Emil Loteanu was born on 6 November 1936 in Clocusna, Romania [now Moldova]. He was a director and writer, known for Lautarii (1972), Çingeneler - Ateşli kan (1976) and Bir av kazası (1978). He was married to Galina Belyaeva. He died on 18 April 2003 in Moscow, Russia.