TIRANA, February 21/ATA/- The great Albanian actress Mimika Luca passed away today at the age of 84.
She started her artistic career as a ballerina on the stage of the Opera and Ballet Theater where she performed from 1951 to 1962, distinguished for her talent and physical abilities.
After meeting her husband Ndrek Luca, an exceptional actor also for the interpretation of characters and artistic figures, Mimika dedicated herself with love to the dramatic art and she was rather successful in her performances.
In 1962, Mimika became part of the People’s Theater troupe.
During her career in the theater, Mimika Luca performed in about 30 roles. Mimika Luca also performed in many feature films such as “The train leaves at five to seven”, “Tale from the past”, “In our home”, “Our friend Tili” and many others.
In 1977, she was also appointed as a lecturer at the “Higher Institute of Arts”, Drama branch.
Prime Minister Edi Rama sent a message of condolence on the death of actress Mimika Luca.
“Farewell, dear Mimika, you have already embraced Ndrek and this will make Gjergji (son) stronger, I hope,” said Rama.
Minister of Culture Elva Margariti wrote in a post on social networks that: “With a natural simplicity and depth, she managed to create a rich gallery of characters. Young generations have a lot to learn from the legacy she has left in Albanian cinematography”.
On his part, Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj wrote, “Sad about the death of actress Mimika Luca, an icon of the National Theater and Albanian cinematography”./p.s./
