Qirjako Sava (1934 – 2018) Actor of the variety theater of Vlore. He was born in Qeparo, Himares, on April 20, 1934. As a child, he became active near the Amateur Movement of the city of Vlora. In l946, with the opening of the Pioneer House in the city of Vlora, he was involved in its many activities, being an active participant in the theater and choir of the Pioneer House and in sports circles. In 1956, in Vlorë, he debuted in a dilettante theater group, near the House of Culture, directed by Nazmi Bunjaku, where, among others, the comedy "Fejese e Ngatërrese" by Minush Jero was staged. To get here Qirjako Sava went through the long process of formation and artistic education. He was successfully active in the theater group of the House of Culture Vlora since 1949, when the director Shefqet Resuli staged Konstandin Simomonov's drama "Chestnuts of Prague". This is where his talent as a true artist shines and Qirjako Sava, in 1951, in an Amateur Theater Olympiad in Tirana with director Kadri Roshin, receives an honorary degree, together with Evgjeni Shtrepin and Stefan Pema, to come in 1953, in the city of Durrës, when Makarenko's play "We are starting with life" was staged and the Theater of the House of Culture of Vlora, with the participation of Qirjako Sava, Bedri Mersini and a whole troupe of talented young people, received the award the second. He joined the professional theater and stage groups of the city of Vlora, in 1959, coming there naturally from the amateur theatrical movement, selected and included, together with a group of talented young people, who shared the talent and will of their outstanding. 
He continued in this institution until he retired in 1989. From the beginning, Qirjako Sava attracted the attention of the spectators and became loved by them with that youthful, energetic, expressive and cheerful look, as a reciter, actor with a wide comic and dramatic spectrum. to quickly shoulder more important and even leading roles. The first premiere, as a professional drama troupe, was staged by Vlora in 1962, with the theater piece "Fundosja e Skuadroni" by Kornejcuk, directed by the unforgettable Kujtim Spahivogli. For this outstanding figure of Albanian dramaturgy, it must be said that, before being appreciated as an artist, he is appreciated by his colleagues from Vlonia as a person and a personality. It is important to note that for the brilliant performance in this show, Qirjako Sava received a standing ovation from the spectators, as well as congratulations from Sulejman Pitarka and Naim Frashëri themselves. What highlighted and increased his values as an actor was a meeting of professional variety shows in the city of Gjirokastra in 1963. The show there was connected with its numbers through the presenter and Qirjako played this role himself. He seems to have done it very well, because at the end of the meeting, the organizing specialists asked him to be the emcee of the final show, with the best numbers of all the country's variety shows. In 1969, Qirjako Sava completed his higher education as an actor and director, staging, under his direction, 25 premieres during his active career as a professional and three more, quite successful, in recent years, as pensioner. They remember with nostalgia the first premiere of the variety show as a director, which was called "Choose and Take" and which was staged in 1972. It was shown 46 times, with a full house. And further, the roles and successes are endless. This is how the shows "Happy family", "We met on the trip", "Two friends", "Chan anija Albanian", "Residents of my palace" come. 
He was a talented actor in the field of comedy. His game stood out for its plastic charm on stage, for the finesse of the logic of the word's action. He has performed in over 400 roles in about 100 premieres, almost in all genres of variety comedy, such as: comedy, skits, dialogues, monologues, pantomimes and couplets, also as a speaker, etc. He was warmly received by the audience for his portrayal of some comic characters with a lack of vices, both in the work environment and in the family environment where we can mention: Innovation (workshop), Cleaning, Purebred cows (stable) etc. 
In 2004, he was awarded the "Naim Frasheri i Arte" Medal by the presidency! The actor changed his life on November 23, 2018 _______________________________ "Albanian Cinema" in activity since 2013 Reference: Albanian Encyclopedia, Theater and Cinema – Toena 2009 / J. Papagjoni; as well as an article about Luan Cip published in 2010;
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