Divas: Sophia Loren

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Sophia Loren (1934 - present) is an Italian actress and sex symbol with a career spanning more than 70 years. She is widely considered to be one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

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This month, we're diving into the "Divas" of history, examining how the label has been used from many angles, whether describing women pejoratively... or with admiration.

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0:32.3	From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica.
0:36.5	This month, we're diving into the divos of history,
0:40.0	examining how the label's been used with many angles, whether describing women pejoratively
0:44.5	or with admiration. Today we're talking about a bombshell beauty of the silver screen. Her
0:51.5	striking good looks captivated international audiences and cemented her legacy as a
0:56.2	legendary sex symbol of Hollywood's golden age. Let's talk about Sophia Loren. Before Sophia Loren was
1:04.8	walking the red carpet draped in jewels, she was walking in rubble in the small Italian town of
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