In memory of comedian Myqerem Ferra (1928-1996)!

Myqerem Ferra (1928 – 1996) Merited artist" Actor of the Vlora variety theater, one of the prominent names of Albanian humor. He was born in Vlora in 1928 and at a young age became active as a comic actor in the city's Amateur Theatrical Movement of birth. She was one of the founding actresses of Estrade in Vlore in 1955, where she continued until she retired in 1986. He has performed many roles in 140 variety premieres, mostly in short time segments such as: skits, monologues, couplets, parodies , pantomimes, dialogues. She was among the actresses of the pioneering generation and quite successful in the interpretation of parodies and couplets. He was distinguished especially in the portrayal of roles that came from the peasant and lower classes, unlike other figures with diverse social and character profiles, as in the pantomime sketch "Dy bojaxhinjte (the second painter). It is remembered in the interpretation of the sketches: "Where are you going, Mr. Hitler"; "Take off your watch" He was an actor with a natural sense of humor, which appeared especially in the embroidering of ordinary, somewhat woolly, confused types, as well as of people who came from the working class. etc. For a long time, Myqerem Ferra was also the director of this variety show. As such, there were tendencies and preferences to build shows with a thematic and ideological axis, which influenced the growth of its quality and culture. He holds the title "Deserved Artist". He also acted in several feature films of Kinostudio: "When it dawned on a day" – 1971 / "Mountains with shopping covered" – 1971 / "Brazdat" – 1973 / "Agimet e stines se madhe" – 1981 / "Stones of my house" – 1985. There are two of his most prominent jokes in these films that have remained in the spectator's memory: "Oh, what will we eat with pancakes today" (one of the ballistics in the episode "Weapons" in "When it dawned on a day" as well as "Dyfeku will moustache" in "Malet me blerim bihvar" in the role of Xha Lame _____________________ Reference: Encyclopedia of Albanian Theater and Cinematography – Toena 2009 / J. Papagjoni / p. 130. Adapted for the page "Albanian Cinematography" in March 2021.