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- Snezana Savic was born on 6 March 1953 in Velika Plana, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Porodicno blago (1998), A Better Life (1987) and Stizu dolari (2004).
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bozidarka Frajt was born on 11 November 1940 in Velika Zuljevica, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Real Truth (1972), Violet (1978) and Rhythm of a Crime (1981).- Rene Medvesek was born on 21 June 1963 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for The Peacemaker (1997), Sedma kronika (1996) and Captain America (1990). He is married to Milena Medvesek. They have four children.
- Actress
- Costume Designer
Dragana Turkalj was born in Velika Plana, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is known for Seljaci (2006), Everything's for People (2001) and Wounded Land (1999). She has been married to Dragoslav Lazic since 1998. They have two children.- Writer
- Actor
Dobrica Cosic was born on 29 December 1921 in Velika Drenova near Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer and actor, known for Mali covek (1957), Daleko je sunce (1953) and TV teatar (1956). He died on 18 May 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Ivan Bratkovic was born on 14 August 1957 in Velika Trnava, Croatia. He was an actor, known for Zakon! (2009), Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (2014) and Mamutica (2008). He died on 27 May 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Franjo Fruk was born on 3 July 1925 in Velika, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Kaya (1967), Opasni put (1963) and Pustolov pred vratima (1961). He died on 2 January 1985 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Producer
Vanda Winter is a Croatian singer, theater and film actress. She is known for many performances, vocal performances and participation in the music show Your Face Sounds Familiar. She has performed at numerous festivals. After finishing primary school, Vanda enrolled in high school and at the same time the Zagreb Rock Academy where she learned to sing with professor Ljiljana Labazan. In 2005 he enrolled in acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. That same year, she became a Scholar of the Comedy Theater.- Josef Horánek was born on 12 April 1882 in Veliká Ves, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Melchiad Koloman (1920), Akce B (1952) and Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár (1949). He died on 14 September 1952 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jacques Houdek is a Croatian recording artist. He was born as Zeljko Houdek. His last name is of Czech origin. After finishing elementary music school (piano department), Houdek enrolled in two high schools, music (solo singing department) and vocational hairdressing. He also attended singing lessons with professor Viktorija Badrov who wanted him to become opera singer. After finishing high schools in 2001 he enrolled in prestigious Berklee College of Music, honing his singing in seminars in France, Greece and Italy. Houdek continued to build up his knowledge on Berklee seminars in Europe, where he had the opportunity to be mentored by Donna McElroy, a Grammy Award nominee. Houdek held his first solo concert on February 19, 2000 in Zagreb club SAX! where he performed covers of various songs. His first single, the song "Carolija" was released in 2002 and performed by Houdek at the Dora pop festival, Croatia's national competition for entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. There he was noticed by maestro Zdravko Sljivac who offered him a collaboration and publicly praised him by saying that a singer such as Houdek is born once every 300 years. The next month, Houdek signed an exclusive contract with Croatia Records, the leading music publisher in the region, with whom he has produced 13 albums.
During campaign for 2007 parliamentary election, Houdek sang party anthem "HDZ zna" (HDZ knows) for the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) which was at the time ran by Ivo Sanader. He later also sang for the mayoral campaign of the populist Milan Bandic. Houdek said in an interview for Jutarnji list that he is apolitical and that those were just professional engagements as any other.
In January 2011, Houdek placed 4th in the finals of the Open Mic UK singing contest held in London's O2 Arena. He also participated in the British TV show X Factor, where he was given the nickname "Croatian Sensation" and entered the top 100 candidates. He was unable to continue his participation in the contest because he did not receive a work permit in time.
In February 2017, Houdek was selected to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. He qualified for the final, placing 8th in the second semi-final and eventually placing 13th in the grand final with the song "My Friend".
Over the years, he has performed in the Zagreb's Gavella and Comedy theaters, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his career, the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and has sold out solo concert in Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall for five times.- Radmila Prajninger was born in 1955 in Velika Plana, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Koze (1982), Vatrogasac (1983) and Samek (1983). She died on 9 May 2012 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Jan Orsza-Lukaszewicz was born on 24 June 1907 in Kamionki Wielkie, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Velika Kamianka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Trzy kobiety (1957), H.M. Deserters (1986) and Nic nie stoi na przeszkodzie (1981). He died on 13 November 1985 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Misko Kranjec was born on 15 September 1908 in Velika Polana, Slovenia. He was a writer, known for Strici so mi povedali (1983), The Merry Wedding (1984) and Tri zgodbe (1955). He was married to Emo and Ivanka. He died on 8 June 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Vladimir Bakaric was born on 8 March 1912 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He died on 16 January 1983 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
- Goranka Vrus was born on 22 February 1937 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The Siege (1956). She was previously married to Edo Murtic.