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Viktor<\/span> Gjoka<\/span>, <\/span>actor<\/span>, <\/span>People’s<\/span> Artist, <\/span>passed<\/span> away<\/span> in <\/span>Italy<\/span>. He <\/span>was<\/span> born<\/span> in <\/span>Peshtan<\/span>, Tepelen<\/span>e<\/span>, in 1929. In 1946, he <\/span>was<\/span> accepted<\/span> as an <\/span>actor<\/span> in the <\/span>People’s<\/span> Theater<\/span>. <\/span>Among<\/span> the <\/span>most<\/span> successful<\/span> roles<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>first<\/span> years<\/span> are: <\/span>Klestakov<\/span> (“The Auditor” by <\/span>Nikolai<\/span> Gogol), <\/span>Pristado<\/span> (“<\/span>A<\/span> Lost<\/span> Letter<\/span>” by <\/span>I<\/span>on<\/span> Lu<\/span>c<\/span>a<\/span> Caragiale<\/span>) <\/span>etc<\/span>. In the <\/span>years<\/span> 1957-1960, he <\/span>completed<\/span> his<\/span> higher<\/span> studies<\/span> for<\/span> directing<\/span> theater<\/span> and<\/span> cinematography<\/span> in Baku (<\/span>Azerbaijan<\/span>). <\/span>His<\/span> most<\/span> prominent<\/span> roles<\/span> are: <\/span>Nikollaq<\/span> Jorganxhiu in the <\/span>comedy<\/span> “<\/span><\/span>Karnavalet<\/span> e <\/span>Korçës<\/span><\/span>” <\/span>(<\/span><\/span>“The Carnivals of Korçë”<\/span><\/span>)(<\/span>1964) by <\/span>Spiro<\/span> Çomora<\/span>, <\/span>and<\/span> Halil<\/span> Shkoza in the drama “<\/span><\/span>Fytyra<\/span> e <\/span>dytë<\/span><\/span>” <\/span>(“The <\/span>second<\/span> face<\/span>”)<\/span>(1968) by <\/span>Dritëro<\/span> Agolli<\/span>, <\/span>with<\/span> which<\/span> he <\/span>won<\/span> the <\/span>first<\/span> prize as the <\/span>best<\/span> actor<\/span> in the <\/span>theater<\/span> festivals<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>respective<\/span> years<\/span>. In 1971, he <\/span>left<\/span> the <\/span>theater<\/span> for<\/span> 15 <\/span>years<\/span>. He <\/span>returned<\/span> to the <\/span>stage<\/span> with<\/span> the role <\/span>of<\/span> Spirake<\/span> in the <\/span>comedy<\/span> “<\/span>Titanic<\/span> Waltz<\/span>” by <\/span>Tudor<\/span> <\/span>Mu\u0219atescu<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>From<\/span> 1990 he <\/span>lived<\/span> in Rome, <\/span>where<\/span> he <\/span>founded<\/span> the <\/span>artistic<\/span> and<\/span> cultural<\/span> association<\/span> “<\/span><\/span>Dea<\/span><\/span>“, <\/span>with<\/span> which<\/span> he <\/span>developed<\/span> artistic<\/span> activities<\/span> with<\/span> Albanian<\/span> themes<\/span>. He <\/span>passed<\/span> away<\/span> in 2007. <\/span><\/span>(In the <\/span>p<\/span>ho<\/span>to<\/span>: <\/span>Viktor<\/span> Gjoka<\/span>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Text<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> Albanian<\/span> encyclopedic<\/span> dictionary<\/span> – Vol. 1 <\/span><\/span>, <\/span>Academy<\/span> of<\/span> Sciences<\/span> of<\/span> Albania<\/span>, “<\/span>Kristalina<\/span>-KH”, Tirana, 2008, page 855.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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P<\/span>ho<\/span>to<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.balkanweb.com\/historia-e-nje-kolosi-viktor-gjoka-si-u-denua-aktori-per-te-dashuren-me-te-re-se-vetja\/<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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