Maka Kotto (born December 7, 1961), is a Cameroonian-born politician
from Quebec, Canada, who 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.Before becoming a politician Kotto was an author, actor, and
stage director. He appeared in the 1989 movie Comment faire l'amour
avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (How to Make Love to a Negro Without
Getting Tired), based on the novel by Dany Laferrière. He also
appeared in a second film in 2000, Lumumba, starring as Joseph
Kasa-Vubu.Kotto was also an educator in dramatic art for nearly 15
years in France and Quebec.
from Quebec, Canada, who 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.Before becoming a politician Kotto was an author, actor, and
stage director. He appeared in the 1989 movie Comment faire l'amour
avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (How to Make Love to a Negro Without
Getting Tired), based on the novel by Dany Laferrière. He also
appeared in a second film in 2000, Lumumba, starring as Joseph
Kasa-Vubu.Kotto was also an educator in dramatic art for nearly 15
years in France and Quebec.
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