
Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić.
Born: July 18, 1934
Place of Birth: Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Known For

The Time of Horses
After his uncle returned from the WW2 on a white horse, the boy Danko immediately falls for the animal and they become inseparable. Danko rides it on his way to school, gallops by the river… Yet this causes envy of Danko’s friends, but also of hungry locals who only see the horse as a food source.

The Cabinet Minister's Wife
After becoming a minister's wife, Živka changes her former way of life and becomes a lady. However, her fashionable way of life is of short duration, since her husband is forced to resign after being involved in a scandal. Based on highly popular Serbian comedy novel by Branislav Nušić.

Hot Wind
Vruć vetar is one of the most popular Yugoslav TV miniseries that aired in 1980. The show and movie cut from scenes of the show were popular in neighboring countries-also very popular in Czechoslovakia. Its main theme became very popular and enjoying a bit of a cult status. The story follows Shurda, a man in his 30s, who comes from a small town to Belgrade to get rich. However, as no job is good enough for him, he tries his luck in Germany, but this venture proves to be the same, so he returns to his native Yugoslavia.

Don't Meddle Into Fortune
Farcical comedy about an apartment which is shared by a couple of families plus their relations.

Priests Ćira and Spira
"Priest Ćira and Priest Spira" is a Yugoslavian television mini-series from 1983 based on Stevan Sremac's story of the same name. It's a humorous adaptation directed by Soja Jovanović, who also made an earlier film version in 1957. The story revolves around the rivalry between two village priests when a young teacher is set to marry the daughter of only one of them.

Truckers
The adventures of Paja and Jare, the two honest and good-natured truck drivers and partners in business. They meet various people while on the road, which mostly turns out bad for them, but at the end it's their friendship that saves the day.

The Elusive Summer of '68
For the young man who lives in Serbian province town, the maturing coincides with the turbulent political events of the year 1968.

When I Am Dead and White
The story about Jimmy Barka, a young vagabond who works as a seasonal worker. Having been sacked from the job, his dreams are to become a singer. As most of the things in the Balkans happen, he is destined to failure.

The Adventures of Borivoje Surdilovic
Fascinated by his friend's success abroad, an out-of-work barber Šurda tries his luck in Germany. Incapable to accept any job that would suit him, he returns to his homeland in disappointment. Based on a popular TV serial "Hot Wind" ("Vruć vetar").

Foolish Years
Teenagers Marija and Boba fall in love. When Marija gets pregnant, Boba's friends come up with a plan to help the young couple out.
Filmography
as Zorka Bogdanović
as Head of the Czech orchestra
as Popadija Persa
as Dara Pavlović
as Bobova ljubavnica Afronzina
as Ujna
as Dara Pavlović
as Afronzina
as Zoranova majka
as Lepa, Ilijina tetka
as Vasilija
as Dara Pavlović
as Draganova tetka
as Živka
as Gospođa sa mačkama
as Silvana
as Guillemette, Patlen's wife
as Pevačica
as Juliška
as Mica
as Sonja Petrov
as Juliška
as Janja
as Sida Petrović
as Anka, služavka
as Smilja
as Zuza, služavka popadije Perse