Un gran porvenir a la espalda

Synopsis of Un gran porvenir a la espalda

«Un gran porvenir a la espalda» is the autobiography of Vittorio Gassman, published by Planeta in paperback (221 pages, in Spanish).

In these memoirs, the Italian actor Vittorio Gassman reviews in the first person his career and private life: his theatrical training, a career that alternated between film and stage, his loves, and the episodes he considers miracles. The book is the self-portrait of a performer and his era, told by Gassman himself.

First edition of 1983, Barcelona, in the Al Filo del Tiempo collection. Translation by Fernando Gutiérrez; the original title is «Un grande avvenire dietro le spalle».

For readers interested in actors' memoirs and in the history of twentieth-century Italian theatre and film.