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- Baba Vanga, born Vangeliya Pandeva Dimitrova, in Strumica, North Macedonia, then the Ottoman Empire, in 1911, was a mystic, clairvoyant, and herbalist. Vanga lost her sight when she was 12. She was swept away by a mighty tornado. Later she was found alive, covered with dirt and stones, with sand in her eyes. She became blind as a result. In 1925 Vanga was brought to a school for the blind in the city of Zemun, in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, where she spent three years, and was taught to read Braille, and to play the piano. In 1927 she started making minor predictions about local phenomena. Her powers of foreseeing, clairvoyance, deepened and expanded after she turned 30. She attracted believers with her ability to heal and soothsay, fortune telling, a great number of people visited her, hoping to get a hint about whether their relatives were alive, or seeking for the place where they died. One of them was the Bulgarian Tzar Boris III. Another was Adolf Hitler. In 1942 Vanga married Dimitar Gushterov, a Bulgarian soldier, and moved to Petrich, Bulgaria, where she soon became well-known for her gifts and predictions. After the Second World War, Bulgarian politicians and leaders from different Soviet Republics, including Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, sought her counsel. Several researchers have studied the phenomenon of Vanga in the attempt to establish whether she has any extraordinary capabilities. One of the first studies was initiated by the Bulgarian government and is described in the documentary "Fenomen" (1977). Fulfilling Baba Vanga's last will and testament, her house in Petrich was turned into a museum, which opened for visitors on May 5, 2008.
- One of the most talented actors from Bulgaria. He was born in Sofia in 1942. In 1962 he graduated from famous Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts as an actor. His first appearance in the movies was in 1956 when he was a only a teenager. With the well known series Na vseki kilometar he gained international reputation.
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Nevena, born in Dupnitsa on December 12, 1938, is keenly aware of the inequities of the world from a very young age. Her father Bogdan is a military officer in the Kingdom of Bulgaria. When the Communist-led Fatherland Front government takes power in the 40's, it consolidates its victory by persecuting the government and military elite of wartime Bulgaria as "enemies of the people". Her father spends several years in the labor camp. Even after his release, the stigma of being an "enemy's" daughter will haunt her throughout her life. With her family unable to live in Sofia, Nevena spends her childhood in the village of Kumarica, where she draws relentlessly and develops a passion for acting. After being fascinated by tales of a film shoot happening nearby, she is recruited as an extra and given a single line in the 1956 film "Two Victories". The experience is the final push that convinces the 18-year old Economics Institute graduate to audition for the National Institute for Theatrical Art in Sofia. In her audition, she gives a contemporary, unorthodox take on the study "woman sees a mouse in the room", which runs counter to the theatrical dogma of the time. That, possibly coupled with the stain on her father's name, contributes to her rejection. In her moment of discouragement, she received an offer for an apprentice position in the troupe of the country theatre. Nevena begins her stage career with classical ingénue roles, playing a bare-footed Juliet to great acclaim, fascinating critics with her unpolished, organic talent. She is cast in her first major screen role opposite Lyubomir Sharlandziev in the 1957 film "Years of Love". Lyubomir falls in love with her at first sight, and the 19-year old, inexperienced Nevena marries her first on-screen romantic partner. Her husband is not only an actor, he's a director. He directs Nevena in a multitude of plays, first in Gabrovo, then in Ruse, all the while acting as her unofficial acting tutor, constantly honing her skill. The screen adaptation of the novel "Tobacco" is a long and dramatic story. Author Dimitar Dimov is under tremendous pressure to rewrite portions of his work, to soften the impact of the characters within, while director Nikola Korabov has the uneasy task of reducing a 1500-page novel to a 150-page script. Kokanova has been in a few films already and Korabov hopes to have her play Irina, the female lead - a strong, independent, self-aware and ultimately self-destructive character. There is pressure from the Artistic Council of Cinematography to have another actress cast. Nevena is young, inexperienced, unschooled, provincial, and an undesirable to the Communist Party, which at the time exerts a tremendous amount of censorship and influence over anything produced in the country. There is even talk of bringing in a foreign actress to play Irina, but Dimov is against it. In the end, despite a tremendous amount of difficulty and at great risk to his career, Korabov secures Kokanova for the role. She has reservations herself, feeling unequal to the task of filling the shoes of the strong and experienced literary character that is Irina, but she is made for the screen and she becomes more confident with every shooting day that passes. "Tobacco" is presented at Cannes in 1963, with giants such as Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock, Gregory Peck and Burt Lancaster in attendance. French poet Andre Morois kisses her hand on the red carper with the words "You affected me!" The criticism and envy leveled at her is quelled. The tremendous success of "Tobacco" makes her a household name in Bulgaria. Her second iconic film role will be anything but effortless. Vulo Radev, having been director of photography in several of her films, makes his directorial debut with a film version of Emilian Stanev's novel "The Peach-Garden Trespasser". Set just after WWI, the film is about a Serbian prisoner of war who sneaks into a Bulgarian colonel's private garden, meeting his wife there by chance and starting a torrid love affair with her. Nevena's beauty and her recent success fan the flames of envy and Radev has to put his reputation on the line and assume a tremendous financial risk to cast her. Moreover, she is in the middle of a theatrical engagement in the Satirical theatre in Sofia under director Metodi Andonov, at the same time that she is desperately needed to film "The Peach-Garden Trespasser" in Veliko Tarnovo. With Andonov's help, Kokanova manages to shoot for the film while still performing nightly in Sofia. Despite the tremendous risk of her being fired from the theatre, she is driven by car to Veliko Tarnovo (some 4 hours) after every performance in Sofia. She is filming until noon the following day, when she is driven back to be on stage again at 8 pm. Needless to say, this puts a tremendous physical strain on the young actress, who has very little time for sleep. By the end of the 60's, Kokanova is the most prolific Bulgarian film actress and a fashion icon. She's offered four roles in East Germany and accepts a terrific role in Italian director Liliana Cavani's "Galileo" in 1969. The next decade, spent on stage and on screen, is a happy one for Kokanova, resulting in some of her best work. She appears in films such as "The Boy Turns Man" (1972) opposite Filip Trifonov, "The Weddings of King Ioan Asen" (1975), the last film appearance of Apostol Karamitev and "Ladies' Choice") (1980), an ensemble comedy alongside Stefan Danailov, Tzvetana Maneva, Doroteya Toncheva and Maria Statulova. However, this decade ends with a crushing blow. In July of 1979, while directing "Three Deadly Sins", her husband Lyubomir dies of a heart attack. Devastated, she occupies herself with caring for their daughter Teodora and completes the film in his stead. In the stagnation and standstill that descends on the arts after the fall of Communism in 1989, and without any work prospects, she retreats to a village in the Balkan Mountains, rebuilding a small cottage and claiming sanctuary there. Kokanova continues to act, marking a belated 60th birthday in 1999 with a performance in the theatre "Revival". Days later, she is honored in the Hall of Cinema by a concert in her honor. Highlight reels of her great movie roles are shown and toasts are made to her health. Unbeknownst to everyone except her, these toasts are futile. She has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer several years earlier. By the end of 1999, she is a shadow of her former self, but ready to face her final challenge, her ultimate role, with grace and resolve. Nevena Kokanova, the radiant, lovely, loved, irreplaceable first lady of Bulgarian cinema, died on June 3, 2000 at the age of 62, immortalized on the silver screen and in the heart of a nation.- Director
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Binka Zhelyazkova was born on July 15, 1923 in the town of Svilengrad, Bulgaria. She studied theater at the National Theater Institute in Sofia. Her career as a film director began in 1957 when she co-directed her first feature film Life Goes Quietly By... with her husband Hristo Ganev.
