Mama Awero, 75, vows to act until death

Retirement is not even on the table for Mama Awero, who says acting is the only lane she knows, and she plans to stay in it until her final breath.

Mama Awero vows lifelong acting

• Olanrewaju Hassan Adeshina, called Mama Awero, is 75.
• She began performing back in 1964.
• Awero said she will keep acting for life.
• Film costuming is another skill she picked up early on.

Awada Keri Keri theatre roots

• Mama Awero named Sola Sobowale as a former member.
• Oga Bello and Papi Luwe were also in the troupe.
• Prince Jide Kosoko and Yomi Fash-Lanso started there.
• Ronke Odusanya, Kunle Afod, Bakky Adeoye, Funmi Martins, and Dele Odule were listed.

Six decades in Nollywood

• Career spans over sixty years in the industry.
• She first trained with the Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group.
• Nollywood audiences recognize her as a veteran figure.
• Acting remains the only profession she claims to know.