# Monica Guerritore Hid Her Chemotherapy to Finish Her Anna Magnani Documentary
*Cover: Corriere della Sera*
For three years, Monica Guerritore fought to complete her documentary about Anna Magnani. She was in the middle of a chemotherapy cycle. “I kept the secret obsessively. I was afraid to appear in public with a wig and heavy makeup” – she told Corriere. The moment that broke her defenses was not the chemo, but the David di Donatello awards – when her film, which had won the Silver Ribbon and the Golden Globe, received zero nominations. “I lived it as an injustice. Was nothing in the film worthy?” Her oncologist partner Roberto Zaccaria was with her through all of it. “He never once left me alone.” She was discovered by Giorgio Strehler at fifteen when she followed a friend to the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. And now, after this ordeal, she is joining Ballando con le Stelle – her first return to Rai 1 after ten years. Source: [Corriere della Sera](https://www.corriere.it/cronache/26_agosto_28/monica-guerritore-intervista-chemio-77ff8828-3ab4-4637-b84e-49aabe193xlk.shtml)