Branko Pintarič, Date of Birth

Branko Pintarič

actor

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1967

Profession: actor, writer, poet

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Branko Pintaric (born March 30, 1967) is a Slovene writer, actor, and theatre organizer. He was born in Murska Sobota, in the Prekmurje region, and raised in Rogašovci.
He attended high school in Murska Sobota, and later studied philosophy at university.
Pintaric organized theatrical groups in the Prekmurje region and in Hungary, and he wrote plays primarily in Prekmurje Slovene.
In 2007, he published a book for children in the Prekmurje dialect and standard Slovene titled Kak so šli v lejs trejbit / Kako so šli drvarit (How They Went to Cut Wood).
In 2012 published his Prekmurje dialect poems Kmicni smej / Temni smeh (Dark Laughter). In 2008, he stated in the newspaper Vecer: "For me, Prekmurje Slovene is not dialect but a distinct language." Pintaric seeks to promote and preserve the Prekmurje dialect.