Raffaella Carrà "had a secret adoptive son who is therefore also the sole legitimate heir to the great Italian artist's estate, as well as the image and copyright rights to her works. His name is Gian Luca Pelloni Bulzoni, born in Ferrara in 1964 but living in Rome, where he runs Arcoiris Edizioni Musicale, of which he is the owner. Formerly Raffaella Carrà's personal secretary and manager, he was among the people closest and dearest to her, along with a few others." The Corriere della Sera website revealed this exclusively.

The litigation
The news, according to Corriere.it, "emerged entirely by chance from a legal dispute with a Spanish company over the stage musical "Ballo Ballo," for which Carrà's son had requested an injunction against "the production, distribution, publicity, and performance, in any form and through any means," due to the lack of her consent. Gian Luca Pelloni Bulzoni, explains the newspaper's website, had made this request to the Rome Court precisely in his capacity as Raffaella Carrà's heir, and therefore "holder of the rights to her image, voice, and name (both real and artistic), as well as the data and information about her personal and professional life, as he also holds the moral rights and the rights to use the artist's intellectual works."

The decision
Judge Laura Centofanti of the Rome City Court, however, did not grant the requested injunction because, to date, the 36 theatrical performances of the musical "Ballo Ballo" following the 2020 film have already taken place and no further ones are planned. For any compensation, Carrà's heir will therefore have to pursue legal action in the main proceedings," the statement continues.

The grandchildren
According to the documents, Raffaella Carrà—who died on July 5, 2021, at the age of 78—had "adopted her former collaborator, who is therefore also her sole heir, as he had no other children. There are two grandchildren, Matteo and Federica Pelloni, children of Raffaella's brother, who also died at just 56, with whom agreements may have been reached during the artist's lifetime, given the great affection she felt for them and for her brother."