Moroccan cinema lost one of its great actor, Mohamed Bastaoui

With the death Wednesday morning in Rabat of the actor Mohamed Bastaoui the seventh Moroccan art loses one of the most talented Moroccan actors and most beloved public during the last decade.

If Mohamed Bastaoui was known and recognized by all, thanks to its endurance, perseverance and ability to adapt to all the roles of the scene.

Man of the theater, television and the big screen, the actor Bastaoui native of Khouribga in 1954, has definitely turned its back on informal businesses in Italy to return to Morocco and dive into the art world.

This outstanding actor, whose career has taken shape since the 1980s embodied the spirit of the multifaceted representation,.

Became a familiar face in all Moroccan homes, the late, veteran actor, talented actor and affable character was loved by all for its benefits and outstanding performance whether on stage, on TV or the big screen.

Local player, it represented a kind of identity mark, as the roles he has interpreted reflected some form of dominant culture and undifferentiated slice of life.

Comedian of all registers, Mr. Bastaoui had entered the theater alongside with Touria Jabrane. Small roles he interpreted the beginning of his career will give way to an unforgettable appearances, prompting the artist to create his own company “Masrah Chems.”

Sewing up, the actor continued his destiny led him to television where he drew his greatest popularity and then to the big screen.

Mr. Bastaoui fond accent and local dialect to interpret the funny stories of ordinary daily life.

If his words sometimes incite laughter and sometimes tears, he managed to give happiness by rejecting sadness.

Comedian of all genres and burlesque in particular Bastaoui was like either of those actors who we liked their style or you do not like him!

However, artists of the genre, Bastaoui burst the screen and the stage, although in the past, the man was a far cry artistic circles.

After the theater and television, it was the turn of the great Moroccan directors to request it at the end of the ninety decade that marked a milestone in his career.

The actor was asked by Daoud Oulad Sayed for the feature film “Adieu Forain” Saad Chraibi for “Thirst” (2000) and Jawhara (2003), Farida Bourkia for “Two Women on the Road” (2007) and Jilali Ferhati for “at dawn “(2009), which undoubtedly recognized his talent and natural in his artistic molts.

It goes without saying that their roles were undoubtedly inevitable success.

Mr. Bastaoui has received countless honors and awards throughout his career, including at the 11th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival