Profile of the actor Petraq Xhillari (1943-2014)

Petraq Xhillari (1943-2014) Well-known Albanian theater and cinematographer. He was born in Përmet on June 11, 1943. From 1965 to 1969 he attended the Artistic High School for Painting. Then she entered the studies for actress where in 1971 she was appointed to the National Theater staying here until 1993, after a period of 22 years, Xhillari has about 50 roles in this artistic institution. Among the most successful roles in the theater we mention the roles in the drama "Man of the Depths", Thani "Prometheus", Arseni "After the last exam", The cemetery guard "Who brought Doruntina", Malua "Lady from the city", Spiceri "Romeo" of Juliet", etc.

In 1995 he opened the first private theater in Albania, "Cafe Teatër 1", in a hall with 90 people, in which 4 stage works were staged , where the parts "The epic of soup" and "On the second floor is heaven" are the most successful. Due to the continuous lack of funding, the theater was drowned and thus he could not keep it for long. He will also be remembered for his interpretations of characters in films, about 12 roles in cinematography, among them "General Gramophone", "Njeriu me Top", "Guest" and "Dawn of the Great Season". She returned to the cinema in 2008 with a film called "Watch". She was one of those actresses where she stood out in small roles. He performs many secondary and episodic roles, managing to portray interesting characters. His playing was noted for its dynamics and energy, accompanied by an expressive gesture and a believable, almost natural manner of behavior, as can be seen in the performances of "Arturo Ui"; "The general of the dead army"; "Under the stage lights"; "The Great Flood"; "Communists"; "Pomegranate flowers"; "Furrnalta"; "Face yourself"; "Monserrat"; "Prefect", "Prometheus" etc. He changed his life at the age of 71 precisely on December 27, 2014. Filmography General of the dead army – (1976)….Wedding Man with a ball – (1977) ) ……Bejto, the help of Pilo the Third – (1978)…… Selmani. From the middle of the darkness – (1978) The Gramophone General Storekeeper (1978)…The Man Who Lights the Street Lamps The Guest (1979)…Night The Intendant (1980)….The Partisan Cook Brother and Friend (1980)….The Priest Dawn of the Great Season (1981)….The Music Teacher Like Everyone Else (1981)…….. The Second of November (1982)…….. Footprints in the Snow (1984)……. Three Take the Mountain (1988)…… The Return of the Dead Army (1989)……. Life in the hands of another (1992)……. Published on Facebook on the page with the same name in June 2013 and reviewed in the following years ____________________ Albanian cinematography in activity since 2013 Reference: "60 years of the National Theater" p, 84; "Encyclopedia Theater & Cinematography" p, 547-548 as well as forums, online Albanian newspapers.

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