She said, "I had to learn Yoruba for my role in Seven Doors. The Yoruba in the movie was not the regular one spoken in Lagos State, so I had to be very particular about the tone."
Following last weekend's invasion of Oyo State Government House by Yoruba Nation agitators, governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have made moves to quell any insurrection in the name of agitation. The agitators had invaded the Government House following
The actress has established herself as a well-known figure in the Yorubamovie industry and has recently featured in a series of Yoruba movies, which has helped her earn more recognition from Yorubamovie lovers.
Also, I am an actress; not a Yoruba actress. Although I got my recognition from the Yoruba sector of Nollywood, it doesn't make me a Yoruba actor. This is not even my first English movie; I produced Pathetic last year."
Nollywood Actor and Filmmaker, Saidi Balogun and the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, have rolled out plans to partner the Brazilian government in shooting a movie to promote the Yoruba culture.
We cannot expect a Yorubamovie to have the same audience as an English movie. The majority of Yoruba movies' fans are Yoruba people. Based on this, English movies make more money because it has a wider market.
"Can you name one Hausa or Igbo-language movie on Netflix or Amazon? The closest was Genevieve's 'Lionheart' many years ago. Only Yoruba movies are able to exist on Amazon, Netflix and become mainstream cultural hits."
In reaction, the brand-influencer subtly turned down the offer by doubting her capability to cope on a movie set. “Apart from the Yoruba bit. E ma koba mi.” [Translation: Don’t implicate me], she wrote.
Other actors in the movie include Ayo Makun, Ramsey Nouah, Falz, Osas Ajibade, Ireti Doyle and among others. Yoruba Demons is still in production and no word yet of when it would be released.
My first role was in 1998 in a movie titled Satanic, played Helen in an English-language film directed by Mr Matthias 2002, I made my Yoruba-language debut in the movie...
The actress who recently honored veterans in the yorubamovie industry, shared photos from the trip with the caption: "Love from Maryland, it's a snowy city here but love it all the same" Foluke Daramola-Salako is a Nigerian actress.
The cross dresser is already on the set of a new movie produced by Sotayo titled 'Ojuloge' - in the new movie, he plays the son of veteran Yoruba actress, Toyin Afolayan popularly called Lola Idije while Sotayo plays the role of his elder sister
The Yorubamovie industry appears to be starting the year on a sad note, a veteran actor identified as Toyosi Arigbabuwo has passed on. He reportedly died at his residence located in Ibadan, Oyo State.