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Didier Kamanzi

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Didier Kamanzi
Born
Didier Kamanzi

NationalityRwandan
Occupation(s)Actor, Rugby player
Years active2006–present
Awardsaward for the Best actor at the Rwandan movie awards.

Didier Kamanzi, is a Rwandan actor.[1] One of the most popular actors in Rwandan cinema, Kamanzi is best known for the roles in the films Rwasa, Rwassibo and Catherine.[2]

Apart from acting, he is also a player in the Rwanda national rugby union team.[1]

Personal life

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He was born in 1994 in Burundi as the third child of a family with six siblings. After the Rwandan genocide, he returned to Rwanda in 1994 and attended high school. He worked as a bouncer for a local night club for a few months.[2]

Career

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While he worked as a bouncer in the night club, he got an offer to audition for a film. He went to the audition and he got the role.[2]

In 2015, he won the award for the Best actor at the Rwandan movie awards.[3]

Partial filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2016 Mutoni Rusangwa TV series
2014 Umurabyo Film [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Girls Love My Eyes! interview with Kamanzi Didier who is best known as Max In the film". umuryango. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "About Didier". mutoni. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "RWANDA MOVIE AWARDS TO BE GIVEN FOR FOREIGNERS FOR FIRST TIME". kissfm. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "The film 'Umurabyo' brings a message against the kidnapping of people in the District". igihe. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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