Yacob Burgiu was born on July 3, 1941 in Ryshcan, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Moldova]. He was a director, known for Colinda (1971), Ein Haus für Serafim (1973) and Nu crede tipatului pasarii de noapte (1977). He died on June 28, 2003 in Chisinau, Moldova.
