Kira Hagi

Kira Hagi
Born (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 28)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalityRomanian
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
FamilyGheorghe Hagi (father), Marilena Hagi (mother), Ianis Hagi (brother)

Kira Hagi (born 31 March 1996) is a Romanian actress. She has participated in several movies, theatrical performances and series, having also hosted several art exhibitions in Romania and abroad. Hagi is the daughter of the famous Romanian football player Gheorghe Hagi.

Biography

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Kira Hagi was born in Barcelona, Spain, on 31 March 1996.[1] She is the daughter of the famous Romanian footballer Gheorghe Hagi and his wife Marilena Hagi. She also has one brother, Ianis Hagi, who is a footballer as well.[2] Since her father is of Aromanian descent, she is part Aromanian as well.[3][4]

Her first theatre actuation was Fetița cu chibrituri ("The girl with matches").[5] She subsequently also acted on the Comedy Theatre [ro] and the Very Small Theatre of Bucharest.[6] On her last year of Baccalaureate, she began to form herself with the help of the actor and professor Filip Ristovski.[5] In 2013, Hagi started acting professionally for her debuting film București, te iubesc ("Bucharest, I love you") at age 17.[6] The film came out in 2014.[7]

Posteriorly, Hagi was admitted to the New York Film Academy and studied in the United States for three years, but returned to Romania some time after. Hagi has also made several paintings, some of which have been sold or exposed in public galleries and private collections.[5] She has hosted several art exhibitions: Călătorie ("Travel", 2018), Experiment Dezrădăcinare ("Experiment Uprooting", 2019 and 2022) and Sound of Silence (2021), all in Constanța; Reflections (2021) in France; Eternal Feminine (2021) in Florence, Italy; and Rădăcini ("Roots", 2022) in Bucharest.[8]

Since 2014, when București, te iubesc came out,[7] Hagi has participated in several other movies. Examples include Between Pain and Amen [ro], By the Book, Dream Girl, Fragile and Plain Jane and the Dating Game.[9] She also played a role in 2021 in the children series Waffles + Mochi[10] and in Antena 1's series Lia, My Husband's Wife [ro].[8] Hagi was one of the nominees for the title Person of the Year 2020 by Radio Romania International's listeners and online users.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Popescu, Cornel (6 September 2021). "Kira îl face mândru pe Gică Hagi! Fiica "Regelui" are expoziție pe Coasta de Azur. "Am mai bifat un vis împlinit!"". ProSport (in Romanian).
  2. ^ "Cum a început povestea de dragoste dintre Gică Hagi și soția sa, cu care e căsătorit de 24 de ani: "Eram studentă în anul II și venea să mă ia de la facultate"". VIVA (in Romanian). 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Din galeria personalităților aromâne din România: Gheorghe Hagi". Forza România (in Romanian). 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ Ghering, Silviu (23 May 2020). "23 mai este ziua Simonei Halep și a lui Gică Hagi. Și a tuturor aromânilor din lume. Ce machedoni mai avem în sportul românesc". Fanatik.ro (in Romanian).
  5. ^ a b c Herlo, Paula (1 December 2020). "Kira Hagi și puterea de a deveni cap de afiș, fără a fi fata lui tata. "Iubesc România, sufletul meu e aici"". Pro TV (in Romanian).
  6. ^ a b Ungureanu, Ionut (23 July 2013). ""București, te iubesc!" Povestea Capitalei, într-un scurtmetraj de ficțiune". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  7. ^ a b Bocai, Marian (30 March 2018). "Kira Hagi va face un film și va scrie o carte despre Gică Hagi". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian).
  8. ^ a b Mitu, Rodica (21 November 2022). "Kira Hagi, fiica lui Gheorghe Hagi, joacă în "Lia", serial inspirat după o dramă turcească". DCNews (in Romanian).
  9. ^ "Ce bacșiș i-a dat fiica lui Hagi unui băiat care a ajutat-o să alimenteze mașina! Kira e foarte generoasă" (in Romanian). Radio FX Net. 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ Lungu, Mia (25 May 2021). "Kira Hagi, despre proiectul cu Netflix și Michelle Obama: "Am fost acolo la prima oră"". Antena 3 (in Romanian).
  11. ^ Mondiru, Adi (1 January 2021). "Omul Anului 2020 la Radio România Internațional" (in Romanian). Agenția de presă RADOR.
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