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Mato Valtonen is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Musician Finlandais born on 21 february 1955 at Loimaa (Finlande)
Markku Juhani ”Mato” Valtonen (born 21 February 1955 in Loimaa) is a Finnish actor, musician and entrepreneur. Valtonen has been a member of the Finnish band Sleepy Sleepers since 1975 and the Leningrad Cowboys since 1989.
He was the CEO of WAPit telecommunications company from its inception in 1998 until it declared bankruptcy in 2001.
As an actor, Valtonen is best known for starring in Aki Kaurismäki's films starting with 1985's Calamari Union. In fact, all of Valtonen's film roles have been in films directed, written, and produced either by Kaurismäki or his older brother Mika. In addition to acting in them, Valtonen also wrote the storylines for Leningrad Cowboys Go America and Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses.
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He was the CEO of WAPit telecommunications company from its inception in 1998 until it declared bankruptcy in 2001.
As an actor, Valtonen is best known for starring in Aki Kaurismäki's films starting with 1985's Calamari Union. In fact, all of Valtonen's film roles have been in films directed, written, and produced either by Kaurismäki or his older brother Mika. In addition to acting in them, Valtonen also wrote the storylines for Leningrad Cowboys Go America and Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses.
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Filmography of Mato Valtonen (8 films)
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Drifting Clouds (1996)
, 1h36Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films
Actors Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Markku Peltola, Sakari Kuosmanen, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles Car Dealer
Rating75%
Ilona Koponen (Kati Outinen), a head waitress at Dubrovnik restaurant, is married to Lauri (Kari Väänänen), a tram driver. The couple live in a small, modestly furnished apartment in Helsinki. As they both come home from work late one night, Lauri surprises Ilona with a new television which he purchased on store credit. There is a short discussion between the two regarding their ability to meet their financial obligations but they agree that the TV payments are manageable.
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
, 1h32Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, André Wilms, Mato Valtonen, Aki Kaurismäki
Roles Leningrad Cowboys
Rating56%
Picking up where Leningrad Cowboys Go America left off, the band has settled in Mexico after charting a top ten hit there. However, many band members become alcoholics spending most of their day drinking tequila. Before long, more than half of the band members have died from excessive drinking. The surviving members have, in the mean time, become naturalized Mexicans, complete with mustaches, Mexican wardrobe but with their pompadours still intact.
, 1h2Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Kati Outinen, Matti Pellonpää, Mato Valtonen, Elina Salo
Roles Valto
Rating71%
Valto (Mato Valtonen) lives with his mother, who runs a clothing business. Valto is seen sewing clothes for his mother at the beginning of the film. When he discovers the coffee has run out, and his mother refuses to make him new one right away, he locks his mother in a cupboard, steals her money and goes out. Valto finds Reino (Matti Pellonpää), who has been fixing Valto’s car. They then go on a road trip with no apparent destination. With music coming out of a in-car vinyl player of Valto’s car and Reino’s story about how he got into some legal trouble after he punched someone, the two seemingly enjoy the road trip. This is a typical Kaurismäki’s ordinary-scene-made-interesting moment.
Total Balalaika Show (1994)
, 57minutesDirected by Aki Kaurismäki
Genres Documentary, Musical
Actors Mato Valtonen, Sakari Kuosmanen
Roles Self
Rating68%
Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)
, 1h28Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Mato Valtonen, Halil Ergün, Kari Väänänen
Roles Mulefukkers-yhtyeen kontrabasisti
Rating71%
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
, 1h18Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Jim Jarmusch, Sakari Kuosmanen, Mato Valtonen
Roles The Leningrad Cowboys
Rating69%
The Leningrad Cowboys, a band with foot-long quiff hairstyles and long Winklepicker shoes to match, are seeking success in Siberia, but nobody seems to like their music, except for the mute village idiot, Igor (Kari Väänänen). Thwarted by a lack of local commercial potential, they are encouraged to move to America, for people will "buy anything" there. They depart for New York, bringing with them a band member who had frozen the previous night while practicing outside.
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
, 1h14Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Mato Valtonen, Aki Kaurismäki
Roles Pelle
Rating74%
Nikander est éboueur. Il tombe amoureux d'Ilona, employée de supermarché. Ilona qui va se faire licencier vole la caisse du supermarché et ne sait trop qu'en faire. Afin d'éviter les ennuis, Nikander va la replacer discrètement à sa place. La liaison entre Nikander et Ilona est difficile : ils se séparent. Mais Nikander aime Ilona et il part à sa reconquête.
Calamari Union (1985)
, 1h22Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sakari Kuosmanen, Matti Pellonpää, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Markku Toikka, Mato Valtonen, Kari Väänänen
Roles Frank
Rating68%
Calamari Union tells the story of sixteen men, all called Frank (inspired by Frank Armoton) apart from one man called Pekka. Collectively the Franks and Pekka are unhappy with life in Kallio, a working-class district of Helsinki, and decide to move to Eira, an upper-class district, imagining it to be unspoiled. In fact the two districts are not very far apart, but the journey across the city takes on epic proportions, as each of the men falls by the wayside through marriage, work or death.
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Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
, 1h32Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, André Wilms, Mato Valtonen, Aki Kaurismäki
Roles Story
Rating56%
Picking up where Leningrad Cowboys Go America left off, the band has settled in Mexico after charting a top ten hit there. However, many band members become alcoholics spending most of their day drinking tequila. Before long, more than half of the band members have died from excessive drinking. The surviving members have, in the mean time, become naturalized Mexicans, complete with mustaches, Mexican wardrobe but with their pompadours still intact.
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
, 1h18Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Jim Jarmusch, Sakari Kuosmanen, Mato Valtonen
Roles Story
Rating69%
The Leningrad Cowboys, a band with foot-long quiff hairstyles and long Winklepicker shoes to match, are seeking success in Siberia, but nobody seems to like their music, except for the mute village idiot, Igor (Kari Väänänen). Thwarted by a lack of local commercial potential, they are encouraged to move to America, for people will "buy anything" there. They depart for New York, bringing with them a band member who had frozen the previous night while practicing outside.
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
, 1h18Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies
Actors Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Jim Jarmusch, Sakari Kuosmanen, Mato Valtonen
Roles Musician
Rating69%
The Leningrad Cowboys, a band with foot-long quiff hairstyles and long Winklepicker shoes to match, are seeking success in Siberia, but nobody seems to like their music, except for the mute village idiot, Igor (Kari Väänänen). Thwarted by a lack of local commercial potential, they are encouraged to move to America, for people will "buy anything" there. They depart for New York, bringing with them a band member who had frozen the previous night while practicing outside.