Sophia Loren has been made an honorary citizen of Naples, the city that formed her and became the backdrop of many of her films. The ceremony, where the honorary citizenship was bestowed, took place in the courtyard of the Maschio Angioino in Naples. Mayor Luigi de Magistris honoured 81-year-old actress and 500 residents attended. The guests sang the Neapolitan song “O sole mio.”
Loren grew up near Naples, and her breakthrough role came in Vittorio De Sica’s “The Gold of Naples,” in 1954. She once famously told an interviewer that “I am not Italian. I am Neapolitan. It’s another thing! She looked elegant and striking wearing a black dress with a fuschia floral print. She told the news agency ANSA that “I feel so much love.”
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who have chosen Naples as the location for the presentations of the Alta Artiginalità collections were guests of honour at the ceremony.
