Viva Hollywood and The Merit of Achievement Award
The Italian awards show Viva Hollywood for RAI, a production of Lara Saint Paul's husband Pier Quinto Cariaggi and his company Galenter Management Ltd., was co-presented and co-produced by Lara Saint Paul. It started in 1988 and every year brought Hollywood stars to Italy to present them with a Merit of Achievement Award for their work. It was a success for the Italian RAI network and had very high annual ratings. Bette Davis received the first award in 1988. The nominees stayed at the five star Villa d'Este hotel in Cernobbio and were awarded a bronze statuette for lifetime achievement at the televised awards show. Some of the guests, such as Kirk Douglas, had a personal meeting with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican arranged for them by Lara Saint Paul and Cariaggi.
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Lara Saint Paul, opera singer Luciano Pavarotti and Lara's husband, producer Pier Quinto Cariaggi. Lara Saint Paul and Cariaggi produced and wrote a documentary on Pavarotti titled The Best is Yet to Come.
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Lara Saint Paul and Quincy Jones in Los Angeles California. Quincy Jones produced and arranged the songs Non preoccuparti-Adesso ricomincerei for Lara Saint Paul.
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