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Elaf from RabatThe Moroccan actor Noureddine Bakr died, Friday, in Casablanca, at the age of 70, after a struggle with illness.
The Moroccan Syndicate of Dramatic Arts Professionals called the “Great Artist”, while the expressions of grief and sadness in social networking sites unanimously agreed on the value of the man and his fame among Moroccans.
Actor Rachid El-Wali wrote about Bakr’s death, who said of him that he is “one of the figures of comedic art in Morocco”: “With great sadness and tears, I learned about the death of the artist Noureddine Bakr this morning. What can I say and what can I do? We only say what pleases God. We belong to God.” And to him we shall return. My condolences to his large and small family. I worked with Noureddine Bakr a little. But I learned a lot from him. His famous phrase “My walk is lost is my Ahmadi” is still circulating today. in which he participated. While the journalist and researcher Ahmed Al-Dafri wrote: “The deceased, Noureddine Bakr, was a talented actor…so his presence, whether on the stage or in front of the camera, was attractive and captivating, enticing you and making you enjoy. Heavy on the heart, disgusting in all situations in which he wants to impose on people the weight of Diallo (heaviness of his blood).. God have mercy on the deceased, and God has mercy on us as well, in the world and the hereafter.. and this was what it was.
The poet Muhammad Abed wrote: “Farewell, the artist of the people. Farewell, Noureddine Bakr.” While media producer Idris Al-Idrissi wrote: “Very sad for the departure of a great creator and a dear friend. I consider him one of the best representatives of this country. Oh God, have mercy on him, honor his home, and make him dwell in your vast gardens, O Merciful, O Ghaffar. To God what he gave and to God what he took.” While the playwright Bou Saban al-Da’if wrote: “You have mercy and serenity. Smile and laughter are irreplaceable.”
Bakr became famous among Moroccans through a number of roles he gave for theater and television, in particular.
Bakr’s father was born in Casablanca in 1952, and he began his art career at an early age, before shining in the nineties, with the “Theater Al Hayy” troupe, which was famous for a number of theatrical works, especially “Sharh Salt” and “Love and Tibn” (1998).
Film and television works, especially sitcoms, also contributed to confirming Bakr’s talent at the level of comedic roles, such as “Swarm of Pigeons” (1998) and “The Runaways” (2001).
