The successful actor of Albanian theater and cinematography, Pandi Siku, has passed away. He closed his eyes forever at the age of 73
Pandi Siku was born on July 28, 1949 in Tirana. He graduated from the High Institute of Arts in Tirana, majoring in drama, and then in 1973 he joined the troupe of the People's Theater (today the National Theatre), playing many roles, mostly second roles. His activity will span the period from 1973 to 2001. He made his debut in the theater in the dramas "Our Land" and "Together with the Dawn".
Then we can mention many other theatrical performances such as: Adlin in "Dead River"; Halimi "After the last exam"; Arjani in "The life of another"; Spend in "Epoka before the trial" (1978), Bardhi in Furrnalta (1979), "Besa e madhe"; "Lobsters"; Rema in "Communists" (1981), Merkusi in "Romeo and Juliet"; Valentine in "Two Gentlemen from Verona" (1990), "Twelfth Night; Lucencio in "The Taming of the Rebellion"; Constantine in "Who brought Doruntina"; Rexhepi in "Besa"; Participant of the choir in "Quoa vadis"; Amnekofi in "Ancient Absurdity" etc.
Even though he has played secondary roles in most cases, he managed to stand out for his performance, winning twice an award as "Best Supporting Actor with his performances in "Furrnalta" and "Quo Vadis" this year. last in 1997.
After the year 2001, he left the Theater and emigrated to the USA where he lived with his family and where he was also involved in theater from time to time.
He made his film debut when he was a student in 1971 at the age of 22, in "When it dawned one day"; In 1973, he will be in the role of the protagonist in "Brazdat" with Adem, a role that will make him known to the audience. The last film was in 1999 in "Flete te bardha".
He knew how to professionally build types and characters, sometimes explosive in interpretations with funny jokes, such as the peasant, the young patriot, the worker, the tractor driver, the driver, etc.
MOVIES:
1971: When it dawned one day
1973: Brazdat (Ademi)
1976: Cutting Threads (Courage)
1977: The man with the ball (Adnan Pinxho)
1977: A Difficult Journey (Sokoli)
1978: When the foundations were laid (Mani)
1979: The Guest
1984: Blue field, red field (Misto)
1984: Time Waits (Insurance Agent)
1987: Wax Shirts (Koburja)
1988: Hope (Niko)
1988: Three people cross the mountain (Kico Zgurra)
1990: White papers