Patrick Cristaldi is the son of Claudia Cardinale. Patrick Cristaldi’s mother is an Italian actress. She is known for her appearances in The Pink Panther, Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963), and Fellini’s 8½ (1963). Outspoken on women’s rights causes over the years, Cardinale has been a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence of Women’s Rights since March 2000. In February 2011, the Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history.

Patrick Cristaldi: Bio Summary

Who is Claudia Cardinale’s son?

Patrick Cristaldi was born on October 19, 1958, in  London, England, UK. As of 2023, he is 65 years old. Patrick has two half-siblings- Claudia Squitieri and Massimo Cristaldi. He is the son of Claudia Cardinale and was later adopted by the Italian filmmaker and his mother’s husband Franco Cristaldi. Who is Claudia Cardinale’s son Patrick Cristaldi’s father?

ALSO, READ; Franco Cristaldi: What happened to Claudia Cardinale’s ex-husband?

Who is Claudia Cardinale’s son Patrick Cristaldi’s father?

Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighborhood of Tunis, French Tunisia, Patrick’s mother won the “Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia” competition in 1957, the prize of the competition being a trip to Film festival in Vence Italy, which brought him into contact with married Franco Cristaldi.

According to reports Franco Cristaldi offered her a contract which she replied honestly- “I’m going to have a baby. After that, I want to return home and become a schoolteacher. I will not marry the father of my baby but I will not give my baby away” She was determined to keep the baby so Franco helped her out.

Claudia journeyed to London to give birth to her son Patrick Frank. Per reports on the child’s birth certificate, she declined to name the boy’s father and listed herself as a student. She was 19 years old at this time. Patrick was placed with nuns in Italy who taught Cristaldi was the boy’s father before he was moved to Tunis when he was 4.5 to stay with Claudia’s family.

According to Newspaper reports, Patrick Cristaldi was raised to believe her mother Claudia Cardinale was her sister. By the age of 5, he was sent to a French Parochial school in Naples, Notre Dame De la Compassion. When he was 8, Patrick was told his big sister was actually his mother.

Who is Patrick Cristaldi’s father? Of his father’s identity the actress revealed she will tell her son with time. “He was someone, I met in Tunis. It was a big mistake. I knew it at once. I left him long before “Pet” was born, have not seen him since “- she told Youngstown Vindicator– Jun 25, 1967 issue.

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Claudia Cardinale later revealed her son Patrick Cristaldi was born as a result of rape. -“I would not have gotten there if the birth of my little boy, following a rape, had not pushed me to get involved in cinema to earn a living and be independent,” the actress explained. “for him that I did it. For Patrick, this baby that I wanted to keep despite the circumstances and the enormous scandal that a birth outside of marriage could cause .”- She revealed per Purepeople

Franco Cristaldi later adopted Patrick after they got married in 1966. He told The Sidney Morning Herald – “I love Patrick as if he were my son. He will also bear my name“. According to Purepeople, Patrick’s father would have tried to send him numerous letters… which Franco Cristaldi would have secretly torn up. Patrick is also an actor. Per his Imbd profile, he is an actor, known for Gli invisibili (1988).

ALSO, READ; Franco Cristaldi: What happened to Claudia Cardinale’s ex-husband?

Where is Claudia Cardinale’s son now?

Though he is the son of a famous personality, Claudia Cardinale’s son Patrick Cristaldi has been very private about his life. It is unclear where exactly he is now and what he is up to. Patrick has been living his life away from the cameras of Hollywood. Patrick’s father Franko Cristaldi passed away of a Heart attack in 1992. He was 67 years old.

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