Quick Facts about Fali Werepe

The Nigerian Yoruba movie industry has gone through several evolutions and there is no doubt that the change is still ongoing, one of the actors that actually encountered and experienced the change while in the industry is Modupe Johnson popularly called Fali Werepe, the change from the stage, streets, and hall acting to the movie, and film, here are some quick facts about Modupe Johnson.

Fact 1: Fali Werepe was born 0n the 30^th of June, in the city of Lagos, she also hails from Lagos State Nigeria.

Fact 2: She started acting at a very, very young age precisely stage acting/theatre acting.

Fact 3: Fali dropped out of school at primary 5 to focus on acting; she did not acquire any other level of western education.

Fact 4: her parents never supported her choice of career, they want her to have formal education and to do something else, they considered acting as a job for lazy people.

Fact 5: she has over 45years of experience as an actress, being part of those actresses that transition from stage acting to film.

Fact 6: Fali got her the stage name “Fali Werepe” from a popular series she acted in her early years in acting titled “Bata Wahala”.

Modupe Johnson is a phenomenon actress, she claims not to retire soon so we are sure to see more of her uniqueness on our screen.

Writer: Idowu Elizabeth

Editor (s): Idowu Elizabeth & KitapK

Publisher: Awe Olufunso