Zoltán Latinovits(1931-1976)
- Actor
In Hungary lots of people said that he had been the king in the movies
in the 20th century. Latinovics was born in his grandfather's
restaurant at 12:30pm. His mother, Katalin Gundel, was the daughter of
the well-known restaurant owner in Pest. His father, Oszkár Latinovics,
was a landowner in South-Hungary and he left his family some days after
Zoltán was born. When he was 10 his mother married again. His
stepfather was a doctor. 2 brothers were born,
István Bujtor (this is his stage-name) and
Károly Frenreisz. He loved the cinema,
the theatre and he painted a lot. He collected and read books. First he
learnt the joiner profession and he graduated as an architect before
became an actor. He learnt 4 languages fluently: English, French,
German, and Italian. But he was a strange, curious person, he "wanted"
the life and he didn't want it, finally committing suicide. He liked
the truth. His famous romance and love with
Éva Ruttkai was well-known.
