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Maka Kotto

Maka Kotto

Actor · Born 1961-12-07 · Douala, Cameroon

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Biography

Maka Kotto (born December 7, 1961) is a Cameroonian-born Canadian politician. Educated in France, Kotto immigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he was an educator before entering politics. Kotto was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bourget. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Minister of Culture and Communications. A former member of the House of Commons of Canada for the Bloc Québécois, Kotto is also a published author and has appeared in films. Kotto was born in Douala, Cameroon, and graduated from high school at Lycée Henri-Martin in Saint-Quentin, France. He studied law, politics, dramatic art and cinema in Nanterre, Bordeaux and Paris. Kotto immigrated to Quebec in 2006. Before becoming a politician, Kotto was an author, actor, and stage director. He appeared in the 1989 movie How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer), based on the novel by Dany Laferrière. He also appeared in a second film in 2000, Lumumba, starring as Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Kotto was also an educator in dramatic art for nearly 15 years in France and Quebec. Kotto was elected to the House of Commons of Canad…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Marche à l'ombre (1984) — Joseph
  2. Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996) — Césaire
  3. Lumumba (2000) — Joseph Kasa Vubu
  4. Love on the Quiet (1985) — François
  5. Navarro (1989) — Tcheche Kakou
  6. Looking for Alexander (2004) — Ba Kobhio
  7. Make It Mine (1986) — Arthur
  8. A Sunday in Kigali (2006) — Manu
  9. Un gars, une fille (1997) — Maître Ngono
  10. One 4 All (1999) — Le président
  11. The Wall (2019) — Père Isaac
  12. A Silent Love (2004) — André
  13. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995) — African Sailor
  14. Zim and Co (2005) — Père Arthur
  15. On Your Head (2001) — Abbot Florent
  16. The Haven (1997) — Jean Marcheur
  17. Monsieur Naphtali (1999) — Infirmier
  18. The Middle Passage (2000) — Narrator (voice)
  19. Journey to Ouaga (2001) — Zao
  20. How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (1989) — Bouba
  21. Périgord noir (1989) — Youssouf
  22. Bitter Sugar (1998) — Privat Danglemont
  23. Night Taxi (1993) — Max
  24. How to Conquer America in One Night (2004)
  25. On the Verge of a Fever (2004) — Papa
  26. Black (1987) — Kunta
  27. Trapped by a Dream (1993) — Yannick
  28. Lulu, roi de France (1995) — Honoré
  29. Les aventures de la courte échelle (1996) — Kintou
  30. Blanc d'ébène (1991) — Lanseye Kante
  31. Victor Schœlcher, l'abolition (1998) — Alcindor
  32. La Goutte d'or (1990) — Salah Brahim
  33. Wanted: Strong Woman (2019) — Oncle Noel
  34. Maintenant ou jamais (1997) — Grandgosier
  35. Docteur Sylvestre (1995) — Josépha
  36. La candidate (2023) — Aimé
  37. Concours de danse à Piriac (2006) — Le maire
  38. Which Way Africa? (2024) — Narrator
  39. Arrêt sur image (1987) — L'évêque
  40. La dérive douce d’un enfant de Petit-Goâve (2009)