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The South African actress Connie Chiumefamous worldwide for her role in the film “Black Panther”, died on Tuesday, August 6, at the age of 72, according to her family.

“The Chiume family is saddened to report the passing of internationally acclaimed and award-winning actress Connie Chiume,” said a brief statement posted late Tuesday on her personal Instagram account.

According to the statement, which requested privacy until further details were released, Chiume died in a hospital in Johannesburg (north).

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Speaking to a local television channel, her son Nongelo Chiume said that before receiving the news of her death, his mother had been admitted for a “medical procedure” and seemed to be “recovering well.”

The veteran actress, daughter of a Malawian father and a South African mother, was born in 1952 in the town of Welkom, in the Free State province (central) and initially graduated in teaching, although she abandoned teaching after a few years in the classroom.

“I had never been in show business, much less received any kind of acting training,” the actress herself said when recalling the first time she auditioned and was selected, according to local media on Wednesday.

During her versatile career, she has acted in different South African television series and played the leader of one of the tribes featured in “Black Panther” (2018) and its 2022 sequel, from the Marvel franchise, as well as in the musical film “Black is King” (2020), directed by American singer Beyoncé.

Chiume has won several awards at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) and other awards, after portraying a wide range of characters – from a housewife to a criminal – in popular South African series for years.

The South African government expressed its condolences on the death of the “legendary” actress through X , highlighting that “her excellent work will always be remembered.”

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Carrie Bernans, ‘Black Panther’ actress, was seriously injured after being hit by a car in New York on January 1, which she said on social media this Wednesday has affected her “physically and mentally.”

“I am honestly hurt physically and mentally. The only thing I can think about is my son. I hate that I have to see myself like this and suffering,” she said on Instagram after thanking her followers for their support and messages of love.

Bernans, 29, was seriously injured with fractures and broken teeth after a driver crashed into the terrace of the Chirp restaurant in Manhattan.

Her mother, Patricia Lee, revealed this Monday on Instagram a series of photographs showing some of the injuries the actress suffered and mentioned that her daughter was left unconscious and immobilized under a food truck during the accident.

“I am mentally confused, but I entrust myself to God during this suffering. From the respirator they put down my throat to the operation on my butt, through the bruises on my head and everything else, I don’t know where to start,” the interpreter continued.

Bernans was one of several people injured as a result of a police chase that occurred in the early morning hours of January 1. The man identified as responsible is 44 years old and was fleeing from the police at the time of the accident.

The driver is hospitalized and in critical condition and was charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated, according to information from US media.

Bernans had a role as a member of the Dora Milaje fighting force in the Marvel film ‘Black Panther’ and was a stuntman in the musical version of ‘The Color Purple’, which premiered on December 25.

With information from EFE

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The women’s team Panteras Prietas de San Basilio de Palenque will no longer work with their nails, because thanks to the publication of The universalwho unveiled this sports project with luxuries and details, it was possible to get support.

This squad, whose coach is Akin Bongani, will be linked to Iderbol, Bolívar Departmental Institute of Sports and Recreation. This support materialized days ago in a meeting that was held in the township of San Pablo Norte, which belongs to the municipality of Marialabaja, with the presence of several representatives of this community. Read here: Chronicle: the daughters of palenqueras who play soccer

“Panteras Prietas feels grateful and excited for everything that was achieved at the table. I have a great responsibility to my community because of the benefits that I can bring them by being in Iderbol. We need to strengthen ourselves in our sports activities and I will do my best to move the sport forward”, said the coach.

“Grateful to God for giving us the opportunity to be in this territory, we came to listen to them, to support them and to establish commitments that allow us to accompany them in their events of identity, tradition and culture. This was the second consultation table in favor of the Black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquera communities,” said Ariel Zambrano, manager of Iderbol.

The Pantheras Prietas will have the responsibility of leading the formation and missionary processes, not only in Palenque but also in the other raizal communities in the area; In addition, to discover the talents that exist in this area of ​​the department. It will have the full support of Iderbol and the Bolívar Football League.

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Panteras Prietas is a team that does not train on a suitable field, it does so in a pasture, where animals leave their waste, a situation that is repeated every day.

“We need help, supplies like balls, uniforms. Here in Palenque there is talent, we are showing it”, expressed at that time, Genny Luz Padilla Hernández, a player of this squad.

Some of the members of the school are daughters of the famous palenqueras.

2023-05-20 22:24:09
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