Viva Zapatero!

Viva Zapatero! is a 2005 documentary by Sabina Guzzanti telling her side of the story regarding the conflict with Silvio Berlusconi over a late-night TV political satire show broadcast on RAI-3. The show, RAIot (a play on the name of the Italian state public TV: RAI, and the English word riot), lampooned prime minister Berlusconi. Since it wasn't considered a satirical show, but a political one, it was cancelled after the first episode.

Cast

Rory Bremner

as Tony Blair / Self

Sabina Guzzanti

as Self / Silvio Berlusconi / Lucia Annunziata

Dario Fo

as Self

Enzo Biagi

as Self

Silvio Berlusconi

as Self (archive footage)

Michele Santoro

as Self

Daniele Luttazzi

as Self

Marco Travaglio

as Self

Ferdinando Adornato

as Self (archive footage)

Vauro Senesi

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

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