At the end of the 1950s Binka Zhelyazkova was one of the few women in the world making feature films. Her style was influenced by Italian Neo-Realism and the French New Wave, as well as Russian Cinema.
During her career she directed seven feature and two documentary films. Four of her nine films were banned from distribution and reached audiences only after the end of communism. She was the director of the Bulgarian section of Women in Film, an organization created in 1989 after the international women in film conference, KIWI, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She stopped making films after 1989, which coincided with the fall of the communist regime in Bulgaria. For some time after that she remained active in the women in film organization but soon completely withdrew from public life.- Production Manager
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Janine M. Clark was born on 23 November 1967 in Lynwood, California, USA. She was a production manager and producer, known for Descent Into Darkness (2002), Antibody (2002) and Daybreak (2000). She died on 11 September 2001 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Actor
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Bulgarian stage and film actor, singer and showman. He graduated from "Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts" as an actor, just as many talented actors from Bulgaria did. Began his career in 1965, Kolev was best known for his roles in comedies like "Opasen Char", "Gospodin Za Edin Den" and "Dvoynikat" as well as for his songs and shows. His unique kind of acting won general approval in his country. In some ways, pretty much reminds Charlie Chaplin.
After the collapse of communism, he get involved in politics for a while and was a Member of Parliament.
Todor Kolev suffered from Lung Cancer for several years and died at the age of 73.- Petar Ivanov Popyordanov , known as Chocho Popyordanov, is Bulgarian theater and cinema actor. He was born on June 11, 1964 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a son of Ivan Popyordanov (born on 1938) - a longtime Chief of the cinema center Boyana Film Studios. He was also Chief of Bulgarian National Television in 1998. The Mother of Petar Popyordanov Katya was a doctor. The father's family originated from Veles, Vardar Macedonia. Chocho great-grandfather was a first cousin of the Macedonian revolutionaries - Chieftain Mile and his younger brother Jordan Popyordanov-Ortse, leader of Thessaloniki bombers. In 1989, Petar Popyordanov graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in "Acting" in the class of Professor Krikor Azaryan and Todor Kolev. He studied at the Czech Republic one year. He has played in the troupes of Theatre "Sofia", Little City Theatre "Off the Channel" and in 1994 - in the National Theater. His most famous theater roles were in performances "Outcasts," "Midsummer Night's Dream," "At the foot of Vitosha Mountain," "The Tempest," "The man who makes the rain," "Kimono", "Decameron," "Ghosts in Naples, "" Hedda Gabler. " Chocho Popyordanov has involved in cinema productions, including "Yesterday" (1988), "Rio Adio" (1989), " The Love Summer of a Schlep " (1990), "Vampires, ghouls" (1992) "Canaries Season" (1993), "Frontier" (1994), "Spanish fly" (1998), "After the end of the world" (1998), "Danube bridge" (1999), "Sombrero blues" (1999), " Wolf Hunt" (2000). Petar Popyordanov has won numerous nominations and awards, including a nomination for "Asker" in 1996 and 1997 and the prize "Golden Bayar" in Belgium for Best Actor in the film "Border". He had also a presence on the small screen, starring in the TV show "UFO Club" on "Channel 1". In 2007 he began his participation in the series "Outcasts" for "Channel 1" of Bulgarian National Television. He has nephews Helen and Peter Koshnicharski. Albeit posthumously Chocho Popyordanov became a father of adopted him months earlier daughter Ekaterina Petrova Popyordanova. He died on May 5, 2013 in Boyana, Sofia Province, Bulgaria.
