Quick Facts
Born:
1964-06-11
Birthplace:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Credits:
24 Total Roles
Petar Popyordanov
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Biography
Petar Ivanov Popyordanov , known as Chocho Popyordanov, is Bulgarian theater and cinema actor. He was born on June 11, 1964 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a son of Ivan Popyordanov (born on 1938) - a longtime Chief of the cinema center Boyana Film Studios. He was also Chief of Bulgarian National Television in 1998. The Mother of Petar Popyordanov Katya was a doctor. The father's family originated from Veles, Vardar Macedonia. Chocho great-grandfather was a first cousin of the Macedonian revolutionaries - Chieftain Mile and his younger brother Jordan Popyordanov-Ortse, leader of Thessaloniki bombers. In 1989, Petar Popyordanov graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in "Acting" in the class of Professor Krikor Azaryan and Todor Kolev. He studied at the Czech Republic one year. He has played in the troupes of Theatre "Sofia", Little City Theatre "Off the Channel" and in 1994 - in the National Theater. His most famous theater roles were in performances "Outcasts," "Midsummer Night's Dream," "At the foot of Vitosha Mountain," "The Tempest," "The man who makes the rain," "Kimono", "Decameron," "Ghosts in Naples, "" Hedda Gabler. " Chocho Popyordanov has involved in cinema productions, including "Yesterday" (1988), "Rio Adio" (1989), " The Love Summer of a Schlep " (1990), "Vampires, ghouls" (1992) "Canaries Season" (1993), "Frontier" (1994), "Spanish fly" (1998), "After the end of the world" (1998), "Danube bridge" (1999), "Sombrero blues" (1999), " Wolf Hunt" (2000). Petar Popyordanov has won numerous nominations and awards, including a nomination for "Asker" in 1996 and 1997 and the prize "Golden Bayar" in Belgium for Best Actor in the film "Border". He had also a presence on the small screen, starring in the TV show "UFO Club" on "Channel 1". In 2007 he began his participation in the series "Outcasts" for "Channel 1" of Bulgarian National Television. He has nephews Helen and Peter Koshnicharski. Albeit posthumously Chocho Popyordanov became a father of adopted him months earlier daughter Ekaterina Petrova Popyordanova. He died on May 5, 2013 in Boyana, Sofia Province, Bulgaria, as a result of injuries from a fall.
Known For
Undercover
Momchil Neshev
Yesterday
Kostov
Which Way Today?
Dimo
The Island
Self
Adio, Rio
Chocho, Trainee investigator
The Goat Horn
Halil
Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkans
Enver Hoxha
Canary Season
Ivan, Father of Malin
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Island MOVIE | Self |
| 2011 | Undercover TV | Momchil Neshev |
| 2009 | Хъшове TV | Македонски |
| 2007 | Which Way Today? MOVIE | Dimo |
| 2005 | Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkans TV | Enver Hoxha |
| 2002 | The Rage MOVIE | The Black One |
| 1999 | Дунав мост TV | Jimmy |
| 1999 | Сомбреро блус MOVIE | Tosho |
| 1996 | Emilia's Friends MOVIE | Hristo |
| 1996 | Orpheus Descending MOVIE | Self |