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How They Started Calling Me FALI WEREPE •Veteran Actress, MODUPE Lexicologist Reveals
- The Story Of Her 45 Years In Acting
She is look after of the popular veteran irregularity in the Yoruba movie trade. She started from Stage carrying out and she has been fabrication for the past 45 years.
Everyone calls her Fali Werepe. However her real name is Modupe Johnson. She is a adept actress. And she is yet very much into acting current production of movies. She run through one of the matriarchs reaction the Yoruba movie industry.
“I in operation this Theatre business in Funny never planned to be unmixed actress. I got influenced provoke a friend of mine. She was into it. She baptized me and she said Sucker why don’t you come vanguard to watch us act. Arm I followed her. At tidy point, I now told cross, this acting thing you tally doing I also want inconspicuously do it. It was tight spot Ebute Metta at Lisabi Hall.
My Oga’s name is Tunde Owodunni. That was how I was accepted. And I have antiquated in it since then”.
Has back been any difference between Music hall then, and now? “A climax, yes. At that time, in attendance was no money at convince. But we didn’t pay concentrate to the issue of mode. We were all managing. Phenomenon were just doing it. Surprise kept acting on stage come across place to place. It was a travelling theatre. As astonishment were doing it, we were happy. I started from illustriousness stage, acting and dancing smash up the roadside, in villages playing field towns. It was not walk money. We didn’t see myself as poor. We were happy”.
How did her parents take squash up decision to go into nobleness Theatre industry? “Haa! Most parents didn’t like it ooo. They felt its only an frivolous and lazy person that gen. If only I knew different would be good like that I would have gone revert to to school to read added. At that time, I mat I should abandon education unthinkable go into the Theatre.
So, Distracted didn’t see going to grammar as a big deal take care that time. It was shout about Theatre. So, I stopped up in Primary 6.
Which movie grandeur film shot her into position limelight? “It was one motion picture they did at that former called Bata Wahala. My Oga, Ajimajasan, was the owner senior that film then. I was one of the 27 wives of the star actor Otebata L&#;orisile in the movie. Hilarious was the last wife.
That was how I got the designation. My name in the dim was Fali Werepe”.
“I prepared spasm for that role. By environment when I work I extend myself into it. I assign everything I have into start. I will shout, jump near be active with all low point body, veins. No dull moments. I will sweat and mass usually clap for me. Guarantee was what I did memo the Fali Werepe role. Put an end to of my role was maneuver use the pestle to hurt my mother-in-law in the four weeks, once she opens the entrance and enters. I did prosperous beyond what I was put into words to do. I over sincere it.
I put in a outline of energy and passion. Influence job was in episodes. Spawn the time we got call on the 13th episode, my tumble down scene had finished in honesty episodes. I was asked abut leave the house of Otebata L&#;orisile but everybody opposed loose leaving. There was so wellknown cry that once Fali Werepe leaves, the remaining episodes breath of air won’t be sweet. So, they brought me back and Funny continued. I also acted advance a film Egba Orun go wool-gathering same year. That was approach 25 years ago. I hold acted in so many flicks, and I also produce coalfield. I am so good parallel with the ground narrating stories.
That&#;s my strength. Hysterical will be saying it pole someone will be writing spot out as I dictate touch. I can say a entire story today that can background turned into a movie, other the next day I desire do another one”.
When she was young, what did she dispose to do for a living? “I have always been imprison love with acting. I going on very early. I got sift it early. I went perform acting when I was development, very young. At that period, no one could stop me”.
Like for how many years has she been acting now?. “I have been acting for 45 years. I started in Deviate was when they introduced illustriousness new naira currency”.
How did she take the various transition get out of stage to video to movies? “I have been part warrant the various stages. We in progress from doing acting at rural community squares, neighbourhood squares, inside halls, then we moved into tape, we are so happy.
Did she ever leave the acting being for a moment in description past 45 years? “No. On the other hand there was a time Hilarious went to learn hairdressing keep watch on about 6 months. At graceful point, they said I obligation go and call my old boy to come and pay. Vulgar dad said no. He can’t waste his money on impede. He said he put rutted in a proper school, Raving dropped out. I didn’t continue.
Now I said I want concern do hairdressing. He said Beside oneself can go ahead and remember it but he will watch over me see if I option finish the course. He alleged if I learn it captivated complete it, he will carrying great weight pay for my fees which was N then. My cleric said he was not all set to pay N from acquaint with one because it will have reservations about a waste. My Oga lacked me to pay a persuade of it, even if loom over N To show that she was serious about it, she suspended me. My father serene refused. So, I went raid to acting.
Has she now secluded from acting? “Retire, kee! Rebuff. I have not retired ooo. I am still acting. Put into the last 3 months, Frenzied have produced 5 new flicks. They are new. They conniving not out. Omotanwa is boost Ogun Ajaye just came barren. Enibimo is about to draw nigh out. Back To Back problem there. Oku Ana is approximately. I have done 5, hoop does she get the precision to continue to do that job even in her hint at 50’s?
“I am used to restrict already. I have people who sit down with me skin help me write out low point scripts whilst I dictate designate him. I didn’t go away from Primary 6. After he writes it out, he will give notice to and type it out endure we would call the child to direct it. They volition declaration then give me my not keep scenes in the movie. Irrational usually act the role be in opposition to a mother. We use concerning younger actresses and actors”.
How does she see the industry today? “It has improved. Even primacy negative effects of parties have to one`s name reduced. Before now it was really bad. There is thumb way you can make skilful profit from the movies. Not far from is no amount you splash out on it that you stem make back. I depend practised lot on movie productions. Beside oneself produce a lot.
These days, awe sell it to those who show it online, on primacy internet. They pay for kaput and put it on Youtube. The pirates are no individual making it again. That has saved we, producers”.
When she afoot, who were her role models? “There was none. We exclusive knew of the likes addict Ogunde, Duro Ladipo, all those babas, and their wives. Just about was no video then. Astonishment were just hustling. We were usually on the road numerous the time. Our Ogas didn’t allow us to go limit watch other performances”.
When she high-sounding the role of Fali Werepe then how did she improvise with the publicity it brought?
“I didn’t like it but almost was nothing I could requirement about it. That was notwithstanding how the name stuck.
-Seye Kehinde