- Djoko Rosic (born Dzhordzhe Mirko Rosic) was born on 28 February 1932 in Krupanj, which was then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, to a Bulgarian mother and a Serbian father. In 1951 he emigrated to Bulgaria and graduated in Economy, but completed also courses in Radio Journalism. After that he worked for 17 years as a journalist for the Bulgarian National Radio. He has acted in Bulgarian, Hungarian and Serbian films. He has been called "the legendary cowboy". He has acted in more than 110 films, The Eighth (1969), Aesop (1970), My Father the House-Painter (1974), Ivan Kondarev (1974), Captain Petko Voivode (1981), Khan Asparouh (1981), The Judge (1986), Time of Violence (1988), After the End of the World (1988), Tuvalu (1999), Zift (2008), Prima Primavera (2009), to name but a few. He received the Cyril and Methodius, 1st degree state order. In February 2010 the Ministry of Culture discerned the Golden Age Award to him for his outstanding merits to Bulgarian films. He was married to Lilyana Lazarova. He died on February 21, 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Ivan Andonov graduated from the National Academy of Theater and Film Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1956. He is one of the most important Bulgarian cinema actors. Since 1965 he is a director and designer in animation. The films 'Difficulty', 'Esperanza' and 'Melodrama' bring him international awards and recognition. His début in features is in 1974 as a director of 'Difficult Love'. 'The Roof' won the Critic's Award in Varna, Bulgaria in 1978. 'White Magis' won Silver Prize in Cadiz, Spain. 'Dangerous Charm' won Grand Prix in Chianchiano, Italy, 1985 and Special Prize of the Jury in Chamrousse, France, in 1988. 'Dreamers' won First Prize in Varna, Bulgaria. 'Yesterday' won the Viewers, Award in Varna, Bulgaria, Grand Prix in San Remo, Italy, 1989, and Best Director Award in Moscow, 1989.- Vladimir Smirnov was born on 22 June 1941 in Chernogorsk, Khakasskaya AO, Krasnoyarskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Khakassia, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Sbogom, priyateli! (1970), Front ohne Gnade (1984) and Pervorossiyanye (1967). He was married to Bogdana Marinova and Silvia Spassova. He died on 10 August 2000 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Valeri Nissim Mevorah, better known by his pen-name, Valeri Petrov, was born on April 22, 1920, in Sofia to a Jewish father and Bulgarian mother. Besides poems, novels and translations from Russian, Italian and English, Petrov authored numerous film scripts and plays - both for adults and for children. During World War II, he took part in the resistance against the pro-Nazi regime in Bulgaria and remained close to left-wing political thought through his life. In 1970, he clashed with the communist regime in Bulgaria after refusing to sign an official petition denouncing the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn. As a result, Petrov was not allowed to publish for years, so he turned to translating. Petrov was held in high esteem in his country and after the collapse of the totalitarian regime in 1989, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature by Bulgaria's Writers' Union.- Stage and film actor, best known for his roles in comedy movies. He was an important figure of the Golden age of Bulgarian Cinema (i.e. 1970s and 1980s). He began his career in the middle of the 1950s and made his feature length debut in 1958. He never got married or had children.
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Naum Hristov Shopov is a popular Bulgarian theatre and film actor. His career starts on the stage of the Army Theatre, where he plays for more than three decades before moving to the National Theatre. He was presented to two "Askeer" awards. Among his unforgettable films are "The Penleve Case", directed by Gueorgui Stoyanov, "Villa Zone", directed by Eduard Sachariev, "Warm", directed by Vladimir Yanchev, "The Inspector and the Night", directed by Rangel Vulchanov. He was presented to "Icarus" Award for Overall Contribution. Naum Shopov went down in history for his roles as King Lear and Tsar Boris III. Shopov's debut in cinema was in Hristo Piskov's ''Poor Man's Street'' but it was not until Vulo Radev's ''The Peach Thief'' that his cinematic talent was fully recognized. Radev's next film, ''Tsar and General'', for the first time portrayed Bulgarian Tsar Boris III (r. 1918-1943) as sympathetic and human, trying to do what is best for his beloved homeland. Naum Shopov was cast as Tsar Boris III. In the movie a prominent Bulgarian general (Peter Slabakov) faces execution when King Boris III (Naum Shopov) decides to side with Russia in this World War II drama. Naum Shopov performed in more than thirty films since 1960. On the theatrical stage Shopov will be remembered best for his memorable appearance in King Lear, Hamlet, Socrates, Don Basilio, Crap. Naum Shopov famously said once that he likes only difficult parts. "If I don't suffer, if I don't undergo something with a character, he somehow doesn't stay with me. "- Director
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Vulo Radev (1 January 1923 - 28 March 2001) was a Bulgarian film director, writer and cinematographer. Radev was born in a village Lesidren. In 1953, Radev graduated from the filming faculty of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. His first film, a documentary, appeared in 1952. Radev later filmed Citizens of Dimitrovgrad (1956), On the Eve (1959, adapted from I. S. Turgenev's novel), and Tobacco (1962). In his first own film, The Peach Thief (1964, adapted from Emiliyan Stanev's novella), Vulo Radev expresses his anguish for modern man (along the lines of Godart and Antonioni) through the love story between the Serbian Officer Ivo, a prisoner of war at the concentration camp of the Bulgarians, and Lisa, the wife of the city's commander - a great love story amidst the inhuman hatred of war. The critics praise the excellent artistic knowledge; sensitivity in conception and structure of the subject matter; as well as excellent guiding of actors. As a chamber piece, the drama was made in the style of the then popular realistic psychological literature. Radev used the same style in his next film The King and The General (1966), a story of the conflict between King Boris III and General Zaimov, who tried in the beginning of the World War II to prevent both Bulgarian's alliance with Germany and its entry into the war against Soviet Union. Radev broke a number of conventions in this film too. Other films directed by him include The Longest Night (1967), Doomed Souls (1975, adapted from Dimitar Dimov's novella), and The Black Angels (1970). In 1981, he directed Adaptation, a film addressing issues of insanity. Radev received the Dimitrov Prize in 1969.- Petar Slabakov was a Bulgarian Theatre and Film actor. He was born at April 23, 1923 in Lyaskovetz, Bulgaria. He studied by correspondence industry economics in Varna. He had worked as tractor-driver and founder. He joined up Bulgarian army against German troops in World War II as volunteer. He had worked in the troupes of the country theaters as an apprentice in the beginning, and after an exam - as a professional actor. He played many roles in the theaters of Varna (1953 - 1957), Burgas (1957 - 1960), Plovdiv (1960 - 1963), and then in the Sofia's theater "Trudov front" (1963 - 1965), in Pernik's theater (1965 - 1966). He was an actor in Boyana Film Studio two years (1966 - 1967). After that, he played in "Sofia" theater (1972 - 1979), and in Satirical Theater (1980 - 1991). On the theatrical stage Petar Slabakov will be remembered best for his memorable appearance in The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare (Lanes), The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov (Lopahin), The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorki (Luka), etc. Petar Slabakov was one of the most important Bulgarian cinema actors. He appears in films such as Captive Flock (1962) by Ducho Mundrov, "Shibil" by Zahari Zhandov, "Tsar and General" by Vulo Radev, "Stars in Her Hair, Tears in Her Eyes" by Ivan Nitchev, "Eternal Times" by Asen Shopov, "A Roof" by Ivan Andonov and many others. He was one of the initiators of the establishing of the "Ecoglasnost" in 1989, which were one of the first opposition societies against the communist regime in Bulgaria. He was elected to the National Assembly of Bulgaria twice - in 1990 - 1991 and in 1995 - 1997.
