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Dubbed the queen of Bulgarian comedy, Mutafova
began performing in 1945, when she played a maidservant in
Moliere's "Scapin the Schemer".
She shot to fame in Bulgaria after appearing in several TV
comedies and entertainment programs, and embarked on a tour of
theaters in North America and Europe at the age of 94.
She continued acting until a few months before her death, and
received numerous awards during her long career.
"An extremely kind and good person has gone," Bulgarian Prime
Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday. "She will always be one
of the symbols of Bulgarian theater."
Mutafova, believed locally to have become the oldest active
stage performer after Russian actor Vladimir Zeldin died in 2016
at the age of 101, told Reuters she never regretted her decision
to become an actress.
"If was 20 again, I still would become an actress," Mutafova
said in an interview two years ago.
(Reporting by Angel Krasimirov; editing by Mike Collett-White)
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