Background
Born in Rome, the son of Vittorio De Sica and María Mercader, De Sica enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, in which he studied with Bruno Maderna. He debuted as a composer for his father"s film A Place for Lovers (1968).
Born in Rome, the son of Vittorio De Sica and María Mercader, De Sica enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, in which he studied with Bruno Maderna. He debuted as a composer for his father"s film A Place for Lovers (1968).
In 2005 he was honored with the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic. DeSica died of a heart attack on 5 December 2014 at the age of 65, in Rome, Italy.