Farouk Afero
| Farouk Afero | |
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Afero, c. 1963
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| Born |
Farouk Achmad 4 June 1939 Pandori, British Raj |
| Died | 13 April 2003 (aged 63) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–2003 |
Farouk Achmad (4 June 1939 – 13 April 2003), often credited as Farouk Afero, was a Pakistan-born Indonesian film actor. After making his feature film debut in 1964, he rose to fame in 1970 with Bernafas dalam Lumpur (Breathing in Mud). Afero ultimately appeared in more than sixty films.
Afero was born Farouk Achmad in Pakistan on 4 June 1939. He was the son of Asgar Ali and Sarifah Bibi. By the 1950s the family had migrated to the Indonesian archipelago. Farouk Achmad took the name Farouk Afero while working as an amateur boxer. He was later cast in the film Ekspedisi Terakhir (The Last Expedition, 1964), a film produced by Ermina Zaenah and directed by Alam Surawidjaja and Sjahril Gani. Over the next five years he appeared in a several roles, including in Wim Umboh's Sembilan (Nine, 1967) and Laki-Laki Tak Bernama (Man Without a Name, 1969).
Afero's star-making role only came in 1970, when he appeared in Turino Djunaidy's Bernafas dalam Lumpur (Breathing in Mud). This film was a commercial success, spawning two sequels, and sparking the revival of the flagging Indonesian film industry. Over the next decade he appeared in more than forty films – mostly as the antagonist. These included roles as the titular fighter in Si Gondrong (1971), the nihilist poet Anwar in Atheis (Atheist, 1974) and the gang member Majid in Laila Majenun (1976). For this last role, Afero received a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1976 Indonesian Film Festival.
Afero also actively promoted the development of the cinema of Indonesia; in 1973, for instance, he shaved his head in protest of movie theatres' lack of interest in showing domestic productions and attempted to meet Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin. He was also an active member of the Indonesian Film Artists Association, or PARFI.
After completing Tapak-tapak Kaki Wolter Monginsidi (The Footsteps of Wolter Monginsidi, 1982), a biopic of the revolutionary Robert Wolter Monginsidi, Arefo went on hiatus from acting. He made his last feature film appearance a decade later, in Bernafas dalam Lumpur, a remake of the 1970 production. He did not, however, leave acting, and in the 1990s he appeared in several television series, including Duren Duren (1994), Abunawas (1995), Ujang & Aeeng (1996), Biang Kerok (Troublemaker, 1996), and Di Bawah Purnama Aku Berdoa (I Pray Beneath the Full Moon, 1997).
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