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Alex Lopez |
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I was given the script
first to play a
different role, later
the Director came and
asked that I play
Fatima, because
according to him I was
the best candidate then
that could do it. I dont
have a northern
background apart from
being born and raised
there. The Hausa
language I grew up with
does not exist in my
present life, and I
thought this was an
opportunity to bring
that back, so I decided
to work with what I
have.
I must say it is
challenging, but I like
it becuase it’s quite
different from what I’ve
been used to playing.
Right now, I am sick and
tired of being given the
same roles to play over
and over again. So the
best I can do to help
myself is to choose my
jobs. If TV is going to
offer me what home video
is not offering me then
I’ll stick with
television. With Soaps I
can express myself, be
who I want to be and
play the different
characters that I want
to play
So how has it been so
far, your years in
acting, the challenges
and all?
Like any other industry,
it’s been up and down,
we keep moving from one
issue to the other It is
the ability to overcome
whatever comes your way
that keeps you going. As
human beings the
obsatcles we encounter
along the way, makes us
appreciate life better
and the sucess that
comes our way.
Apart from acting what
else do you do?
I was into poultry
farming some years back
and there are other
things I’m working on.
Some of the clothes you
wear on set portray you
as a sex symbol, what is
fashion like for Alex
outside the set?
The kind of clothes I
wear on set depends on
the kind of role I am
playing to help me
interpret the role
better. But in terms of
Alex and fashion,like my
friends say, my younger
ones are more in tune
with fashion than Iam. I
like to keep it simple.
most of the time I go
for jeans and t-shirts.
I like clothes that my
skin can breath in and
that is why I go in
spagetti tops. A lot of
people think I like to
expose my body so much,
no, its just because our
wether is hot and I need
my skin to breath. At
home I could go in a
short and sagg top, I
could go bare feet or
wear bathroom silpers. I
am not crazy about
fashion, I wear anything
that looks good on me.
What is make-up like for
you?
I believe one’s beauty
is natural. I wear
make-up only when I have
to get on set, after
that I leave my face
bare, or go as light as
possible.
Best skin care regimen?
I wash my face, cleanse
with a toner, I endevour
to scrub twice a week
and use the facial mask
once a week. I make it a
routine not to go to
sleep with make-up, I
allow my face breath. I
think it is the best you
can do for your skin.
Signature fragrance?
I love Fendi.
You are not wearing any
jewelry?
I am not a jewelry
person. The tiny ones I
have on, I sleep and
bath with them. If you
watch the movies I have
done you will hardly see
me changing acessories.
I am as natural in my
acting as Iam natural in
my real life.
Best beauty item?
I am crazy about
perfumes
What are the must-have
items in your bag?
My Fendi perfume, my
lipgloss, Mary Kay
products, my mini bible
and money.
Two most important
people in your life?
Apart from God, my
Mother and my 16 years
old son
How do you relax?
I work out a lot. I also
read novels and like my
son would say, I love to
sleep.
When you are not acting,
what are you doing?
If am not acting or
going about other things
I am trying my hands on,
I’m in the house. I love
cooking and I love
trying out new recipies.
What would you love to
be remembered for?
Making people happy. I
keep saying I would love
to die on the pulpit.
And pulpit to me means
doing what God has
created you to do to an
extent, not necessirilly
being in the church. I
am working on some
projects now and when
they eventually take
off, people will
understand what Alex
means by making people
happy and puting smiles
on peoples faces.
Tired of playing the seductress over and
over again, sexy screen queen Alex Lopez
is exploring the marital world, with her
role in the on going TV soap Terima.
Aired daily on STV, Terima deals with
issues of religion,ethnicity,cultural
background and who we are generally. It
tells the story of widowhood and
cultural clash between the three major
tribes. Alex is playing Fatima, a
northerner and daughter of an Imam
married to a christian ibo man and
trying to live with the conflict from
both families. Alex who got her first
real break in the home video world 1997
with her role in the movie Piccadilli
and then Domitila part two, where she
played a lesbian, speaks more on her
role, her fashion and style.
Tell us more about your role as Fatima
Fatima is married to Emeka from the ibo
culture and both families frown against
this union, but the couple decided to
stick together against all odds. And
then what she goes through in the hands
of her inlaws after Emaka dies. It tells
a story of different cultural background
from the hausa,ibo,and yoruba.it also
deals with widowhood and and what the
widows go through in the hands of their
in-lkaws when the man eventually dies.
Generally, the idea is the sensetize the
viewers on the reality of situations
like this. if we call ourselves one
Nigerian,why shouldnt we be allowed vto
do the things we want to do and get
married to whoever, we work as one and
stop discriminating .There are other
issues woven around Terima as well,
cultism, prostitution and more.
This is definately a shift from the
seductress that you usually do? How easy
or difficult is it for you to interpret
your role?
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