Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir is an Algerian actor, director and thespian who was born in 1932 in Constantine, Algeria,[1]

Early life


Hadj Smain performed small skits inspired by the movies they watched. They went to film club Constantine (e.g. People's University, Centre Abdelhamid Ben Badis now).

Over time, Hadj Smain joined the theatre group "The Thousand and One Nights" with friend including the late Hassan Belhadj (Algeria's first film director, actor, patriot and former collaborator of M'Hamed Yazid ) and Abdelkrim Menai. After several years of theatrical practice, Hadj Smain left the troupe to create a theatre without a "sketch".

Hadj Smaine et Hassan El Hassani
Hadj Smaine

Filmography

References

  1. Dictionary of African Filmmakers 2. Indiana University Press. 2008. ISBN 0-253-35116-2. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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