Paolo Bucciarati

Bruno Bucciarati's father, he wasn't social but he was a kind-hearted fisherman. He did all he could to protect his family from the cruelties of the world. When he and his wife were in their 10th year of marriage and their son was 7 years old, they decided to get divorced. Bruno decides to stay with his father, as the young boy knew his father would be the saddest about the separation. Bruno's father originally thought his son would become a fisherman like him when he grew up, but after the divorce he hoped Bruno would go to a nice school in the city, so he worked diligently to afford Bruno's tuition.