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