Enikő Szilágyi knows how to play, but he also knows how to sing. Besides, the artist is also extremely beautiful. In case you haven’t figured it out, here’s the perfect recipe for getting caught by the communists.
What would normally be a blessing for many women, all these qualities that Enikő Szilágyi was born with brought her “headaches” in communism where often in Cabinet 2 they harbored such and such enviousness that sprung directly from from the soul of Elena Ceaușescu.
Enikő Szilágyi, the multitalented actress
Enikő Szilágyi graduated from the Theater Institute in Târgu Mureș in 1978, becoming one of Sergiu Nicolaescu’s favorites since his debut.
Throughout his career, Enikő Szilágyi starred in many reference Romanian films from that period, including Cale Liberă, Miss Aurica, Horea, Secretul lui Bachus, Misterele Bucureşti, Blackmail, Wilhelm the Conqueror, Trap of the Mercenaries, Iancu Jianu, Destination Mahmudia, Bietul Ioanide or Bag of dragonflies.
He also stood out in the theater where he excelled in Steaua san nome, by Mihail Sebastian, directed by Eugen Todoran.
“It seems bizarre, but I met Eniko about five years ago at a kind of field celebration of the Foreign Legion at Fort Nogent, near Paris. Yes, yes, the actress Enikő Szilágyi, the one who has remained in our minds through her roles in the theater and in the film and who played for a long time on the stage of the National Târg-Mureşa.
And if you have no news about her, I will tell you. Well, Eniko is one of the most European artists I know, if I may say so. What were we both looking for at Legion etrangere? Well, that’s another story, let’s say that we were both invited there for a country celebration” said, in the first instance, the journalist Cleopatra Lorințiu.
Enikő Szilágyi’s departure from Romania
Being extremely beautiful, Enikő Szilágyi was never appreciated by Elena Ceaușescu. In fact, the envy of Cabinet 2 was proverbial, especially when a talented and good-looking young woman dared to demonstrate what she could do.
This masquerade had gone so far that Ceaușescu had his subordinates inform the directors that it would not be right to give the actress any more work.
As a consequence, the actress takes advantage of a vacation in the Netherlands and never returns to Romania, preferring to settle in Belgium at some point, but also in other countries, later.
“But what did Eniko do after she left Romania? Because we all remember the one in Romania. I can tell you that it had three different developments in the three countries where it settled, ie Hungary, Belgium and France.
She continued to do theater in Hungary and then, after retiring to the French area of Europe, she launched into a singing career of a completely different nature, accompanied by a pianist and evolving into a real repertoire brave.
Why am I saying this? Because he started, for example, to sing the repertoire of the singer Barbara, which is a kind of myth for the French.
We, in our minds, know Mireille Mathieu who, by the way, is fine merci in everyday life and sings the equally pathetic and old-fashioned La Marseillese at the 14th of July celebrations. Instead, Barbara was, as I said, a legend. To touch their holy angel and be successful, that’s a challenge!”, also said the journalist Cleopatra Lorințiu.
Enikő Szilágyi is currently 70 years old, and you can listen to some of her songs below.
