A Sardinian is also joining the Cesaroni family's return to Garbatella. Eighteen-year-old Andrea Arru from Ploaghe plays Olmo in the popular Mediaset series, which launches its seventh season on Monday, 12 years after the resounding success of the most famous extended family on Italian television. The anticipation for the Rome-set drama was confirmed by the crowd of fans outside Rome's Teatro Palladium, which hosted the series presentation yesterday morning, featuring the entire cast.
Andrea Arru wasn't surprised by the outpouring of affection and curiosity: "Even during filming, fans were always eagerly awaiting us outside the locations. This made me realize how important and desired this series was; it definitely gave me an extra boost, because I understood the responsibility."
For six Monday evenings in prime time on Canale 5, with a double episode, "I Cesaroni 7" will attempt to "provide two hours of laughter and serenity," as anticipated by Claudio Amendola, who no longer only stars as Giulio Cesaroni, but also directs. The cast continues with Matteo Branciamore (Marco), Niccolò Centioni (Rudi), Federico Russo (Mimmo), Ludovico Fremont (Walter), and Elda Alvigini (Stefania). Antonello Fassari was also supposed to be returning as Cesare, but he died shortly before filming began a year ago. Among the new additions, in addition to the Sardinian actor, are Marta Filippi as Marco's new partner, Virginia; Ricky Memphis, Virginia's father, who will help Giulio manage the wine shop-trattoria; Lucia Ocone (Livia) who will help the Cesaronis save the wine shop by transforming it, and Chiara Mastalli, in the role of Ines, mother of Olmo (Andrea Arru) and with whom Mimmo will have a special relationship.
This is certainly not the first time Andrea Arru has appeared in a TV series. He's among the most sought-after young Italian actors in television and film (and also among the most awarded), but he has a unique distinction: he's the one who's been offered the most diverse roles. The Ploaghese actor played a hemophiliac child in "Glassboy," played Diabolik as a teenager, played a bully in "The Boy with the Pink Pants," played the son of a boss in "A Respectable Family," and played a handsome and confident student in "Di4ri." And in a few days, filming will begin on the international HBO series "The House of Gonzaga," directed by Gianni Cosentino.
