Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d`Antonguolla was born on 6 May 1895 in Castellaneta, Italy. Shortly after making his
Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d`Antonguolla was born on 6 May 1895 in Castellaneta, Italy. Shortly after making his debut in silent films, Valentino became the first male sex symbol of cinema. Before the release of what would be his last film, "The Son of the Sheik", Valentino died of a perforated ulcer and blood poisoning in 1926 at the age of 31. At is funeral, an estimated 100,000 people stood on the streets to pay their respects, nearly causing a riot.
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