“MI QUERIDA ESPAÑA”
Equipo artístico y de desarrollo
SAMUEL SALAMONE
Director / creador / ideador / coordinador general
Director del desarrollo creativo, tratamiento, guion y dossier.
- ALESSIA VOLONTÈ
Assistant Artistic Director, lead collaborator and choreographer. - LUIS ORTÍ - Screenwriter
- BEGOÑA TENA - Monologist
- MARTA FRANCESCHELLI - Dramaturgical development and creative support
- VIOLA CARINCI Dramaturg / Playwright
- MARTA ZOLLET - Artistic supervision and project follow-up
- MASÍAS REEL - Production team and filming execution
Mi Querida España is a parable about time, love, and transformation.
Samuel, a Sicilian doctor who flees on his wedding day to escape a life he never truly felt was his, abandons everything to pursue a fierce dream: to try to become who he truly longs to be.
An actor? A gay man? A pink bull? A failure? A "Free" man.
His wound begins in childhood, when a carnival costume made with the “wrong” colors and a hidden poster of a famous sex symbol, Raoul Bova, trigger a violent family explosion. That brutality transforms desire and identity into a foundational scar.
Years later, in Valencia, he meets Pablo: the man he falls in love with. Pablo is light, desire, freedom… but also limited time. He is hiding a terminal cancer, and when Samuel discovers that death has already begun its countdown, everything changes.
Time becomes urgency.
Because it is no longer only about fulfilling his own dream, but about crossing through pain, distance, and the violence of the world of entertainment, before it is too late.
It is Pablo who ignites the journey and pushes Samuel towards Carmen Libera, a cinematic version of Bizet’s opera, where Samuel will become the bullfighter…
Thus begins a fierce race against time: while Pablo fades away, Samuel moves through the world of cinema, the arena, bullfighting, the unresolved, sacrifice, dreams, authenticity, and love.
“C’ERA UNA VOLTA UN SANTO”
48 Hour Film Project
Short film created in 48 hours within the competitive format of 48HFF, with a team of approximately 18 people, developing the script, shooting, and editing under intense creative pressure.
Real-time direction, coordination of the technical and artistic team, and involvement of the co-director also as an actor.
Co-direction: Samuel Salamone & Andrey Maslenkin
Director of Photography (DoP): Daniele Massaccesi (Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions)
INTERACTIVE DINNER SHOW
“INTRUSIÓN”
Intrusion is not just a dinner, nor just a show: it is an immersive journey that blends theatre, art, and gastronomy to create moments that surprise and transform.
In a world where performance is constantly evolving, Intrusion stands as a bold and necessary concept, a space where artistic vision finds new ways to connect with audiences.
Artistic direction, concept and stage script development, casting and selection of performers, rehearsal management: Samuel Salamone.
Performers: 15 multidisciplinary professional artists per show VJ / DJ Front-of-house staff Assistant direction, choreography and lighting design: Alessia Volontè Technical and set production: Cantiere 21 (Perugia) Technical collaboration: architects, structures and video mapping Make-up, hair and costume: Lalique Chuette (Miss Drag Queen Italia 2016)
“VERDE" -
TERESA IANNELLO
Music video project involving direction and the use of a drone for aerial shots, integrating cinematic language and visual experimentation.
Direction: Samuel Salamone
Camera / Drone: Samuel Salamone
“TRY TO BE A DRAG QUEEN"
Direction and performance: Samuel Salamone
Author / creator of the format and performer: Samuel Salamone
Venue: Teatro Filodrammatici, Milan
PERFORMANCE / DRAG DIRECTION
Performance project developed for the Illecite Visioni festival at Teatro Filodrammatici in Milan.
Stage laboratory and public immersive performance experience conceived as a live transformation device within a dressing-room-like space installed in the theatre foyer. The audience was invited to undergo a process of identity metamorphosis (from masculine to feminine and from feminine to drag), integrated into the performative action.
The project combines elements of physical theatre, drag performance, and real-time audience participation.
“OVERBEARING WORDS”
Direction and performance: Samuel Salamone
Production: Teatro dell’Acquario di Cosenza
Artistic collaboration: Camilla Rotondi
Costume, lighting and set design: production team
Stage project developed during the creative process with actress Camilla Rotondi, based on the adaptation of a literary text into a structure of scenes and improvisations.
The performance was created on a low-budget basis through an intensive process of collective creation, staging, and rehearsal in just seven days, intended for performances in five schools in Cosenza.
The process included dramaturgical development in the rehearsal room, the transformation of narrative material into theatrical scenes, and the creation of the performance through improvisation and the actor’s physical work.
TEAM BUILDING “BOSE FACTOR”
Direction and format creation: Samuel Salamone
Direction of a corporate Christmas dinner and team-building experience for Bose S.r.l. (Milan), including the creation of an immersive performance format designed for a corporate environment.
The project included concept creation, artistic supervision of the event, and the development of performative and interactive dynamics for participants and actors.
Directing work focused on performer coaching, coordination of the artistic team, and the creation of immersive stage situations.
Artistic team: 6 actors
60 people
“ERACLE” – EMMA DANTE
Greek Theatre of Syracuse (INDA)
Role: Coryphaeus / stage supervisor
(Lead comic performer in collaboration with Serena Ganci)
“JUNGLE”
AUDIOVISUAL
Assistant director and acting coach for the music video “JUNGLE” – Doc M.C. ft. Dre Melz & Pro Bangah (Art & Music).
Directing support, work with performers, and acting coaching during filming.
“CATCH ME”
AUDIOVISUAL – MUSIC VIDEO
“CATCH ME” – Art & Music (Doc M.C. ft. Mimi Blix)
Acting coach for the artistic team during filming, supporting the performers’ work and the development of on-screen presence in front of the camera.
"MISS DRAG QUEEN ITALIA 2014"
Direction of original shows such as “Miss Drag Queen Italia, developing a performative language that combines humour, transformation, music, and performance.
Drag performances for clubs and private events, including handmade costume creation, make-up, rehearsals, and performance design, in dialogue with the hosting spaces and their technical conditions (lighting, set, and promotion).
"AD ANGIOLETTO"
THEATRE / DIRECTION AND STAGE CREATION
Theatrical project created and directed together with Camilla Rotondi, developed with the support of the Municipality of Busto Arsizio and the local Art High School.
The work is dedicated to “Angioletto”, a figure linked to the memory of the Shoah in Busto Arsizio, and is part of a project aimed at transmitting historical memory through theatrical language.
The work was awarded the First Gariwo Prize, an international organization dedicated to promoting the memory of the “Righteous Among the Nations” and to education on civic responsibility in the face of genocide.
“MURDER MYSTERY DINNERS”
FORMATS – MURDER MYSTERY DINNERS
“DELITTAMIORA”
Direction and creation of murder mystery dinners in collaboration with the DelittamiOra company.
Long-term project with over 1,000 performances, based on the creation of a modular interactive storytelling format adaptable to different spaces and audiences.
Development of original stories, flexible dramaturgical structure, and direction of immersive experiences in collaboration with agencies and hosting venues, acting as creators and format directors.
PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT
Selected for a professional internship during high school, I continued collaborating at the studio of Luca Perazzoli, a photographer and videomaker specialized in advertising and large-scale campaigns.
On-set work in film shoots and photo sessions for major clients, assisting in production, lighting, camera, casting, backstage, and team coordination.
Direct training in a professional audiovisual environment, developing experience in visual language, directing, and set dynamics.
