‘I Don’t Know How To Do Anything Else Aside From Acting’ – Mama Awero

Veteran Nollywood actress, Olanrewaju Hassan Adeshina, popularly known as Mama Awero, has said her life has been built on acting and cannot engage in any other craft.

Abia Radio News reports that the 75-year-old actress, who began her acting career in 1964, made this known in a recent interview with Nations.

Mama Awero expressed that she will not stop acting until she dies.

She said, “I will die acting. I have been doing this since 1964 and I don’t know how to do anything else aside from acting. I am also knowledgeable in film costuming because I learned that from my bosses in my early days as an actress.”

Speaking further, Mama Awero also revealed the names of members of the Awada Keri Keri theatre group that many people do not know.

In her words, “Sola Sobowale was a member of the Awada Keri Keri theatre group. Many people know myself, Oga Bello and Papi Luwe but we also had Prince Jide Kosoko, Yomi Fash Lanso, Ronke Odusanya, Kunle Afod, Bakky Adeoye, late Funmi Martins and Dele Odule as members. These names began their career with Awada Keri Keri.”

Mama Awero is a renowned figure in Nollywood with a career spanning six decades since starting with the Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group.