Prominent Egyptian actress Wafa Amer Amer recently announced that she is never going back to seductive roles, and will always makes it a point to leave her fame and career outside her home not allowing it to interfere in her personal life.
According to the London based Elaph, despite her decision of not returning to seductive roles, Wafa admitted that she does not regret playing them in the past for they are the reason behind her popularity. The actress also denied resigning her acting career and wearing the hijab (Islamic headdress) saying that the rumor occurred as a result of a joke she once made.
Wafa had previously without any prior warning packed her bags and stepped down from the theater world announcing her resignation. Wafa had been undergoing rehearsals for a play under the direction of Jalal Al Sharqawi, which after the actress’s decision had to be postponed until a later date.
The cast of the play revealed that before Wafa announced her resignation from the play, she had a quarrel with the director over the fact that she had skipped a number of rehearsals without prior notice. Wafa went into rage and walked away from the director stressing that she did not care what will become of the play. The disputes between her and Jalal occurred for different reasons over points of view, but things were sorted out and I’m back the play as normal.
The actress stressed that she is always attempting to introduce something new in her career by performing different personalities proving her capability as an actress. She added that she wanted to take people away from the misconception that she solely performs roles of seduction. Wafa noted that she is willing to jeopardize receiving parts to act out in different films if they mean she must undergo seductive roles, and says that she has faith that one day a good director will show up and will appreciates her talent as a worthy actress.
Wafa had recently completed the filming of her upcoming TV drama series "Ithnan ‘Ala Altareeq Alsa’ab" (Two on the harsh Road). The drama is directed by Kareem Dia’ Aldin, and costars by Galal Sharqawi, Abeer Saif, and Salwa Taher. The film revolves around a very cruel and powerful man who destroys everyone in the way of his desires. Then a daughter of one of his employees (played by Wafa) stands up to him and becomes the cause of his imprisonment.
Wafa is also waiting for the screening of her latest TV drama "Nougoom Elduhr" (Afternoon Stars) costarring Yousef Sha’ban, Sumaiah Alalfi, and directed by Mahmoud Bakri. Wafa plays the role of a marketing manager who secretly marries her company's owner. The man dies after transferring all his money to her including his brother's belongings, who temporarily transferred his money to his brother. Wafa ends up managing the whole company. –Albawaba.com
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