Movie star Farouk Afero dies at 65

Movie star Farouk Afero dies at 65

JAKARTA: Film star Farouk Afero passed away on Sunday night at
Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta, due to illness. He was
65.

A nurse at the hospital declined to say which illness the film
star had been suffering from or how long he had been hospitalized
before his death.

Born in Pakistan on June 4, 1938, the Indonesian celebrity is
survived by his wife and four children.

Farouk, known as an antagonist actor, won an award in 1976 as
the best supporting actor for his work in the film titled Laila
Majenun, directed by Syuman Djaja.

He first starred in Expedisi Terakhir (The Last Expedition) in
1964.

But it was his role as a pimp in Berbafas Dalam Lumpur (1970)
directed by Turino Djunaedi, which launched him into stardom.
--Antara