- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Douala, Cameroon
Maka Kotto
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…
Filmography
movieWhich Way Africa?
2024 · Narrator
tvLa candidate
2023 · Aimé
tvThe Wall
2019 · Père Isaac
movieWanted: Strong Woman
2019 · Oncle Noel
tvDeux hommes en or
2013 · Self
movieLa dérive douce d’un enfant de Petit-Goâve
2009
tvChabotte et fille
2009 · Jean-Baptiste Uwimana
Concours de danse à Piriac
2006 · Le maire
movieA Sunday in Kigali
2006 · Manu
movieZim and Co
2005 · Père Arthur
movieLooking for Alexander
2004 · Ba Kobhio
movieA Silent Love
2004 · André
movieOn the Verge of a Fever
2004 · Papa
movieHow to Conquer America in One Night
2004
movieOn Your Head
2001 · Abbot Florent
Journey to Ouaga
2001 · Zao
movieLumumba
2000 · Joseph Kasa Vubu
movieThe Middle Passage
2000 · Narrator (voice)
movieOne 4 All
1999 · Le président
movieMonsieur Naphtali
1999 · Infirmier
movieBitter Sugar
1998 · Privat Danglemont
movieVictor Schœlcher, l'abolition
1998 · Alcindor
tvUn gars, une fille
1997 · Maître Ngono
movieMaintenant ou jamais
1997 · Grandgosier
movieThe Haven
1997 · Jean Marcheur
movieBeaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996 · Césaire
Les aventures de la courte échelle
1996 · Kintou
movieLulu, roi de France
1995 · Honoré
tvDocteur Sylvestre
1995 · Josépha
movieBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995 · African Sailor
movieNight Taxi
1993 · Max
movieTrapped by a Dream
1993 · Yannick
movieBlanc d'ébène
1991 · Lanseye Kante
movieLa Goutte d'or
1990 · Salah Brahim
tvNavarro
1989 · Tcheche Kakou
moviePérigord noir
1989 · Youssouf
movieHow to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989 · Bouba
movieBlack
1987 · Kunta
movieArrêt sur image
1987 · L'évêque
movieMake It Mine
1986 · Arthur
movieLove on the Quiet
1985 · François
movieMarche à l'ombre
1984 · Joseph