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Lyudmil Kirkov was a Bulgarian film director. Kirkov was among the prominent Bulgarian film and theatre directors from the last decades of the 20th century. He directed some of the most popular Bulgarian films of that time, most notably The Swedish Kings (1968), The Boy Turns Man (1972), A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974), Matriarchy (1977) and A Nameless Band (1982). He received the Silver Prize for the film Balance (1983) at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. In the 1975, Kirkov was nominated for the Golden Prize at the Ninth Moscow International Film Festival for the film A Peasant on a Bicycle.- George Ganchev, whose birth name is Gheorghi Petroushev, was born on 29 August 1939 in Plovdiiv. In the early 1960s he emigrated from Bulgaria. He graduated from the British Fencing Academy and the Hollywood Theatrical Institute. In the period 1973 - 1988 he was engaged in directing, play-writing, film and play producing in Great Britain and the United States. Ganchev claims to be the author of seven Hollywood screen plays and plays produced in Hollywood, to have written books and poetry. In 1970 and 1974 he became world champion in professional fencing. He also performed as actor, has been a basketball player. Published in Bulgaria is his autobiography "George". According to his own public statements, his hobbies are horses, music, and poetry. He became actively engaged in Bulgaria's political life after 10 November 1989. Leader of the Bulgarian Business Bloc /BBB/ since its establishment on 24 November 1990. George Ganchev ran for president in the January 1992 election and received 17 percent of the vote, which ranks him third among the candidates in the first round. Chair of the Committee on Radio, Television and the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency in the 37th National Assembly (Dec. 1994-Apr. 1995). In the presidential election of 2001, he received 3.38 percent of the vote. Ganchev speaks English. Divorced, with two daughters who live in the United States.
- Luchezar Dimitrov Stoyanov is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actor. He was born in Sofia. In 1965, he graduated at Lazar Dobrich studios for circus artists. Then he was accepted into the class of Professor Dr. Krustyu Mirsky in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated it and became an actor in drama theaters, but more popularity has brought him his participation in Bulgarian movies. He has played in more than thirty future films. Among his friends he was known as Luco the Stunt (Lucho Kaskadata). He died on June 3, 1991 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Christo Christov (11 April 1926 - 16 April 2007) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Before entering the theatre and film industry, Christov earned a medical degree in 1952. He graduated in Drama Directing at National Academy of Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1959) after studying theater direction. Between 1958 and 1966, Christov was a stage designer and director at the Plovdiv Theater. Between 1966 and 1967, Christov worked at Mosfilm Studios as an apprentice to several film directors, including Marlen Khutsiev and Mikhail Romm. Christo Christov made two of the seminal films in his country's cinema, Iconostasis (1969, in collaboration with Todor Dinov) and Last Summer (1974). Christo Christov was a professor in film and TV directing at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. He was a member of European Film Academy. He directed 19 films between 1969 and 1997. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the Eighth Moscow International Film Festival. His film Cyclops (1976) was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. His film The Barrier (1979) won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981, his film The Truck (1980) was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. His film Reference (1985) was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. In addition to his work in theater and film, Christov also works in television. From 1974 to 1982, he served as the Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Film Workers.- Ivan Laskin was born on 10 March 1970 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Nai-vajnite neshta (2001), Dunav most (1999) and Staklenata reka (2010). He was married to Miroslava Gogovska. He died on 6 January 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Georgi Ivanov Georgiev) was born in the village Razpopovtsi, today the town of Elena, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Filip Filipov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1949-1953). He has made a theatrical specialization in Moscow (1955-1956). He was a construction worker and contributor to newspapers. In 1953-91, he was at the National Theater in Sofia. He was a board member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He created bright images drawn from classical and contemporary Bulgarian dramaturgy. Part of his movies are "We Were Young", "Eighth", "A Peasant on a Bicycle", "Matriarchy", "Father". One of his best and well-known film roles is the role of Jordan in "A Peasant on a Bicycle." For this role he was awarded at the Varna and Moscow International Film Festivals. Nickname "Getz" was acquired by his colleague Dimitar Bochev (so called men named Georgi). After he retired, he continued to play with traveling theaters. He obtained stroke during a performance in Stara Zagora Drama Theater. He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition was deteriorating. After three days they operated him in Sofia, but it was too late and Getz died without regaining consciousness. He died on September 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Konstantinov spent most of his youth in Russia. Studied law at Odessa University and graduated in 1885, after which he returned to Bulgaria (which had become an independent state by then) to work at the Sofia Law Court. In 1893 he travelled to the United States and wrote the journal To Chicago and Back, published the same year. Konstantinov was politically active and he was murdered by political opponents in May 1897, barely 34 years old. As a writer he became famous for his Bai Gano stories.
