Biography

Emilio Insolera is a Deaf actor known for his advocacy work and innovative contributions to sign language within the film industry. He gained critical acclaim for writing, producing, directing, and starring in Sign Gene (2017). Emilio later made headlines when he joined the cast of Universal Pictures' spy film 355 (2022) by Simon Kinberg. In this project, he starred alongside Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez and Sebastian Stan. Emilio has also lent his voice to Disney's Limbo (2022) and has worked as ASL consultant for Robert Salerno's thriller film Retour Clandestin (2024).

Insolera was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian Deaf parents, Alfio Insolera and Maria Cristina Drovetta. He also has an older brother named Humberto. Growing up in a large Deaf family and living in various countries, including Argentina, Italy, and the United States, he is fluent in Italian, Spanish, English, American Sign Language (ASL), Italian Sign Language (LIS), and Argentine Sign Language (LSA). At a later stage in his life, he worked and lived in Japan, which allowed him to acquire basic Japanese language skills and proficiency in Japanese Sign Language (JSL).

Emilio is in a relationship with Norwegian fashion model Carola Insolera, and together, they have two deaf daughters, Ana Insolera and Liv Insolera.

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Despite developing a passion for acting at an early age and studying film at Gallaudet University, Insolera dedicated much of his youth to activism, making numerous contributions to the sign language community. At the age of 20, he served as a committee member of the Department of Education at the National Association of the Deaf in Italy. He also worked as the Vice-President of the Italian Deaf Association Youth and as a media coordinator for the MPDF and the Italian Department of Education, contributing to the development of various educational multimedia resources for deaf children. Additionally, he worked as a sign language researcher at the Center for National Research and as a producer for two major Italian Broadcasting TV channels, Mediaset and RAI, where he was involved in the creation of short clips and TV shows in sign language.

While residing in New York City, he took on the role of creative producer for MTV. Subsequently, Insolera decided to fully immerse himself in the film industry, launching his own film company, Pluin, and producing his debut feature film, 'Sign Gene: The First Deaf Superheroes.

- IMDb mini biography by: Suzanne