Cabral Ibacka
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| Born: | October 4, 1977 (age 29) Bucharest, Romania |
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| Occupation: | television personality, actor |
| Nationality: | Romanian |
Cabral Ibacka or Ibaka (popularly known just as Cabral; b. October 4, 1977) is a Romanian television personality and actor.
[edit] Career
Born in Bucharest, he started training in kickboxing and Thai boxing at age 6; by age 23, he had won several national and European titles. A graduate of the Bucharest's "Ecological University", Faculty of Sports, he is also known as the first promoter of Tae Bo in Romania (after 1997).
Ibacka started his television career in 1998, as a host for various shows (for Antena 1 and, after 1999, Prima TV).
In 2000, he moved to Acasă TV, a TV station owned by the largest Romanian media consortium, MediaPro, which opened the door for acting in the movies and series produced by the consortium's production company, MediaPro Pictures. His most notable role came in 2005, when he played Inspector Eduard Bălan in the Romanian hit miniseries Băieţi buni. Since then, he starred in several soap-operas.
Ibaka also made appearances in cinema (in 1996, for the French Je ne marcherais jamais seul!, and in 2004 in Catacombs).
[edit] Personal life
Ibaka was married to Luana Mitran from 2000 to 2006. They have one daughter, Inoke, born in 2002.
[edit] References
- (Romanian) Bio on Acasă TV
