Enrico Macias
Actor · Born December 11, 1938 (87) · Constantine, France [now Algeria]
Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is a French singer, songwriter and musician. Gaston Ghrenassia was born to a Sephardic Jewish family. His father, Sylvain Ghrenassia (1914–2004), was a violinist in an orchestra that played primarily malouf, Andalusian classical music. Gaston played the guitar from childhood, and started playing with the Cheikh Raymond Leyris Orchestra at age 15. He pursued a school teacher career, but continued playing the guitar. In 1961, the Algerian War of Independence was raging, and the situation became untenable for the European colonizers of Constantine. The assassination in 1961 of his father-in-law and musician Cheikh Raymond Leyris by the National Liberation Front (FLN) was of immense effect on Gaston Ghrenassia, and appears to have been due to his opposition to the independence of Algeria from France and pro-Israel stance. Gaston left Algeria with his wife, Suzy, on 29 July 1961, eleven months before the end of the Algerian War of Independence, and went into exile in mainland France. He has not been permitted to return to Algeria ever since. First living in Argenteuil, he eventually moved to Paris, where he decided to pursue a career in music. At first he tried translating into French the malouf numbers which he already knew. Later on, he developed a new French repertoire that he performed in cafés and cabarets. He remained, though, a popular interpreter of Arab-Andalusian music and Judeo-Arab songs in France. He adopted the stage name Enrico Macias and made his first recording in 1962 after a meeting with Raymond Bernard of Pathé. The result was the recording of "Adieu mon pays" which he had composed for his beloved Algeria on the ship on his way to France. He appeared on French television and became an overnight sensation. This led to a first tour in 1963 as a second act with Paola and Billy Bridge. His daughter, Jocya, was also born that year. In spring 1964, he opened for Les Compagnons de la chanson at the Paris Olympia and then undertook a successful tour of the Middle East, performing with great success in Israel, Greece and Turkey, especially in the latter where he still has a huge following. In Turkey, many of his songs were translated and interpreted by Turkish artists. In 1965, he was awarded the Prix Vincent Scotto, and the following year he sang before 120,000 people at the Dinamo Stadium in Moscow, performing concerts in more than 40 other Soviet cities. He also toured Japan and recorded titles in Spanish and Italian and was popular in both countries. His American debut, at a sold-out Carnegie Hall concert, took place on 17 February 1968. He continued to tour the United States, singing in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. In Quebec, Canada, he was warmly welcomed as a Francophone artist. ... Source: Article "Enrico Macias" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 11, 1938 (87)
- Constantine, France [now Algeria]
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Enrico Macias' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Enrico Macias' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Enrico Macias' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Nursing Home, the TV series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Maison de retraite 2(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Family Business(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Would I Lie to You 3(2012)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Coco(2009)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
La vérité si je mens! 2(2001)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsLes Petits Papiers de Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Career shape
Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1975 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Would I Lie to You 3 (2012)
Highest rated
La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)
Most popular right now
Maison de retraite 2 (2023)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Enrico Macias' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Enrico Macias work with?
People who share at least 2 of Enrico Macias' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Gilou shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Thomas GilouShared titles: Maison de retraite 2 (2023), Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Gilou
Writers
- Gérard BittonShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Bitton
- Michel MunzShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Munz
Actors
- Daniel PrévostShared titles: Maison de retraite 2 (2023), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Prévost
- Amira CasarShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Amira Casar
- Aure AtikaShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Aure Atika
- Bruno SoloShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Bruno Solo
Composers and cinematographers
- Hervé RakotofiringaShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Hervé Rakotofiringa
- Robert AlazrakiShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Alazraki
Producers
- Aïssa DjabriShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Aïssa Djabri
- Farid LahouassaShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Farid Lahouassa
- Manuel MunzShared titles: Would I Lie to You 3 (2012), La vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Manuel Munz
