A rare photo dating back to the childhood days of a famous Egyptian artist has circulated through a group of accounts on the Instagram photo and video exchange site.
As he was a child at the beginning of adolescence, the audience interacted with the image remarkably, as followers praised his handsomeness since his youth.
It is the late great Dungewan “Rushdi Abaza”, who embodied many influential roles on the cinema screen thanks to his great talent and handsomeness, which prompted critics to give him the title “Denguan of Egyptian Cinema”,
Which all those who contemplated him during his artistic career unanimously agreed that he was very passionate about life and did not like excessive sadness, and despite his wealth and stardom, he was very humble and wonderful in attendance.
About Rushdi Abaza
Rushdi Abaza, born (August 3, 1926 – July 27, 1980), is a famous Egyptian actor who hails from the well-known Egyptian Abaza family, and it is rumored to be of Circassian origin.
His mother is of Italian descent, and the Abaza family acquired this title from the nationality of their mother, the wife of Sheikh Al-Ayed, who was from the Abaza region (Abkhazia).
Representation and fame were not among Abaza’s accounts, as he began his life in the world of cinema in the film The Little Millionaire in 1948. Abaza was known for his handsomeness and charm and was considered one of the most important dongwans of Egyptian cinema,
Among his most important films are Woman on the Road, The Road, Struggle in the Nile, Wife No. 13, and many other successful cinematic works, which numbered more than 100 films.
Rushdy Abaza’s marriages
The artist Rushdi Abaza was known for his many romantic relationships, as he married five times, his first wife, the dancer Tahia Karioka in 1952, whose marriage lasted three years, and then the American Barbara, who is the mother of his only daughter, was divided, and their marriage lasted four years.
In 1959, they divorced. In 1962, he married his third wife, the artist Samia Gamal. Their marriage lasted about 18 years, and they separated in 1977.
In 1967, Rushdi Abaza married his fourth wife, the Lebanese singer Sabah, and they divorced two weeks later, and at that time Samia Gamal was still his wife. His fifth wife is his cousin, Nabila Abaza, whom he married two years before his death in 1979.
The death of Rushdi Abaza
Rushdi Abaza died on July 27, 1980 at the age of fifty-three, after a struggle with brain cancer.
He died while filming a scene in front of Ezzat Al-Alayli from the movie The Mighty, which is his last movie, which he was unable to complete.