Alex Lopez (actress)

Alex Lopez
Born Alexandra López
Jos, Nigeria
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present

Alexandra López, commonly known as Alex Lopez is a Brazilian-Nigerian actress and former model, who is best known for her starring role as a lesbian in Zeb Ejiro’s 1996 controversial movie Domitila. In 1993, she was second runner-up in the popular beauty pageant, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.

Early life

López, of Afro-Brazilian, and Nigerian (Igbo) descent, was born in Jos and was trained at Obosi, Anambra state in southeastern Nigeria.[1] She is the second child from a family of five girls and a boy.[2]

Career

López starred in Faruk Lasaki's Changing Faces where she played Franca, the caring Nigerian wife of Dale, a successful white architect. She has also played lead and supporting roles in Nollywood movies like Domitilla, Love, Sex & Marriage, Dangerous Girls, Abuja Connection 2&3, Emotional Hazard, The One I Love, Akata, Catastrophe, Jungle Justice, Moving Train, Remarkable Pains, Scout, Sisters On the Run, Six Problem Girls, The Good The Bad And The Terrible and Walls Have Ears. She played a lesbian in Zeb Ejiro's movie Domitilla.[3]

Due to her mixed ethnicity, she is often referred to as "the half-caste Nollywood actress".[4]

Personal life

As of 2011, Lopez was unmarried and had a son.[1] In July 2013, it was reported that López and Slim Burna, the Port Harcourt-based Nigerian singer, were dating. Both responded that they were just friends.[5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1996 Domitila
2003 Six Problem Girls
2003 Moving Train with Kanayo O. Kanayo
Abuja Connection 2
2004 Scout with Uche Jombo
Abuja Connection 3

References

  1. 1 2 Akinnagbe, Akintomide (2011-06-25). "I am not in a hurry to settle down.Actress Alex Lopez". Nigeriafilms. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Alex Lopez".
  3. ↑ "Nollywood Star Alex Lopez's role in Changing Faces and other movies".
  4. ↑ "19 Fading and Outdated Nollywood Stars who are no Longer Relevant in The Industry".
  5. ↑ Slim Burna denies dating Nollywood actress Alex Lopez.
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