THE STARS OF ALBANIAN SCENE | QENAN TORO!

 QENAN TORO

Classic Actor of Albanian "Teatri Popullor"

Born in Tirana on December 30, 1931.
He used to be a financier in the Bank for several years. His special passion was to become an actor, and so in 1950 he issued his workbook as a banker to be admitted to the “People`s Theater”. In 1954 he graduated from the Art High School "Jordan Misja" and in the same year he started his activity as an actor in the Theater. His voice with a special ringing timbre was a gift that nature had given him. Performed in over 80 roles in the theater. Initially plays a series of complementary episodic roles but then since 1954 begins to be the protagonist. In the same year, he played the first role in the comedy "Girl from the village", the main role of the party secretary. 1956 was a special year where he played 7 roles within a year. He has a long career of 35 years where of course he is distinguished in many roles such as: Ribakov "Kremlin Hours", Leka "Perkolginait", Learti "Hamlet", Prosecutor "Leipzig Process ",  "The Mountain Maiden "," Arturo Ui " and in dozens of other parts until the mid-80s.

Qenan Toro has also been a director where in the drama "Pomegranate Flowers" remains his best performance. 

While in Cinematography he has played a few roles: Debatik (1961), “Our land” (1964), Shpresa (1988). From a disease in the larynx he was forced to play secondary and episodic roles, inclined as an actor towards positive characters, virtuous people, willing leaders, but there were also negative roles such as those with vices and criminalized figures His most successful roles are in the plays: "Othello"; "King Lear"; "Over the Ruins"; "The Fisherman's Family"; "Doctor Alex"; "Three Rifle Shots"; "; The second face"; "Events in the factory": "Year` 41 ";" Our land "; "Pomegranate flowers "etc.

 

He has also performed in many shows of the time on Radio Tirana, dramatizations or "The Artistic Word in the microphone", thanks to the gift of his voice. In 1988 he retires. He passed away on December 1, 1989.

The Albanian Cinematography & Scenic Arts - Dec. 1, 2020