The fairy-tale prince spoke frankly about his real relationship with Cinderella. They made an unforgettable fairytale couple. The actor Pavel Trávníček is known to many generations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia mainly thanks to the role of the prince from the fairy tale Three Nuts for Cinderella, where his film partner was Libuše Šafránková († 68). She played with him in another fairy tale, The Third Prince, writes .
Although the audience considered them a perfect couple, in real life they only had a professional relationship. “She was not only beautiful, but also an excellent actress. During the filming of Cinderella, when we got to know each other better, I felt that she had such a special aura. When she looked at you with those clear eyes of hers, she affected everyone. I don’t remember a person who treated her badly,” Trávníček revealed in 2019.
“I liked her, but otherwise it was just a working relationship between us. People have misconceptions about us actors. It’s often the case that you only meet for a few minutes in front of the camera during filming, then you rush off to somewhere else.” added the legendary prince.
The actress, who was characterized by a delicate girlish appearance and a cultured expression, was cast by directors in fairy tales from the beginning. She won the hearts of millions of viewers at home and abroad as Cinderella in director Václav Vorlíček’s fairy tale Three Nuts for Cinderella (1973), which was declared the fairy tale of the century at the international children’s film festival in Zlín in 2000.