- Todor Zhivkov was born on 7 September 1911 in Pravets, Bulgaria. He died on 5 August 1998 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Georgi Cherkelov was a Bulgarian stage and film actor. He is one of the most prominent names in the Bulgarian theater and cinema in the last decades. Born as Georgi Ivanov Cherkelov on June 25, 1930, in the city of Haskovo, Bulgaria, he initially began studying law at the Sofia University, where he remained for three years before transferring to the National Academy for Theater and Film where he graduated in 1956. Cherkelov started his stage career in the Vratza theater. His film debut was in the 1961 film The Last Round. During the fifty years of his career, he has appeared in more than 100 roles on stage and in about 70 films. He became widely popular after the role of the anti-communist police inspector Velinski in the TV series At Every Kilometer (1969). Cherkelov appeared in many of the major Bulgarian film productions. He played the leading roles in Men on a business trip (1969), Warmth (1978), The Judge (1986). He was also in many German and Italian film co-productions. He has directed the TV film "Last Stop - Berlin" (1983). While continuing to perform on the stage of the National Theater where he has worked for decades, Cherkelov was also the artistic director of the Dramatic Theater in Pleven (1985-1990). Georgi Cherkelov was one of the most prominent Shakespearean actors in Bulgaria, with memorable performances as King Lear, Richard II, Mercutio, Banco and many other major roles. He has played almost the entire repertoire of the British bard - a privilege many actors dream of, but only a few are given. Cherkelov's style was intelligent, with expressions based on subtle nuances, heavy pauses and solidly spoken phrases. His trademark was inborn dignity, loaded calm and incredible presence - unique personal characteristics of this great actor, which he infused into the characters he played. In addition to being an extraordinary actor, Georgi Cherkelov has also staged a number of plays. Among the plays he directed are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1982), "Wrestlers" (1981), "Huckleberry Finn" (1985), "Catcher in the Rye" (1998). Some of the adaptations for these plays he had written himself. In 2010 his book "Stories and emails" was published by Locus Publishing. In 2001, Georgi Cherkelov was decorated with the highest government prize, the Order of the Balkan Mountains, awarded to Bulgarian citizens with particularly great merit to Bulgaria. In 2009, he received the award Asker for lifetime achievement. He died on February 19, 2012.- Director
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Vladimir Yanchev was born on 30 December 1930 in Moscow, Russia. He was a director and writer, known for Otkradnatiyat vlak (1971), Lyubimetz 13 (1958) and Toplo (1978). He died on 1 July 1992 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Ari Leschnikoff was born on 16 June 1897 in Haskovo, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932), Three from the Filling Station (1930) and Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931). He was married to Sashka Siderova and Delphine David. He died on 31 July 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Nikolay Todorov was born in Sofia in 1952. He graduated in Animation from the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow in 1979. From 1979 to 1987 he worked at Sofia Animation Film Studio as director, art director, animator and scriptwriter. He has created more than 90 animated films and is the recipient of prestigious international distinctions. His film Megalomania was selected for the Festival in Cannes. His film Odyssey was selected among the ten best animated films of the past 30 years at the International Film Festival in Hiroshima (Japan). The New York Museum of Modern Art has purchased some of his works. He has illustrated a great many Bulgarian and world classics.- Tatiana Lolova was born on 10 February 1934 in Sofia. She graduated in Acting from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia in 1955, then played a year at Ruse Drama Theatre and became one of the founding members of the State Theatre of Satire (1956-1978). In 1978-1989 joined the company of Sofia Theatre. In her early career she was more popular for her radio than her stage performances, but the advent of TV made her a real celebrity. Starring in over 50 features and TV series with, among others, An Incredible Story (1964); Birds and Greyhounds (1969); The Five of the Moby Dick (1970); Indian Summer (1973); Stars in the Hair, Tears in the Eyes (1977); Warmth (1978); Good Luck, Inspector! (1983); Dangerous Charm (1984); After the End of the World (1998); The English Neighbour (2011); House Arrest (2011).
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Lyubomir Pipkov was born on September 6, 1904 in Lovech, Bulgaria. He is a son of the composer Panayot Pipkov. Lyubomir Pipkov is a representative of the so-called "second generation" of Bulgarian composers, one of the founders of the "Society of Bulgarian Composers for Contemporary Music "(1933). His varied creative realization as a composer, writer and poet, publicist and public figure, educator and artist with a bright social position and progressive for the time belief has made him as a leading figure in the musical culture and Bulgarian intellectual elite in the twentieth century. He studied piano in the class of Ivan Torchanov and H. Wiesner. He graduated from Ecole Normale de Musique Paris (France), in the composition class of Paul Duke and N. Boulanger, and in the piano class of Yves Lefebure. After his final return to Bulgaria in 1932, he had worked as an accompanist and chorus master at the Sofia Opera and was actively involved in the work of the newly established "Contemporary Music" society. After 1944 he is a Chief of the Sofia Opera (1944-48). Since 1948 he is a professor of vocal ensembles in Music Academy "Pancho Vladigerov"). He was a founder and first editor of the magazine "Music" (1948) (since 1953 - "Bulgarian music"). He participated in many congresses and international juries. He was a Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Composers (1945-54). He was a Honorary member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers (1974). He was posthumously honored with the title of Corresponding Member of Arts of the German Democratic Republic (today Germany). He had composed in all genres of their time creatively rethinking their imagery and musical language. He composed three operas; vocal-orchestral works; 4 symphonies and other symphonies for string and chamber orchestra; voice and chamber orchestra; chamber music; choral, solo songs, children's songs, folk song for voice and piano; film music and more. Among his choral masterpieces are "Levels", "Spring Wind", "Yellow Butterfly", "Nani my Nani, Damyancho", "Muted Songs" cycle for female choir and others have permanently entered the repertoire of Bulgarian choirs and established reputation of Bulgarian choral art of authoritative international forums. He died on May 9, 1974 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Actor
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Nikola Asenov Rudarov (Rudy) is a Bulgarian actor and director. He was born on December 6, 1927 into a family of refugees from Macedonia . Initially he began to study law, but in the third year decided to move to study cinematography. He directed 6 films, but was an actor in many more. By actor's incarnations in films such as " The Swedish kings ", directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, " Yesterday " and " Adio Rio ", directed by Ivan Andonov, " Canaries Season ", directed by Evgeni Mihaylov, " The Camp ", directed by Georgi Djulgerov, " After the end of the world ", directed by Ivan Nichev Nicola Rudarov become one of the most prominent actors in Bulgarian cinema. Even today, movie fans remember his phrase from the film "Yesterday": "I'll show you how a horse e at bean!" he died on March 26, 2010 in Sofia.- Kosta Tsonev was a Bulgarian actor of Greek heritage starring in theatre, TV and cinema. He was born on 10 June 1929 in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. He studied at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. He has been married three times: twice to Anahid Tacheva and then to his present wife Elena. He has a son, famed newsreader Dimitar Tsonev, and a daughter. His second oldest brother was the late Vasil Tsonev, a dry witted satirist who wrote many books, which have been published in several languages. His oldest brother was the late Iwan Tsonev (Iwan Zoneff) who moved to Australia in 1950 where he became one of the biggest property developers in South Australia during the mid 60 showing the diverse talents of the 3 brothers in each of their chosen fields. The father of the three brothers was a simple house painter. In 2001, Tsonev turned to politics and was elected to the National Assembly of Bulgaria as a representative of the former National Movement Simeon II. He was reelected in 2005. He is known for The Commander of the Detachment (1959), Freedom or Death (1969), The Indispensable Sinner (1971), The Weddings of King Ioan Assen (1975), The Swimming Pool (1977), The Conversion to Christianity & Discourse of Letters (1982), Crazy Day (2004) and My Father the House-Painter (1974). He died on January 25, 2012 in Sofia.
