Areski Nebti

Areski Nebti Arabic أريسكي نبتي often spelled Arezki Nabti was an Algerian actor and assistant director born on May 5 1926 in Belcourt Algiers and died on April 28 1994 in Algiers From a young age Areski Nebti was passionate about theater and film He participated in the radio programs of Madame Lafarge also known as Lla Tassadit who had created a childrens program where she trained young talents both girls and boys primarily from Kabylia From her school emerged true talents such as Kadri Seghir Arezki Nabti Smaïl Si Ahmed Ahmed Halit Madjid Bennacer and Saïd Hilmi In 1963 Areski Nebti made his film debut He went on to star in classic Algerian films of the postindependence era ranging from dramas to comedies including Mohamed Slimane Riads La Voie 1967 Tewfik Farèss Les Hors la Loi 1969 Mohamed Slimane Riads Linspecteur Tahar Lauberge du Pendu 1969 Mohamed Slimane Riads Sanaoud 1972 Mohamed Slimane Riads Le Vent du Sud 1975 Mohammed LakhdarHaminas Chronique des Années de Braise 1975 Merzak Allouaches Omar Gatlato 1976 and Mahmoud Zemmouris De Hollywood à Tamanrasset 1990 A major figure on both the Algerian small and big screen Areski Nebti is best known for playing the name of one of his characters Moh Bab ElOued in Abdelkader Bouritinas film El Hozi Areski Nebti died on April 28 1994 of a heart attack at the age of 68