Gunārs Cilinskis (23 May 193125 July 1992)
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Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

n theater and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Cilinskis was born in

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and died in

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. He was a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1979).

Personal life

* Wife —

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(1923–2012), actress,

People's Artist of the Soviet Union People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1973) * Son — Aigars (1958–2007)

References

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Riga Film Studio

Sonate au-dessus d'un lac
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cilinskis, Gunars 1931 births 1992 deaths Film people from Riga Soviet male film actors 20th-century Latvian male actors Soviet film directors Latvian film directors Soviet screenwriters Soviet male screenwriters Latvian male screenwriters People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Latvian Academy of Music alumni Soviet male stage actors Latvian male stage actors Male actors from Riga