GJERGJ LALA | THE STARS OF ALBANIAN SCENE

 GJERGJ LALA 

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Actor / Director. "The Ambassador" of Albanian Acting in Italy!

"Mihal Grameno" of our Cinema, Gjergj Lala, the well-known actor and director not only of the Albanian scene but also of the international one. 

 

Born in Lushnja on December 6, 1947. He is a graduate of ILA - Institute of Arts in 1975, well known as a performer in a large number of roles and characters in cinema, theater and television. Among his most important roles, of course, remains for Albanian cinema that of Mihal Grameno in the film "Freedom or death" in 1979, a role with which he received the award as the best actor co-protagonist (with T. Flloko) in 1981 in The 4th Aristical Film Festival in Tirana. On the screen of the Albanian film he deputed in 1976 in the movie "Bloody Land" in the role of Xhema, son of Mr. Maksut. Afterwards he is an episodic role in the film “The Bride and the Siege” (1978) to come up to the most striking role for the actor that of Mihal Grameno, as we mentioned above. He worked as an actor and director at the "Bylis" Theater in Fier from 1988 until v. 1992. 

Even with the staff of the Theater and Comedy of the city of Lushnja, he has managed to stage a series of national and international works. Since 1992 he lives in Italy where he has been successfully active in various films and TV movies. Here in the international arena he is successfully active as for example in the role of the Soviet ambassador in "Il papa buono" (2003) (directed by the well-known Ricky Tognazzi, the son of the great Ugo). Then he has another role in "L ' Orizzonte degli Eventi "(2005) by director Daniele Vicari. He has also acted in the 7th season of the TV series " La squadra "(2006), in the famous

"Don Matteo 5 "(2006), in the film" L'uomo della carità - Don Luigi Di Liegro "(2007), (directed by Alessandro Di Robilant) in " Medicina Generale "(2008), v. 2016 " Il sapore del sale ".  

In 2011 the President of the Republic awards him the title "Naim Frasheri i arte" for the performances of the high level and the contribution given to the Albanian Cinema, Theater and Television. Gjergji Lala is considered one of the best actors of the golden generation of the Albanian scene.

 

 

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“Albanian Cinematography & Scenic Art” -  Dec. 5, 2020