Ndrekë Luca
(September 3, 1927 – January 16, 1993)
Dramatic actor of the Albanian theater and cinematography. One of the Icons of Acting. Holds the title “People’s Artist”
Born in Dukagjin. For a while he worked as a soldier in aviation, but his real passion was theater and acting, so in 1949 he started his stage activity with the Army Theater and after a year, in 1950, he continued his career as an actor in the “Teatri Popullor”.
The role of Shpend Gjeto Plaku in the drama “Halili and Hajria” (1950) by K. Jakova will be the first. A role with which the later legend of our stage stood out with his talent, paving the way for other roles in the future, for 30 years on the stage within the time frame 1951-1987, the year he retired but continued to act. He has hundreds of roles in his career, standing out as one of the best actors on the stage alongside other theater masters.
After the first role of Iago in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” (1953), and later successes one after the other, of Leka in the drama “Our Land” (1954) by K. Jakova.
In the play “Arturo Ui” by Brecht, Ndreke Luca played the role of Giri, combining satirical and dramatic plans with an expressive language, according to the Brechtian theater principles.
He created a prominent and realistic character with the role of Brung Troli (the drama “Great Flood” 1977 by K. Jakova). A year later, in 1978, he played the role of Avdullah Pashe Dreni in the drama “Besa e madhe” by Mirosh Markaj, while in the drama “Baca i Gjetajve” (1979) by F. Kraja, he played the role of Baca, with the troupe of the “Migheni” Theater ” in Shkodër, a brave, dignified, restrained mountaineer, where a strong dramatic direction is also present.
Luca was an actor, who operated with different interpretive plans, as comic as tragic, as heroic as ordinary, as in strong and sublime tones, as soft, “ordinary” and very human.
He had a characteristic voice, often killing and shrill, when he played especially negative roles, violent, wild people, criminal etc.
The legend Ndreke Luca went so far as to resize and “break” from time to time the preliminary model of the natural personal data, the self-conscious character of the characters he played.
He was one of the most vocal actors of the Albanian feature film, performing over 30 films, unique in their kind, such as Dom Marku (“Commissar of Light” 1966), Ndrio (“The Road of Letters”), Gjini (“The Old Wounds”), Pjetër Mustaqekuqi (“Operation Fire”), Ramiu (“Silent Duel” 1967.
Completely opposite characters in terms of temperament, behavior, energy, rhythm and speech. In 1969, he creates the character of Gjin in “Old Wounds”, an honest, big-hearted peasant, but who was burdened with old and inhibiting prejudices in favor of women’s abilities and merits in life.
Pjeter Mustakuqi in the film “Operation fire” is another of his acting forms in which Ndreke Luce’s acting is enhanced. With this skillfully interpreted role, he proved his ability especially in terms of facial expression wisdom figurative gesture, plastic and other means of visual identification of the character.
Countless roles if we count the theatrical ones as well. He remains one of the most successful in the application of grotesque forms in acting, both in Theater and Film.
In addition to being an actor, he has also written several dramas such as “Votra e huej”; “Bardha”; “Andrra ne diell”, but which achieved success with the drama “Shate shaljanet”, 1959, was staged by the troupe of the “Teatri Popullor”.
He has been honored with the high title “People’s Artist”!
On an ordinary day like any other day, he got up early, did his morning ritual, got his bicycle, a pre-World War II black women’s “Bianchi” that served him almost all his life to cut short roads and save time, tucked a bag under his arm and went out to do the shopping…
Ndreke Luca passed away on January 16, 1993
Awards:
° People’s Artist
° November 17, 1991 Festival medallion for the role of Vuhan Pashai in the film “Ballad of Kurbin” at the IX Albanian Film Festival held from November 12 to 17 of the year 1991 in Tirana.
° April 23, 1983 Festival medallion for the role of Mark Sokoli in the TV movie “Flaka e Maleve” at the 5th Albanian Film Festival held from April 19 to April 23, 1983 in Tirana.
° April 11, 1976 Medallion of the Festival 1st Prize for the role of Gani Herri in the television movie “Streets looking for sun” at the 1st Albanian Film Festival held from April 5 to 11, 1976 in Tirana.
FILMOGRAPHY:
1963 — Special Assignment…….Tomorri
1966 — The Commissar of Light…….Dom Pali the priest
1966 — Echos on the Coast…Jonuz Bruga
1967 — Silent Duel… .Sargent Ramiu
1968 — Ambush…..Partisan Commander
1969 — Old wounds……Gini
1969 — Guerrilla Unit…..Hammer, Unit Commander
1970 — The Trace…. Kasemi
1973 — Operation “Fire”…Peter Mustaqekuqi
1973 — The Furrows…Azem’s big brother
1974 — Paths of war….Ballist Commander
1974 — The Blast….Hasani
1975 — The alleys that seeks sun (TV movie)……Gani Herri
1975 — At the beginning of summer…..General Piccioni
1976 — Sounds of war…..Selimi
1976 — The call….. Vata
1976 – – The forest of freedom…….Lam Shllapi
1978 — The path of letters (TV movie)…Ndrio
1978 — From the middle of the darkness….Meti
1979 — The Guest……. .Gergji
1980 — Brother and friend …..Italian officer
1980 — The bride……… Dom Mareci
1981 — A night without light……Filipi
1982 — Autumn reproaches ……….Rasim Aga
1982 — The flame of the mountains…….Mark Sokoli, craftsman
1983 — The end of a blood feud….Spendi
1984 — The first voyage… …Qazimi
1984 — Time does not Wait (TV Movie)…… Cen Vrapi
1986 — Stone of covenant ….Gini
1989 — Ballad of Kurbin….. Vuhan Pasha
1996 — Victims of Tivari (Film TV)
Theater
° “Arturo Ui” by Bertold Breht…..Xiri
° “Baca i Gjetajve” by Fadil Kraja….Baca i Gjetajve
° “Cuca e Maleve” by Kolë Jakova
° “Dragoi i Dragobiše”
° “Era before the trial” by Ekrem Kryeziu
* “Fisherman’s family” by Sulejman Pitarka .. Jonuz Bruga
° “Halili and Hajria” by Kolë Jakova… Shpend Gjeto Plaku
° “Silent heroes ”……
° “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare
° “On the other side”
° “In the storm” by Fadil Paçrami
° “Kremlin clocks” by N. Pagodin
° “Othello” by William Shakespeare….Iago
° “The fight” by Xhemal Broja
° “The Great Flood” by Kolë Jakova….Brung Troli
° “The Upheaval”
° “Red Signal” by Bashkim Kozeli
° “The Seven Shalians” by Ndrek Luca
° “Our Land” by Kolë Jakova….. ….Leka
° “The good brave with many friends”
° “The roof of all” by Kiço Blushi
Author of theater plays
° “Dreams in the sun”
° “Bardha”
° “Irkutsk History”
° “The Seven Shalians”
° “Foreign Votra”
Published for the first time on the page “Albanian Cinematography” in July 2013 / revisited in the following years
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Albanian Cinematography in activity since 2013
Reference: “Encyclopedia, Theater and Albanian Cinema” – Toena 2009, p. 276-277. Various news about the actor from online portals and Albanian newspapers.
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