Buga Marija Šimić is a Croatian operatic soprano, actress and artistic director of Mala scena theatre. She obtained her MA from Academy of Music in Zagreb and also finished a MA course in specilized performance – Opera at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern, Switzerland in 2018.
During 2021 Buga received an award for the best actress at the 7th FEDU Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina and best performance in performances for children at the 28. “Actor’s Festival” in Vinkovci, Croatia for roles in Sun Braidsman and Bride Bridekins directed by Ivica Šimić and written by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić.