Fremantle Takes Option Rights for Raffaella Carrà Doc

Fremantle has secured the exclusive global option rights to create a documentary on Italian actress, recording artist, presenter, model and cultural icon Raffaella Carrà.

The new Fremantle documentary will chart Carrà’s life story, from her humble beginnings to becoming the “lady of Italian television.” The project has been spearheaded at Fremantle by Andrea Scrosati, group COO and CEO in continental Europe; Gabriele Immirzi, CEO in Italy; Nathalie García, CEO in Spain; Mandy Chang, global head of documentaries; and Alessandro De Rita, head of documentaries in Italy.

The project will also be supported in Spain by Fernando Jerez, managing director of EN Cero Coma Producciones.

Carrà’s career spanned seven decades, as she became a symbol of liberation and women’s rights. In 1965, she had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox and appeared in the film Von Ryan’s Express alongside Frank Sinatra, Edward Mulhare and Trevor Howard. Her popularity grew in Spain and across Europe and Latin America as her reputation as a music artist grew, with albums such as Forte Forte Forte, released in 36 countries around the world. She later became a strong supporter and icon of the LGBTQ+ community and was recognized at the 2017 World Pride Madrid.