Herion Spiro – Mustafaraj The most beloved actor in Kinostudio's children's films. In Albanian cinema, it is identified as "Beni" because of the character created in the 1975 film by director Xh. Cake. Born on August 10, 1968, Tirana. He graduated from the Artistic High School "Jordan Misja" in 1986 and then in 1990 from the High Institute of Arts for an actor. He studied trompe in high school. It is the discovery of the great, unforgettable artist Xhanfize Keko, when she was chosen to play in the film "Beni ecen vete" in 1975, when Herion was only 7 years old, turning him into a symbol of Albanian children. It is the role of Herion that has remained in the history of Albanian cinema and in the memory of all the artists of that generation. "Ben" has always remained small inside Herion, even though he himself has become "his grandfather" in a way. The beloved character of Ben, in fact, does not resemble our actor's childhood at all, on the contrary, Herion, as he himself expressed, was not "mama's child" but a child with completely different characteristics with a different life. In the movie "Beni ecen vete", he needs to keep the last name Spiro, different from that of his father who was serving a prison sentence. Herion's mother's family, who was also a prominent violinist, had been supporters of the National Liberation War, while his father's were feudal, landowners, his grandfather was killed by the Germans but they continued to call him a spy. Those were difficult times for Herion, who grew up with separated parents since he was a minor of 1 year. Maybe this is also the fact that the actor himself prefers the films played after "Ben". 
Two years later, it is again the now deceased Xh. Keko brings him closer in the movie "Tomka and his friends". This time, Herioni is freer with the camera, following the line of acting even though he had somehow lost that spontaneity, ignorance and naivety from childhood, which was emphasized by the famous director in the relationship with children in the film, that "Teto Xhano". who was a second mother for Herion and the other children. It is also Xh. Keko who wrote a script and produced the film in 1981 "When a film was shot" on the life of Herion Mustafarai. 
Then Herion is confirmed as an actor in the genre of children's films. There are also two other films worth noting, "After the Tracks" (1978) and "Shoku yne Tili" (1981); In 1988, he returned to the screen after 7 years of absence, this time he became a charming guy, attracting the attention of director Besnik Bisha, who cast him in the movie "Love Signal". That same year, he plays alongside the singer Monjola Nallbani in the TV movie "Rikonstruksioni". After the 90s, he emigrated abroad, first he tried Italy, but he stopped for a better future in New York, in America. The first years of emigration were too difficult for him until he decided to move to Los Angeles, where he became active with television, film, and theater. Thus, in 2003, he interpreted "War stories" on television. In 2015, he revisits Albania and performs on the stage of the Metropol Theater in Dario Fo's comedy "Reconstruction of the Couple". He has participated and is active in several shows with different themes on Albanian television. The films Beni walks alone (1975), Beni Tomka and his friends (1977), Vaska Paš izrave (1978), Skenderi our friend Tili (1981), Albani Signal of love (1988)….. Reconstruction (1988) (TV)… . War Stories (TV ) (2003)…..Kakia Bird Poop (MT February / 2011) —–Harry Being American (2014) ……Security Guard Cash Only (2015)…….Agroni Trace (2015)…… ..Dr. Konski Bird Poop (assistant director) ________________________________________ Albanian cinematography in action since 2013 It was first published in August 2016 and reviewed in the following years. Reference: Selection of news and the interview of the actor in the newspaper: "Panorama" (2015).
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