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Rena Galibova (May 24, 1915 – October 13, 1995) was an actress and opera singer who was named the People’s Artist of Tajikistan. She was born in the city of Kokand in 1915 to a Bukharian Jewish family. Her childhood years were spent in Tashkent, where her father was a theatrical producer.
Due to the musical education acquired from her father, Galibova began her theatrical career at 13. Soon she was noticed and by the age of 18 she was invited to work on Tashkent Radio. There she worked with many famous artists.
In 1934, she married a known Bukharian-Jewish writer, Gavriel Samandarov, and in 1938 they moved to Stalinabad (now Dushanbe), Tajikistan. From there Galibova continued her theatrical career in the Theater of Opera and Ballet, where she took on many leading roles.
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