Emilyano Ochagaviya

Emilyano Lorensovich Ochagaviya (Russian: Эмиляно Лоренсович Очагавия; May 24, 1945 – February 7, 2016) was a Soviet and Russian theater actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1986), People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2000).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Lorensovich and the family name is Ochagaviya.
Emilyano Ochagaviya
Born
Emilyano Lorensovich Ochagaviya

(1945-05-24)May 24, 1945
Kamyshinsky District, Soviet Union
DiedFebruary 7, 2016(2016-02-07) (aged 70)
Kostroma, Russia
Occupation(s)actor
theatre teacher
Years active1965 — 2014
AwardsPeople's Artist of Russia (1999)

Biography

He was born in the village of Nei-colony Kamyshinsky District, Stalingrad Oblast to a father of Spanish Basque ancestry and an ethnic Georgian mother.

Graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (Georgy Tovstonogov course). Creative activity was begun by him in the theater of twice heroic Baltic Fleet, and then worked in the drama theaters of Kaluga, Kemerovo, and Astrakhan.

Since 1977, he served in Ostrovsky Theatre in Kostroma, where he played many leading roles of classical and contemporary repertoire. In 1999-2003, he headed the theater.[1]

Honorary Citizen of Kostroma Oblast (July 10, 2008).

Death

On Sunday evening, February 7, 2016 in the house on Myasnitskaya Street in Kostroma, where with his family the actor lived, a fire broke out. Firefighters managed to bring the actor, who was asleep, out of the apartment [2] at the time of the fire. However, Emilyano Ochagaviya soon died in hospital in Kostroma.[3][4]

Filmography
  • 2004 — Moscow Saga as Galaktion Gudiashvili
  • 2007 — According to the Law of Attraction as old actor
  • 2009 — Isayev as episode
  • 2009 — Kotovsky as Prosecutor (uncredited)
  • 2012 — Solovey-Razboynik as old bandit

References
  1. Костромской государственный драматический театр имени А. Н. Островского. История
  2. От пожара умер народный артист России
  3. Народный артист РФ Эмиляно Очагавия погиб в результате пожара в квартире // Москва, 8 февраля 2016 - АиФ-Москва.
  4. Народный артист Эмиляно Очагавия скончался после пожара в Костроме // «МК», 8 февраля 2016
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