Luca Telese: “Laura Berlinguer and I have been victims of the pandemic, like many others, and the weight of not shared mourning”

When he tells of his ex -wife, Laura Berlinguer, Luca Telese does it with an affectionate nostalgia. When they knew “We were two guys, we worked on a demented program, Martian chronicles: we had not exchanged the personal certificates, “he says to Corriere della Seraremembering the beginning of an important, but now over story. “The love for Sardinia counted later, when we took home in Alghero.”

Enrico, the son was born from their bond: “The most beautiful fruit of my life”. He chose the name: “Laura agreed only because the surname would have been different from that of her father.” A son who, he says, has a great talent: “I call it the precometer: If he sees a pair of shoes, a picture or a piece of furniture he immediately knows how much it costs. He knows how to evaluate beautiful things ».

The wedding was celebrated in Labico, in the Lazio countryside, with few friends. Francesco Cossiga had made them known, but at the wedding “he was no longer there and in any case Laura did not want” VIP “. I had just lost my father, and shortly thereafter Laura’s mother, Mrs. Letizia, missed: we took some time to show her the photos on the iPad ». The relationship between the two families had become tight: “His family had adopted mine: I will always be grateful for this».

Then came the Covid period, and with it the relationship crossed. “We have been victims of the pandemic, like many others, plus the weight of mourning not shared. Strong love and passion for our son were not enough ». Today Telese has a new partner: «A splendid partner, Miriam: It’s quite the opposite, he works at Enel ».

The political part of his life remains a firm root. Born in 1970, raised between Cagliari and Rome, He lived adolescence in the PCI: «I grew up in the sections, mine were two members. My mom was also feminist». An episode, in particular, scored him: «I was with her on the street when Giorgiana Masi was killed, a few meters from us: I was 7 years old. Mom, desperate, he interfed to protect us. Someone from the windows launched lemons to reduce the stinging effect of tear gas on the eyes ».

And among the kindergartens, illustrious names also sprout: “At the membership feasts in the Monteverde section there was Gianni Rodari: he said fairy tales and made us children draw on the back of the posters”.

1984 is the year of Enrico Berlinguer’s funeral, which for Luca Telese was a sort of turning point: «We lived in Est Cinecittà. From my room I looked out at the ring road to see if the bus came from the South and go with the relatives of Torre. The next day, I made the FGCI card: I was 14 years old ».

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