- Velko Kynev was born in Elhovo in 1948. He graduated in acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1973 in the class of Professor Apostol Karamitev . From 1973 to 1976 he played in the Drama Theatre Sliven , then played in the Satire Theatre for three seasons. Since 1979 he became a member of the troupe of the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov". Velko Kanev played over 40 roles in theater. For his role as Krusty Nikiforov in the drama "Easter Wine" by Konstantin Iliev Velko received the Prize "Asker" for leading actor in 1994. In 2007 " Teacher " by Jean-Pierre Dopa won second prize at the International Festival of mono performances "Monocle" in St. Petersburg. In 2008 he was invited to the Kings of Comedy. On 2 October the same year Velko Kynev was awarded the Order of St. St. Cyril and Methodius first degree of merit in the field of culture and art. On the same date Velko Kanev celebrated its 60th anniversary on the stage of the National Theatre with the premiere of the mono-drama " Twelve angry monologue ." He participated with leading roles in the films " Orchestra without a name ", " Boy last ", " Matriarchy ", " Manly Times"," Bon chance, Inspector! ", " All For Love " and others. Along with George Mamalev and Paul Poppandov create and band UFO, which is one of expressive satirists of socialism . They issued several plates, which enjoy great success. Their project later grew into a TV show club UFO. Velko Kanev died on 11 December 2011, 63 years after severe and prolonged illness.
- Ventzislav Ivanov Kisyov was a Bulgarian actor. He was a Honored Artist, a Head of the Children's School of Theater "Tears and Laughter" , a Director of the Theatre "Tears and Laughter" (2005-2011), a Professor and lecturer in Blagoevgrad University and in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria , an author of poetry books , short stories, essays and Theatre Studies. He was a public figure. He was born on July 17, 1946 in the town of Lyubimetsz , Haskovo district. In 1965 he graduated German language school in the city of Burgas . He was playing in Burgas Drama Theatre "Adriana Budevska" theater studios. In Burgas he participated in the literary circle headed by Nedyalko Yordanov and wrote his first poems. During the period 1965-1967, he published his poems for the first time. In 1967, he graduated from High Military Artillery University - Shumen. In 1971, he graduated from acting in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Boyan Danovski . He printed poems in newspapers "Pulse" and " Student Tribune ". In the period 1971-72 he was playing in Vidin Theatre. One of his first major and memorable roles was Romeo in " Romeo and Juliet ", directed by Leon Daniel . There he met his future wife Kalina Popova , which was his love and support to the end of his life. From 1972-74, he played in Gabrovo Drama Theater. Together with Kalina Popova wrote and staged his first play. From 1974-76, he was in the Theatre "Sofia" . From 1976-79, he was in the State Satirical Theater "Aleko Konstantinov" . Since 1979 he worked in the theater troupe "Tears and Laughter". Along with Tamara Voice guided children's theater school from 1992 to 1999. In 2005 he became a director of "Tears and Laughter". He leaded the youth theater school, while Kalina Popova headed child school.
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Ani Bakalova was born on April 5, 1940 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria with a degree in acting in the class of Professor Krusty Mirsky in 196. Then she started to work in the troupe of Burgas Drama Theatre, then at the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov", Theater " Tears and Laughter ". Annie Bakalova was among the sunniest personalities in Bulgarian cinema. Unforgettable remain her roles in "Examinations at any time", "With epaulettes of the devil" in the series of "At Every Kilometer."She has more than 200 roles in the theater and more than 100 in TV plays. She was awarded the title "Honored Artist" in 1983. In 1964, she married Ivan Stojanovic (1930-1999), film critic, journalist and writer, with whom he had two sons. She died on July 3, 2016 in Sofia.- Georgi Kaloyanchev "Kalata" was born in the city on Black Sea coast Burgas in 13 January 1925. He was so unique and unrepeatable actor, best known for his appearances in comedy movies but actually he began his career as a stage actor in early 50's. Then he made his cinema debut in 1951.
