He was distinguished by his talent, lightness, and tyrannical presence that gave him the nickname “Dingwan Cinema.” The Egyptian artist was born on December 26, 1921 in the Egyptian governorate of Mansoura. He is the great singer, Kamal El-Shennawy.
He is a multi-talented star from plastic art to singing and acting. His artistic career spanned 62 years, at the end of which he recommended presenting his life story in a work of art.
Who is Kamal El-Shennawy?
Kamal El-Shennawy studied at the College of Art Education, and began his career as a drawing teacher. He also worked in the field of plastic art and studied at the Institute of Arab Music.
But El-Shennawy’s real talent was acting, which he devoted himself to starting in 1947, when he presented his first roles in the movie “Ghani Harb” with director Niazi Mustafa, then his artistic participation continued, and he participated in many films and series, and his last work was the movie “Al-Wad Mahrous Beta Al-Wazir” in 1999. .
The Egyptian artist Kamal El-Shennawy is considered one of the most important stars of the era of fine art. He rose to stardom in the forties and fifties. During his career, he presented more than 200 works of art in cinema and television, and his roles varied between good and evil, comedy and drama. He presented films for adults and families, loved by thousands of his fans.
Among his most famous works are: “Prince of Revenge,” “The Thief and the Dogs,” “The Impossible,” “The Man Who Lost His Shadow,” “Karnak,” “The Sinners.” The artist Kamal El-Shennawy has only one experience in directing in the movie “Tablalah the Sultan.”
5 marriages in the life of Kamal El-Shennawy
Kamal El-Shennawy married 5 times throughout his life, the first of which was with the show star “Hajar Hamdi”, and he had his son Muhammad, who became a director.
Al-Shennawi married for the second time, Afaf Shaker, the older sister of the artist, Shadia, despite a great love story that brought him together with the latter, but he did not marry her for fear of eliminating this love.
As for his third marriage, she was from “Zizi Al-Dajwi”, who is the daughter of one of the largest families at the time. Her uncle is the artist Zaki Rostom, and she is the aunt of the artist Magda Al-Khatib, and she gave birth to him “Omar” and “Iman”.
Kamal Al-Shennawi married for the fourth time to the actress “Nahed Al-Sharif”, and his fifth and last marriage was with the Lebanese “Afaf Nasri”.
His will was not carried out
On August 22, 2011, artist Kamal El-Shennawy bid farewell to life at the age of 89, after an artistic career full of distinguished works of art.
Kamal Al-Shennawi had recommended presenting his life story in a work of art that he wrote his script himself, and stipulated that his son Muhammad supervise its production.