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Nadia Lotfi, one of the most important symbols of the golden age of cinema in Egypt and the Arab world, who participated in the major stars in the championship roles, and left dozens of immortal works.
Throughout her life, her art did not distract her from taking positions in support of the issues of the Arab nation and the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state. For her national role, Nadia Lutfi had a special relationship with the late President Yasser Arafat, and Nadia Lutfi remains one of the cinema icons who resided in the hearts of the masses in the Arab world.
Her real name is “Paula.” She was born on January 3, 1937, and left our world on February 4, 2020, leaving behind a great impact and an artistic career full of accomplishments, in addition to her national stances with the Arab nation.
The artist, Nadia, is not Polish, as was previously rumored, as she was born to Egyptian parents. Her mother is “Fatima” from Sharkia Governorate, and her father is “Mohamed” from Qena Governorate.
The able Egyptian artist, Nadia Lotfi, obtained a diploma from the German School in Egypt in 1955, and succeeded in leaving an imprint in the field of art and supporting Arab causes.
Nadia Lutfi’s entry into art Nadia Lutfi loved art since she was young, as she stood on the stage for the first time at the age of ten, and was discovered by the Egyptian director Naguib Ramses, who was the first to introduce her to the cinema.
During her artistic career, the Egyptian actress, Rala, Nadia Lotfi, presented one television work, “Nass Walad Nas”, and one theatrical work, “Bamba Kosher”.
She borrowed the name Faten Hamama, and director Naguib Ramses was credited with changing the artist’s name, Nadia Lutfi, from “Paula Muhammad” to “Nadia Lutfi” to be her artistic name.
Naguib Ramses borrowed the name “Nadia” from the movie “La Sleep”, which is the name of the heroine of the movie, the artist Al-Rahla Faten Hamama, where he won his admiration to call her and become her artistic name and fame.
The late artist Nadia Lutfi had a great role not only in art, but in Arab affairs as well. She is among the struggling Arab artists who were known for their political positions in support of the issues of the Arab nation.
It had a distinct and clear role with the families of the martyrs after the 1967 setback, as well as with the soldiers in the trenches in the years of attrition, and with the heroes of the battles on October 6.
She was part of the volunteer team in nursing work at Maadi Military Hospital after the October war of 1973, when she resided in Qasr Al-Aini and treated the wounded.
Among the activities that Nadia Lutfi participated in, which indicates her humanity, was her defense of animal rights at the beginning of the eighties of the twentieth century, and she also had a major role in supporting the Palestinian cause.
Nadia Lutfi’s husbands
The Egyptian actress, Nadia Lotfi, was married 3 times, the first time when she was twenty years old, to the son of the neighbors, the naval officer, Adel Al-Bashari, and the father of her only son, Ahmed.
As for her second husband, he was Engineer Ibrahim Sadiq, brother of Hatem Sadek, husband of Mrs. Mona, daughter of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and this was in the early seventies of the twentieth century and is considered her longest marriage.
But after her separation from her second husband, the able Egyptian actress Nadia Lotfi married for the third and last time to Mohamed Sabry.
Nadia Lutfi movies
The late Egyptian actress Nadia Lotfi participated in a large number of cinematic works, which culminated in success, and made her sit on the throne of the hearts of the masses.
Among the most prominent of these films were: “Sultan”, “Love Forever”, “My Only Love”, “Do Not Extinguish the Sun”, “The Seven Girls”, “Diaries of a Schoolgirl”, “Sins”, “Black Glasses”, “Al-Nasser Salah” Debt”.
Nadia Lutfi also appeared in the films “Cairo at Night”, “The Seeker of Love”, “Qasr Al-Shawq”, “Quail and Autumn”, “My Father Over the Tree”, “City Lights”, “The Enemy Brothers”, and other successful films. .
Nadia and her camera.. Ariel Sharon scandals
The late Egyptian artist Nadia Lotfi succeeded in recording the crimes of the late Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, in Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon in 1982, and transmitted them through her camera to the world.
The artist Nadia was keen to reveal Sharon’s crimes, as she roamed for months by herself in many capitals of the world, to show his brutal acts.
“She visited him and he gave her a scarf.” Nadia Lutfi and Yasser Arafat’s relationship
Nadia Lutfi was the only artist who visited the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, during the Israeli siege, so that Arafat visited her at her home and gave her a keffiyeh in appreciation of her position in support of the Palestinian cause.
“It is enough for me to visit Arafat” .. Nadia apologizes for honoring her
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was keen to honor the artist Nadia Lutfi, in appreciation of her stances on the issue, but Nadia apologized for this honor, stressing that the visit of the Palestinian President is sufficient for her, and is not equivalent to another honor.
“An artist, a human being and a patriot” .. October 1973 and Nadia Lotfi Despite her artistic fame, and being one of the beauties of Egyptian cinema, Nadia Lotfi had a great patriotic and humanitarian role during the October 1973 war, when she decided that her role would not be limited to films only.
During the war, Nadia was keen to provide aid, so she decided to move her residence to Al-Qasr Al-Aini Hospital in Cairo, in order to visit the wounded and provide them medical care.
Abdel Halim Hafez loses consciousness
In one of her interviews, the Egyptian actress, Nadia Lotfi, tells about the most important situations that occurred between her and the great singer Abdel Halim Hafez during the filming of the movie “My Father Over the Tree”.
Nadia said that Abdel Halim caused her to lose consciousness, after he slapped her in one of the movie scenes, so he panicked and kept embracing her, describing his hand as “heavy.”
“A strong friendship that rumors turn into love.” Nadia and Abdel Halim
The artist Al-Rahla spoke in an interview about her relationship with singer Abdel Halim Hafez, where she confirmed that due to the strength of their friendship, rumors spread about the existence of a love affair between them.
Despite her participation in two films with him during her career, “Sins” and “My Father Over the Tree”, which achieved great success, they have a strong friendship.
The artist, Nadia Lutfi, described her relationship with the artist Abdel Halim, as he was a dear friend and brother, and she did not hide anything from him, even the most accurate details of her personal life.