In 1939, Savarone Fontini-Cristi is the "padrone" of an immensely wealthy and powerful Italian family. He is best known for his autobiographical work "Padre Padrone" (1975). His following LP was "La Voce del Padrone" (His Masters Voice). Jason "Heat" Rosell and Sandro "Rico" Padrone. The Palme d'Or went to the "Padre Padrone" by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It also saw an end to the Padrone system. I am his "Padrone" and his "amico", and the Lord knows what besides. He has also worked under the names Padrone, Masked Superstar and The Machine. He worked with the labels Fonit, Columbia, La Voce del Padrone, Odeon, Brunswick and Fonotipia. Sometimes families would contract or sell theirs sons into servitude to a padrone. His most notable performance to date was in the Taviani brothers' acclaimed film "Padre Padrone". Padre Padrone is a 1977 Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. However, he concludes, the padrone system, with its faults, on the whole was a success.