What is Matija Barl?
[[File:Matija Barl.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Barl in 1951]] '''Matija Barl''' (February 17, 1940 &ndash; August 3, 2018) was a [[Slovenes|Slovene]] [[actor]], producer and [[translator]]. He was born in [[Ljubljana]]. In 1962 he founded and organized the first, oldest and most important Slovenian [[music festival]] called [[Slovenska popevka]]. <ref>[http://www.radioaktual.si/?ID=4729&action=viewOne&mod=aktualno/ MOJA GENERACIJA z Mojco Mavec - gost Matija Barl - prvi Kekec (slovene)]</ref> He was known for his role as [[Kekec]] in the 1951 movie ''[[Kekec (1951 movie)|Kekec]]''. Barl died in [[Marezige]] on August 3, 2018, aged 78.<ref>[https://www.dnevnik.si/1042835259/kultura/film/umrl-matija-barl-ki-je-v-mladosti-igral-vlogo-kekca- Umrl Matija Barl, ki je v mladosti igral vlogo Kekca] {{in lang|sl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0055137|Matija Barl}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barl, Matija}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Slovenian actors]] [[Category:Movie actors]] [[Category:Movie producers]] [[Category:People from Ljubljana]]