The Return of Ringo along with later appearances in The Big Gundown (1966), Long Days of Vengeance (1967), Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970) and Adiós, Sabata (1971). In 1972, she married to the Italian director and producer Luciano Ercoli, starring in many of his productions up until the early-1980s, and was familiar for her erotically-themed roles in giallo and sex comedies. She went into semi-retirement after 1983, making two last films in 1989. In recent years, she has returned to live in her native Spain with her husband.
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Biography
Born Nieves Navarro García in Almería, Spain on November 11, 1938, her career began as advertising and fashion model. The introduction of television in Spain in 1956 led to further appearances in commercials and other work in the industry during the next few years. She began her career as a film actress in Italy alongside Totò in the Lawrence of Arabia parody Totò d'Arabia (1965),[1][2] an Spanish-Italian co-production, in which she played Doris, a beautiful spy in the service of the British SIS, who charms the Sheik of Kuwait El Ali el Buzur (Fernando Sancho) and allows Totò to use her to drive of the one-hundred wives of Sheik jealous.
Her early work in films took place in the Spaghetti Westerns that were shot regularly in her hometown of Almeria. In 1965, she appeared in The Return of Ringo, starring Giuliano Gemma, as the girlfriend of the Mexican bandit Sancho (Fernando Sancho). Navarro also appeared in the sequel The Return of Ringo,[3] and supporting roles in The Big Gundown (1966),[4][5][6] Long Days of Vengeance (1967), Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970) [7] and Adiós, Sabata (1971).[4] Nieves also had leading roles in a number of action[1] and horror films during this period[8][9] and was among the protagonists of the film Death Walks At Midnight (1972), directed by Luciano Ercoli, who eventually became her husband.
She subsequently moved to Italy with Ercoli where she spent the rest of her career, starring in many of her husband's projects, which ended veering towards Italian erotica and "giallo" cinema. It was in the latter genre that highlighted her as a major star especially her appearances in the Emannuelle series, Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977) and Emanuelle e Lolita (1978), directed by Joe D'Amato[8] and Henri Sala respectively.
In 1983, Navarro attempted to return to Spanish cinema with films like Gianfranco Angelucci's drama Honey with Fernando Rey,[10] but with less than expected success. She made two last films in 1989, Fiori di zucca and Casa di piacere, before going into retirement.[11] In recent years, she has returned to Spain, settling in Barcelona with Ercoli.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1965 A Pistol for Ringo Dolores The Return of Ringo Rosita 1966 Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang Alina Shakespeare Totò d'Arabia Doris Che notte, ragazzi! Consuelo The Big Gundown The Widow 1967 Long Days of Vengeance Dolly Rojo Consuela 1969 Le Paria Sylvia A Wrong Way to Love Anna Lanfranchi as Susan Scott Amor a todo gas Laura Montes/Falsa Elena Naked Violence Livia Ussaro as Susan Scott 1970 Le foto proibite di una signora per bene Dominique as Susan Scott Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming Belle Manassas as Susan Scott 1971 Le foto proibite di una signora per bene Dominique as Susan Scott Adiós, Sabata Saloon Dancer at Kingsville Texas as Susan Scott Siete minutos para morir Karin Foster Death Walks on High Heels Nicole Rochard as Susan Scott 1972 All the Colors of the Dark Barbara Harrison as Susan Scott Kill the Poker Player Lilly/Kate as Susan Scott So Sweet, So Dead Lily as Susan Scott La morte accarezza a mezzanotte Valentina as Susan Scott 1973 Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio Kitty as Susan Scott 1974 Chi ha rubato il tesoro dello scia? as Susan Scott Il giudice e la minorenne Laura as Susan Scott Troppo rischio per un uomo solo Nina as Susan Scott 1975 Los hijos de Scaramouche as Susan Scott Il vizio di famiglia Ines, the Countess as Susan Scott 1976 Noi siam come le lucciole as Susan Scott Il medico... la studentessa Luisa as Susan Scott There's a Spy in My Bed Madame Velluto nero Crystal as Susan Scott Mauricio, mon amour Uncredited 1977 The Rip-Off Ornella as Susan Scott Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals Maggie McKenzie as Susan Scott 1978 Emanuelle e Lolita Emanuelle as Susan Scott Cugine mie Aunt Gaia 1979 Candide Lolita Adrienne Larousse as Suzanne Scott The Nurse in the Military Madhouse Veronica La Russa as Susan Scott 1982 La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe Anna-Maria Mancuso as Susan Scott Sex and Black Magic Helen as Susan Scott 1983 El fascista, doña Pura y el follón de la escultura Pura Honey Governess as Susan Scott 1989 Fiori di zucca Madre di Enzo as Susan Scott Casa di piacere References
- ^ a b Parish, James and Michael Pitts. The Great Spy Pictures II. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1986. (pg. 138, 375) ISBN 0-8108-1913-9
- ^ Giacovelli, Enrico. Poi dice che uno si butta a sinistra!. Rome: Gremese, 1994. (pg. 304)
- ^ Giacovelli, Enrico. Un Secolo di Cinema Italiano, 1900-1999: Dalle origini agli anni Sessanta. Lindau: Torino, 2002. (pg. 339)
- ^ a b Frayling, Christopher. Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone. London: Routledge & Keagan Paul, 1981. (pg. 262-263) ISBN 0-7100-0503-2
- ^ Hughes, Howard. Once Upon a Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2006. (pg. 31, 38, 151) ISBN 1-85043-896-X
- ^ Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. New York: Penguin, 2008. (pg. 124) ISBN 0-452-28978-5
- ^ Green, Paul. Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2009. (pg. 151, 176) ISBN 0-7864-4390-1
- ^ a b Weisser, Thomas. Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, The Bad, and The Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1992. (pg. 9, 193) ISBN 0-89950-688-7
- ^ Stine, Scott Aaron. The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2001. (pg. 234) ISBN 0-7864-0924-X
- ^ Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 2004. New York: Signet, 2003. (pg. 633) ISBN 0-451-20940-0
- ^ Castoldi, Gian Luca. Donne in Prigione: Nazisti, Horror e Fantascienza, Thriller, Decameroni e Film Esotici. Rome: Profondo Rosso, 2005. (pg. 198)
Further reading
- Baldi, Alfredo. Schermi Proibiti: La Censura in Italia 1947-1988. Venice: Marsilio, 2002.
- Bruschini, Antonio and Antonio Tentori, ed. Western all'italiana: The Specialists. Firenze: Glittering lmages, 1998.
- Giusti, Marco. Dizionario del Western all'Italiana. Italy: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2007.
External links
Categories:- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Almería
- People from Barcelona
- People from Rome (city)
- Spanish film actors
- Spaghetti Western actors
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