Jan Cina

Jan Cina
Cina performing in 2009.
Born (1988-03-20) 20 March 1988 (age 36)
Prague, Czech Republic
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2002–present

Jan Cina (born 20 March 1988) is a Czech actor and singer of Romani descent.[1] He has an acclaimed career as a dancer, actor and vocalist in the Czech Republic.

Cina, a Prague native, was born of Romani descent, in a Czech-Romani family. In his early youth, he showed an interest in acting. In 2002, he starred in the movie Smradi, aged 14. In 2007, he finished acting academy in Prague, and later landed a role in the Czech TV series Pustina, which gained him notoriety in the country. He won the 2016 reality competition Tvoje tvář má známý hlas, the Czech version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.[2] Cina with his professional partner Adriana Mašková won the 2021 reality dance competition StarDance, the Czech version of Dancing with the Stars.[3]

Jan Cina is openly gay.[4]

He has performed in several Theatre Studio DVA productions including Šíleně smutná princezna and The Little Prince.

  1. ^ "Jan Cina: Being Romani is a normal part of my identity, but more important is what I know how to do". Romea.cz. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  2. ^ Tvoje tvář má známý hlas
  3. ^ Soukup, Jaroslav (2021-12-18). "Vítězem StarDance je Jan Cina". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  4. ^ "Vítěz Tváře Jan Cina s partnerem Petrem: Uvažují o svatbě a dětech". Blesk.cz (in Czech). 10 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-10.