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Margarita Xhepa's body arrives, tributes begin at the National Opera and Ballet Theater

2025-04-04 10:55:08 / AKTUALITET ALFA PRESS
Margarita Xhepa's body arrives, tributes begin at the National Opera and

Albanian cinematography icon Margarita Xhepa breathed her last a day ago, a few hours after her 91st birthday.

The body of the great actress has arrived at the National Opera and Ballet Theater, and tributes have begun.

Family members, friends, colleagues, artists and numerous citizens participating in the tribute,

For decades, the 'people's artist' portrayed countless dramatic characters, remaining eternally in the care of art lovers.

The stage was never separated, it felt accomplished, as she expressed in an interview for Top Channel a year ago, on her 90th birthday.

Margarita Xhepa was born on April 2, 1934 in the city of Lushnja. She left behind hundreds of roles, for which she was honored with the title “Nder i Kombit” and the decoration “Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg”. However, she considered the greatest pride in life to be the three children she left behind, one of whom, Ndriçim Xhepa, followed in the actress’s footsteps, excelling equally in the Albanian art scene.

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