- Yordan Matev was born on 11 October 1926 in Zlatovrah, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Neprimirimite (1964), Begushchaya po volnam (1967) and Prokurorat (1988). He died on 2 June 1968 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Yuriy Yuryevich (Georgiev) Yakovlev is Bulgarian theater and cinema - actor , the son of Russian actor and director Yuri D. Yakovlev , who lived and worked in Bulgaria in 1920-1922 and from 1933 until his death in 1938. His son Yuri was born on October 5, 1930 in Riga, Latvija at the time when his father worked for the founding of the Theatre in the city. Three years later the family settled permanently in Sofia. His mother was a famous opera singer Zhana Sladkarov - Yakovleva. Her brother Angel Sladkarov is the creator of the operetta in Bulgaria. In this artistic family logically Yuriy Yakovlev's launch on the stage became when he was 7 years old in the performance of his father's "Black Spot" at the National Theatre. This does not interfere that his first application in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art to be broken, but next year he has adopted in the class of Professor Boyan Danovski . In 1955-1956, he has played on the stage of Pernik Drama Theater. Between 1956 and 1964 he participated in the Theater troupe "Labor Front". Then - three years in the theater " People scene ." In 1967, he was invited by his professor Boyan Danovski in the creation of New Drama Theatre " Tears and Laughter ", where he played until his retirement in 1992. On October 26, 1989 he was one of those arrested in the garden of the "Crystal", but not as an activist of "Eco-Glasnost" and because of his civil resentment and defiance of the order does not come into the garden. He died on August 15, 2002 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Sharaliev graduated from the St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University and the VGIK, Moscow. He has worked at Boyana Film Studio, Bulgaria and had been a member of the Parliament from 1972 to 1980. He was a Chair of the Board of the directors of Boyana Film Studio. He was the winner of a numerous Grand Prix at national and international film festivals. He is known for A Song about the Man (1954), Knight without Armor (1966), A Shooting Day (1969), Farewell, Friends! (1970), The Indispensable Sinner (1971), The Apostles (1976), All Is Love (1979), The Thrust (1981), Boris I: The Conversion to Christianity & Discourse of Letters (1985), Plyontek (1991).- Yordan Dimitrov Spirov is Bulgarian actor . He was born on March 13, 1928 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria with a degree in "acting" in 1964, then he has played on the stages of the Sofia Regional Theater, as well as those in Vratsa , Plovdiv and Blagoevgrad . Later he has joined the Theater "Sofia". He was an actor in this theater for 14 years - from 1977 until 1991. He received the title "Honored Artist" in 1975. The actor has 42 years of experience with success in Bulgaria theaters. He was better known, however, with their characteristic roles in movies. Who once saw him in a movie, never forget the distinctive his characters: the director of school in "Everything is love"; Living Corpse in "Where Are You Going"; the Head of school in "Stubborn Love"; Shakir Bey in "The Road to Sofia"; Father Cyril of "Notes on Bulgarian Uprisings"; Artist in "Boyana master". He died on April 8, 2012 in Bulgaria.
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Donyo Donev was a Bulgaria animation director, artist. Donyo Donev Petrov was born on June 27, 1929 in Berkovitsa, Bulgaria. He graduated IV Male High School in Sofia, then schedule at the Art Academy (1954). He specialized in Animation Studio in Moscow (1959). He was a Professor of animation directing at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria with the titles: associate professor, extraordinary professor. He was a member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers, Union of Bulgarian Artists. His first cartoon as an artist was " Crushed and Grushko " ( 1957 ). With the animation film " Duet " ( 1961 ) he debuted as a writer and director. He has worked as an artist in the newspaper " Evening News " (1954 - 1956 ), He was an artist and director in the Department of cartoons in Sofia Animation Studio (1956 - 1993 ), where he was a Head of creative team. He has worked on the animation series " Three Fools " since 1970 until 1990. Donev was an editor of the newspaper "The Three Stooges" ( 1989 - 1997 ), and also the " Four Fools " ( 1997 ) and the magazine "Fras". In 1998 he debuted as an actor in the movie " Wagner ." He was an agent of State Security. There are numerous his exhibitions of cartoons at Bulgaria and abroad. He had many publications in the press and in individual books and collections. He received the titles "Honored Artist (1972), "People's Artist" (1986), and the orders: "Cyril and Methodius" (1965), "People's Republic of Bulgaria" (1989). He died on November 28, 2007 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Born Anton Zafirov Gorchev on November 10, 1939 in the city of Sofia, he enrolled acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film where he graduated in 1963. After the graduation, Gorchev was appointed in the Varna Theatre for two years. In 1965, he went to Plovdiv and started working with the local municipal theatre. Here Gorchev met his wife Sonya Markova. He returned to Sofia in 1971 and became a regular actor in the Boyana film studios. In 1973, Gorchev joined the troupe of the Sofia municipal theatre. Gorchev is best known for his performance as Karaivan in the Bulgarian film classic The Goat Horn (1972), for which he gained a broad critical acclaim. He is also known for his roles in the films Thorn Apple (1972), Ivan Kondarev (1974), Village Correspondent (1974), The Weddings of King Ioan Asen (1975), White Magic (1982) as well as his numerous notable appearances on the stage.
- Katya Todorova Chukova is a Bulgarian actress . She was born on March 31, 1931 in Batak, Bulgaria . She graduated in "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Filip Filipov in 1953, then she worked in the Varna Drama Theatre, and later in the Theatre "Tears and Laughter". Among her roles are Maria in "Twelfth Night"; Natasha in "Three Sisters," The Commissar in "Optimistic tragedy"; Albena in "Albena"and Boryana in "Boryana"by Yordan Yovkov; Maslarska in "Millionaire"; Sultana in "Iron Candlestick" by Dimitar Talev. Among the many films with her participation are "Under the Yoke" (1952), "Heroes of Shipka" (1955), "Specialist in Everything" (1962), "Elf's Dance" (1976), "Matriarchy" (1977), "Illusion "(1980)," Forest People "(1985)," Rio Adio "(1989)," Vampires, Ghouls "(1992). She was awarded with the title of Honored Artist and the Order "Cyril and Methodius" - 2 degrees. She died on June 11, 2012 in Sofia after a long illness.
- Katya Paskaleva played in 46 pictures in less than four decades. Her name turned into a synonym of the Bulgarian cinema. Her female characters are not glossy beauties, they win us over through the melancholic grace of Madonnas. She broke up the relief of Bulgarian cinema femininity and recreated the most arduous epitome filmed in Bulgaria ever - the one of Maria-the-mother and Maria-the-daughter in The Goat Horn (1972, director Metodi Andonov).
