Nando Cicero

{{Short description|Italian film director, screenwriter and actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Nando Cicero.jpg

| name = Nando Cicero

| birth_name = Fernando Cicero

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|1|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Asmara, Italian Eritrea

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|7|30|1931|1|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Rome, Italy

| occupation = film director

}}

Fernando Cicero, better known as Nando Cicero (22 January 1931 – 30 July 1995), was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.

Born in Asmara, Cicero debuted as an actor, working with directors such as Luchino Visconti (Senso, 1953), Roberto Rossellini (Vanina Vanini, 1961), Francesco Rosi (Salvatore Giuliano, 1962) and Alberto Lattuada (The Steppe, 1962).{{cite book|last=Roberto Poppi|title=I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|year=2002|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401712}} He starred in eleven films between 1953 and 1962, always in supporting roles. After his directorial debut with Lo scippo he directed three Spaghetti Western films ( Professionals for a Massacre, Last of the Badmen, and Twice a Judas).{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario del western all'italiana|year=2007|publisher=Mondadori, 2007|isbn=978-8804572770}} From 1970 he focused on comedy genre, directing some parody films starred by Franco and Ciccio. Starting with The School Teacher Cicero established himself as one of the most important and successful directors of the commedia sexy all'italiana film genre.{{cite book|last=Michele Giordano|title=La commedia erotica italiana: vent'anni di cinema sexy made in Italy|year=2000|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2000|isbn=888440035X}} Following the decline of the genre, he retired in 1983; his last film was Paulo Roberto Cotechino, starring Alvaro Vitali and Carmen Russo. He died in 1995 at age 64.