The oldest national theater actor, Arno Upenieks / Article / LSM.LV, is gone forever.

At the age of 85, one of the oldest actors in the national theater, Arno Upenieks, retired.

In theater, Upenieks has been working for more than 60 years and is known for his characteristic talents, his comic and satirical roles. For younger generations, he is known for his role in the movie "Gimli Orey Rallalla" and the series "Cerību Street 21".

Theatrical scholar Rita Melnace is described by Arno Upenieki as a sincere and sincere person and a talented comedian who will be remembered with his humorous programs that allowed the audience to laugh at the darkness of life at the time Soviet.

"He entered the theater with the role of Kris in the show" From a Cold Bottle. "Of course, we all know what Blaumanis Kriš is talking about a silly creature because it throws everything into the And this Krish then determined for a while the whole role of the role of the actor.Because he had a very interesting and comical face, he had very well learned to work with. filmmakers have often used it directly as a typical actor.And it is possible that during those years, reproducing these very specific and different types, even his own human face seems to have developed a thicker mask.And in the second half of life, when the experience and the actor were thirsty for deeper and more interesting roles, he had to fight with this mask and get rid of it.

And this mask has become smaller, sometimes appearing the human face of Arno with all the pain and the experiences, "says Melnace.

Farewell to the actor will take place tomorrow at 1 pm in the Great Hall of the Krematorium.