- Stefan Surchadzhiev was born on 25 December 1912 in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. He was a director, known for Tzarska milost (1962), 13 dni (1964) and Hitar Petar (1960). He died on 19 April 1965 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Severina Draganova Teneva is a Bulgarian actress . She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 30, 1945. She graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1967 with a degree in "acting". The actress Severina Teneva has participated in productions of Plovdiv Drama Theater and Pazardzhik Drama Theater. She had taken participation in Bulgarian cinema (14 films). Unfortunately the actress died young from cancer, 38 years old. She was a daughter of Dragan Dimitrov Tenev, 1919-1999, Bulgarian lawyer, writer, journalist and art critic, who is also known by his broadcasts on Bulgarian National Television. Her grandmother was Severina (Ruza Draganova Teneva, 1882-1953) - the first Bulgarian poetess. Her grandfather was Dimitar Tanev - artist. Severina Teneva died on November 12, 1983 in Sofia, Bugaria.
- Stoycho Mazgalov Todorov is a Bulgarian theater and cinema actor. He was born on May 2, 1930 in the town of Lyubimets , Haskovo region, Bulgaria. He studied in the Higher Economic Institute in Sofia. Then he graduated in "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia Bulgaria in 1954 in the class of Professor Nikolai Masalitinov. He had played in Pernik Drama Theater (1954-1955), in the Theater "Labor Front" (1955-1964), in the Theater "People's Stage" (1964-1966). He is one of the founders of the Theater " Tears and Laughter " and its Chief Manager from 1969 to 1983. In 1985, he had played in the National Theatre . He was a member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers . He is a winner of the Order "Cyril and Methodius" - II, degree. He had played in 47 films , including the popular Bulgarian Song for man , King and General , Shibil , Eighth , Three Retired , Typhoons with Gentle names , War of the Hedgehogs , Han Asparuh and others. He is an author of the autobiographical book "When I am." At the time of his leadership Drama Theatr "Tears and Laughter" was perhaps the most interesting Sofia TheaterIt's a wonder he was Chief Manager for fourteen years (1969-1983) They must have cost him much, but he did not stop with a tenacity and cunning to do all that believed necessary and as if no thought for the consequences. It was externally strict and strong. He gathered around him smart and talented people and knew how to listen to their wise advice. But he knew that the responsibility has to carry personally. Impressive was his civil courage in times when it was a rare and dangerous. It was glamorous actor; he was playing always one of us. For him, theater was calling, and destiny - both looking very serious. He died on November 1, 2006 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Vladislav Ikonomov was a Bulgarian film director. Vladislav Konstantinov Ikonomov was born on May 16, 1938 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He graduated in "film directing" at the State Higher School of Theatre and Cinema in Lodz, Poland (1961). He has made 16 movies as a director and was a screenwriter for another eight. The most famous of his films is" 24 hours Rain " featuring Stefan Danailov. Renowned filmmaker released his book "Everything about". The author himself is a popular with his incredible intelligence and peppery assessments regarding the secret life of cinema. Vladislav Ikonomov was a Professor at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. He was a member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He died on June 22, 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Maria Karl Vatsulka / stage name Maria Karel / was born on January 29, 1927 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the Acting class of Professor Krastyo Mirski in 1958. She has played in the following theaters: Pleven Dramatic Theater,1958 - 1959: "The Iron Candlestick" - Niya; "Adriana Boudevska" Dramatic Theater, Bourgas, 1960- 1965: "Vacation in Arco Iris" - Pilar; "Divine Comedy" - Eve, "When Roses Dance" ; "Boyan Danovski" Pernik Dramatic Theater, 1966 - 1986: "Mary Tudor" - Mary Tudor, "Sadal and Orpheus" - Corsibleppa, "The Man Eater" - Yota, "A Double Bed for Adam and Eve","The Condemned of Altona". She has played in the following films: "Monkeys in Wintertime /the grandma/ - 2006, Kare /Olga's voice/ - 2002, Vampires, Ghouls - 1992, The Neighbor - 1988, The Echelons /Leon's wife/- 1986, The Salvation - 1984, The Golden River - 1983, I Killed No One - 1983, The Grand Piano - 1979, Swap - 1978, A Year of Mondays - 1977,A Bright Example /the mother teacher/ - 1976, The Last Bachelor - 1974, The Fortress Guard /Pepa/ - 1974, Ivan Kondarev - 1974, Exams at any Odd Time /Mitko's mother/ - 1973, The Best Person I Know /the math teacher/ - 1973, Freedom or Death 1969, At Every Kilometer /Olga/ 1969, A Favorite No. 13 - 1958. She died on 01 May 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata (26 May 1932 - 18 March 1980) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the Bulgaria. He had more than 41 appearances and leading roles in the Bulgarian cinema. Vachkov got a broad popularity after the role of Mitko the Bomb in the TV series At Each Kilometer (1969-71). Vachkov is also known for his numerous appearances on the stage of the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov", Sofia. Despite his death in 1980, he remains as one of the leading actors in the history of the Bulgarian cinematography of that time. Vachkov starred in classic film productions as Torrid Noon (1965), The Tied Up Balloon (1967) both written by Yordan Radichkov; Whale (1970) directed by Petar B. Vasilev; The Kindest Person I Know (1973), The Last Summer (1974) also written by Radichkov; Almost a Love Story (1980), The Truck (1980) and especially his role as Banko in Manly Times (1977) directed by Eduard Sahariev. The last character played by Grigor Vachkov was Postol Voevoda in "Measure according to Measure" (1981), directed by Georgi Djulgerov. During the shooting of this film, Grigor Vachkov died, but the authors did everything to keep his performance.
- Nikola Anastasov was born on 22 April 1932 in Sofia. He graduated in Acting from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1955. He was part of the companies of the Drama Theatres in Vratsa (1955-1956) and Varna (1956-1957), as well as the Theatre of Satire, Labour Front Theatre and Small Theatre off the Canal in Sofia. He made his debut in film in The Last Round in 1961. He has acted in nearly 20 feature and TV films, With the Devil's Shoulder Straps (1967), Mister Nobody (169), The Phoney Civilization (1974), Nako, Dako and Tsako (1974-1976), Unexpected School Holidays (1981), and Only You, My Heart (1987), to name but a few.