Naicho Petrov(1920-2016)

Naicho Petrov was born on October 17, 1920 in the village Djinchovtsi, Bulgaria . He did not complete secondary education, but visited theater courses in Varna in 1946 and Sofia in 1949. In 1939, he debuted as an actor on the stage of the Plovdiv Municipal Theatre , in which he played in 1939 - 1941, 1945 - 1954 and 1957 - 1960. He has worked consistently in Varna Drama Theater , "Boyana" Film Studios, National Theatre "Ivan Vazov" , Youth Theatre , Kardzhali Drama Theater . Naicho Petrov has many roles in the theater, the most significant are: Margalaka in "Gerac Family" by Elin Pelin; Maslarski in "Millionaire" by Yordan Yovkov; Zhelyu in "Vampire" by Anton Strashimirov; Waller in "Tartuffe" by Moliere; Frank in "The profession of Mrs. Warren" by George Bernard Shaw; Malvolio in "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. He debuted in cinema in 1957 in the film "Earth". He has taken participation in more than 100 movies. His characters - Captain Stanev in "On the Small Island"; an ordinary policeman; a district chief, an agent, a general, a Gypsy, a black market swindler, a firefighter, a barber, a waiter, a mayor and Salvador Allende - all carry a bit of his insight on the wealth of human emotions. He died on January 20, 2016 in Sofia.