Hristo Mutafchiev

About

He graduated in acting for dramatic theater from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov" in 1994, in the class of Prof. Nadezhda Seikova and Iliya Dobrev. Between 1994 and 1995, he performed on the stage of the Drama Theater "N.O. Masalitinov" in Plovdiv, and in 1995 he became part of the troupe of the Small City Theater "Zad Kanala". Since 2005, he has been the chairman of the Union of Artists in Bulgaria. At the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov", he played some of his most emblematic roles: Petraki the deaf-mute in "Sumatoha" by Yordan Radichkov, dir. Ivan Dobchev; Krossno in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by W. Shakespeare, dir. Alexander Morfov; Stanko Deribeya in "Hushove" by Ivan Vazov, dir. Alexander Morfov; Raycho in the one-man show "Angels' Lament" by Stefan Tsanev, dir. Stoyan Radev; and Stefan Stambolov in "The Poet's Spirit" by Stefan Tsanev, dir. Margarita Mladenova. Besides the theater stage, Hristo Mutafchiev has also had numerous roles in cinema. He is the recipient of many awards, including: the "Ivan Dimov" Award for Young Actor in 2000; the SAB 2001 award for the actor who played the most leading roles during the 2000/2001 season; the IKAR 2005 award for Best Male Lead for Golemanov in "Golemanov", dir. Marius Kurkinski; the Best Male Role Award from the International Festival "Days of Zoran Radmilovic" in Zajecar, Serbia in 2016 – for the role of Agaton Agasich in "The Mournful Family", dir. Bina Haralampieva; and the ASKEER 2021 award for Leading Male Role in "Angels' Lament" by Stefan Tsanev, dir. Stoyan Radev. In 2018, he was awarded the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius – Necklace, for particularly significant merits in the field of culture and art. This season on the stage of the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov", you can see Hristo Mutafchiev in the plays: "Oh My God", "Angels' Lament", and "The Poet's Spirit".