Ricordi things were not that easy anymore. On 6 August 1969, Rita gives birth to Alessandro Neil Cesare Ricordi in London. The couple and the baby move to Switzerland permanently.*1970:("GLI ITALIANI VOGLIONO CANTARE" Italian album sleeve)After two erratic years at Ricordi, Rita goes back to RCA Italiana. In April and May, Rita tours South America again having appeared in Lima, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo (7 May), Rio de Janeiro (8 May) and Porto Alegre (9 May). Back in Italy Rita takes part in theatre musical comedy called 'Gli Italiani Vogliono Cantare'.*1971:(SORRISI E CANZONI TV Italian magazine sleeve [September])Rita goes back to RAI for 'Ciao, Rita'. In 19 September, Rita weds Teddy Reno in Ariccia, Italy, where Mr. Reno's divorce had finally been accepted. *1972:(Rita in Paris)Rita and Teddy move to Paris where she records in French his first album "RITA PAVONE" (BONJOUR LA FRANCE [SOUS LE CIEL DE FRANCE, SOUS LE CIEL D'ITALIE]) and sings at the Olympia. *1974:(Rita and her 2nd son Giorgio [May])On 19 May, Rita gives birth to Giorgio Piero, her second child, in Lugano, Switzerland.*1975:After three years in France, Rita returns to perform in Italy where she acts in 'Due sul Pianerottolo' a theatre play with veteran comedian Erminio Macario (1902-1980). ('Due Sul Pianerottolo' film poster)*1976:Due to its successful run 'Due sul Pianerottolo' is adapted for the screen with Rita and Macario in their original roles. Rita herself goes back to the stage in 'Risate in Salotto'.*1977:('Quel Diavolo di Santarelina' theatre comedy scene)RAI TV presents 'Macario Piu', where Rita performs with the venerand comedian in play adaptations of 'Le Educande di San Babila', 'Oklabama' and 'Due sul Pianerottolo'. Rita also comperes her own TV show with 'Rita ed Io' on RAI while at the same time going back to the theatre with the comedy 'Quel Diavolo di Santarelina'.*1979: ("RP '80" Italian album sleeve)Rita is shown on prime time TV at RAI's with 'Buonasera con Rita al Circo' and 'Che Combinazione'. RCA Italiana releases "RP '80" which turns out to be her last recording with the label.*1980:Rita's back at the theatre with 'Gli Amici', another comedy. This time Teddy Reno is in the cast.*1982:(Teddy Reno and Rita Pavone)(photo by Farabola)Rita is th first instalment in a series of four shows called 'Come Alice' (Like Alice) on RAI TV, telling her life story in the midst of many songs.*1984:("Daniele [Filastrocca da non cantare]"/"Adorable Sixties" Italian single sleeve)Rita releases a single with "Daniele (Filastrocca da non cantare)" / "Adorable Sixties" in which she becomes a songwriter for the first time in her life. At the same time she becomes Baroness Merk von Merkenstein, a title she inherits from her husband Ferruccio Merk-Ricordi AKA Teddy Reno.*1985:("DIMENSIONE DONNA" Italian album sleeve)"DIMENSIONE DONNA" is released as Rita Pavone first album as cantautrice (singer-songwriter).*1987:(Rita Pavone's 'La Valigia' Brazilian tour [November])(photo by Mauricio Ignacio)Rita is back in the theatre with Cole Porter's (1891-1964) 'Kiss me Kate'. Teddy Reno's in the cast too. In November Rita takes her show 'La Valigia' to Brazil performing in Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. While in Brazil Rita