Muharrem Qena (22 June 1930 – 25 September 2006) was a

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actor, director, writer and singer. He went to high school in

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, and he completed film school in

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. He is among the noted directors who staged their works at the

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. He was born in

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(then

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) in 1930 and was one of the founders of the theatrical scene in Kosovo and of Albanian light music. He immersed his great talent of a theatre director, actor, writer and singer/songwriter into becoming one of the most fruitful artistic creators. Qena directed over 200 plays, several of which were awarded in the former

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, including ‘Bashkëshortet’, ''

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'', '' Erveheja'', ''Men of Broken Hopes'', ''Enemy of the People'', ''Ambrosio'', etc. He remains one of the most awarded Kosovo artists. His production of ''Erveheja'' received five most renowned awards at the national meeting of theatres in 1967, in

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. He also directed numerous TV dramas as well as short films and documentaries. Also, he performed as a film actor in ''Kapiten Lleshi'', ''Proka'', ''The rabbit with five paws'' and ''Kukumi''. The author of the awarded theatre play, ''Bashkeshortet'' and playwright of others staged in Kosovo. Funder of theatres in

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Gjakova Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographicall ...

and

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. Singer and author of contemporary songs in the 60’s that resist the years: ''Kaçurrelja'', ''Shokut'', ''Lamtumirë'', ''Mine'', ''Tetori''. Qena was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Kosovo’s international theatre festival in September 2004. He died on 25 September 2006, in Prishtina. He had three daughters, one son, and five grandchildren.

References

*Elsie, Robert. "Qena, Muharrem" in ''Historical Dictionary of Kosovo''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qena, Muharrem 1930 births 2006 deaths Musicians from Mitrovica, Kosovo Kosovan male actors Kosovan male film actors Kosovan singers 20th-century Albanian male singers Yugoslav male singers