ABOUT ME
FRANCESCO SALAMANCA
Maestro Puparo
Francesco Salamanca was born at Catania (Sicily) in 1955 and is the second of six children.
At thirteen years old, Francesco decided to devote all his extra time to the creation of puppets. It will be the puppeteer Emilio Musumeci to welcome him into his laboratory and teach Francesco the techniques of construction, while telling him the stories of the paladins of France.
In the beginning of the 80's, Francesco left the family structure and created its own activity with his wife Angioletta Cavallaro.
The birth of their two sons, Emanuele and Simone coincides with a positive dynamic phase of their work: Francesco is often part in numerous Craft Fairs through Italy, earning prestigious awards.
In 2004, thanks to the project of his son Emanuele, he has created a collection of 65 theatre puppets for the cruiseship "Costa Magica" of Costa Cruise. The entire collection has been published in a prestigious book by Franco Maria (famous Italian writer and editor, designer and collectioner of art).
In 2010, Francesco Salamanca has been selected to be one of the exhibitors of the Italian Expo in Houston (TX, USA). It has been a successful fair where American people have enjoyed and discovered Italian traditions.
In August 2011, Francesco Salamanca won the Knight Award Isidoro Platania 2011, recognition for his wonderful and passionate career as a Craftsman Master.
In May 2015, in the occasion of his 50 years’ anniversary of his activity, Francesco Salamanca has been invited to expose his collections of Sicilian puppets in Eataly Dubai store in Dubai Mall (United Arab Emirates), in the world’s biggest shopping mall.
The Puppet Theatre is recognized by UNESCO as:
"Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity"
CONTACT
info@pupisalamanca.com
+39 346 0131563
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