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Beloved Bulgarian actor, Kosta Tsonev was elected MP in the 39th and 40th General Assemblies. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria bids Friday last farewell to beloved movie and theater actor, Kosta Tsonev.
The wake started at 10 am in the National Ivan Vazov Theater in downtown Sofia.
Tsonev passed away on January 25, at the age of 82.
The State Television, BNT, will broadcast parts of the ceremony, and will show in the evening, during prime time, the movie "The Man from La Mancha," where the actor portrays Don Quichotte, one of his emblematic roles.
Actor Kosta Tsonev was elected Member of the Parliament in the 39th and 40th General Assemblies on the ballot of the party of former Tsar and Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg, National Movement for Stability and Prosperity, NMSP.
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