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Malak Ahmed Zaher Goes Viral after Her Death Scene in “Lua Lua”


Tue 26 Jan 2021 | 12:26 PM
Yara Sameh

Rising Egyptian actress, Malak, the oldest daughter of Ahmed Zaher, caught the attention with her outstanding performance in TV series “Lua Lua”, despite the small number of her scenes.

Malak went viral on the internet and trended on the top-trending searches on Google in Egypt, after her character's death in the 21st episode of the series.

The actress and her sister Laila have caught the attention since began acting in the 2008 movie “Captain Hema” starring Tamer Hosny.

“Lua Lua” marks Malak's comeback to acting after she and her sister stepped away to focus on their education. Laila had made her comeback in TV series "Al Fetewa", which premiered in Ramadan last year.

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Malak starred in the series as Mena, who killed herself discovering that her mother (Naglaa Badr) hid her existence from her grandparents, due to her father (Zaher) refusing to acknowledge her parentage.

The actress took to Instagram to share her death scene,, saying: "Mena died 💔I am proud that I was part of an important and successful series like Lua Lua. I want to thank you for supporting me and your constant encouragement, I love you❤️".

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Moreover, Malak is set to star with Zaher as his sister in a new movie entitled "El Fares" (The Knight), which marks his first lead role in a film.

The filming is scheduled to begin in the coming period.

The movie also will feature veteran Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy. It is written by Hussam Moussa, directed by Raouf Abdel Aziz, and produced by Ayman Youssef.