Πέθανε η 15χρονη πρωταγωνίστρια της Disney, Nikita Pearl Waligwa

Είχε πρωταγωνιστήσει στην ταινία «Queen of Katwe».

από την mcteam

17/02/2020

Η Nikita Pearl Waligwa, πρωταγωνίστρια στην ταινία της Disney«Queen of Katwe», έχασε τη ζωή της από καρκίνο. Ήταν μόλις 15 ετών αλλά είχε ήδη παίξει δίπλα στην βραβευμένη με Όσκαρ, Lupita Nyong’o.

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It is with great sadness that I post about the passing of Nikita Waligwa, the sweet, warm, talented girl whom I worked with on the film, Queen Of Katwe. She played Gloria with such vibrancy. In her real life she had the enormous challenge of battling brain cancer. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and community as they come to terms with having to say goodbye so soon. May she truly rest in peace. May it be well with her soul.

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Η ταινία της Disney, που κυκλοφόρησε το 2016, περιγράφει την αληθινή ιστορία της Phiona Mutesi, μιας γυναίκας που από τις φτωχογειτονιές της Ουγκάντα έγινε διάσημη σκακίστρια. Η Nikita Pearl Waligwa υποδυόταν την καλύτερη φίλη της γυναίκας αυτής.

Fare thee well Nikita Pearl Waligwa. You were a darling to many and we have lost you to brain tumor at such a tender age. Nikita was in S.3. Rest in Perfect Peace dear pic.twitter.com/ny8I9YAjsQ

— Gayaza High School (@gayazahigh) February 16, 2020