Biography

Milen Dimitrov Penev is a Bulgarian actor. He was born in Varna, Bulgaria. He graduated from National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1967 with a degree in "acting"in the class of Metodi Andonov. He has worked in the Plovdiv Drama Theater, the Pazardzhik Drama Theater, the "Aleko Konstantinov" Satirical Theater and the Sofia Theater. He died on 1 January 1992 under mysterious circumstances. His most important theatrical roles are: "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" (Brecht) - Simon; "The Big Profit" (E. Kintero) - Octavio; "Last summer in Chulimsk" (Al. Vampilov) - Shamanov.e has played the role of Bulfarian poet and national hero Hristo Botev in the movie "Liberty or Death", directed by Nikola Korabov and after hat all his creative efforts were concentrated upon this character.
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