The Barber of Rio (Italian: Il barbiere di Rio) is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Cast Diego Abatantuono as Matteo Zuleika Dos Santos as Giorginha Rocco Papaleo as Ugo Giuseppe Oristanio as Rocco Margaret Mazzantini as Silvia Renata Fronzi as Angelina Dario Tata as Alex Claudio Bignone as Simone Antonio Petrocelli as the policeman Irene Grandi as Guardian angel Mauro Di Francesco, Nini Salerno and Ugo Conti as Italians in Rio References External links 1996 films Films directed by Giovanni Veronesi 1990s Italian-language films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films 1990s Italian films