Lerato Walaza
Lerato Walaza | |
|---|---|
 Lerato Walaza | |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | Tshwane University of Technology |
| Occupation | actress |
| Known for | MTV Shuga |
Lerato Walaza is a South African actress who appears in the TV series Shuga. She was a recurring character who was still in Shuga when the series went into a nightly mini-series to highlight issues surrounding Coronavirus. The series is filmed by the actors and the story will be based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire.
Life
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Walaza attended Tshwane University of Technology where she graduated in drama.[1] She came to notice when she was given the role of Zamo in series one of MTV Shuga. She has the role of a young single parent showing the struggles of balancing life with bringing up a child even with the help of your mother. She was a recurring character who was also in series two.[2]
She has appeared in the movie "Letters of Hope" which was screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival in 2019.[3] The latter film was chosen as the opening film for the 5th South African International Film Festival.[4]
In 2019 Walaza fulfilling MTV's educational mission by discussing condom usage on YouTube.[5] She was still in MTV Shuga went it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. The show is written by Tunde Aladese and Nkiru Njoku[6] and broadcast for 70 nights - its backers include the United Nations.[7] The series will be based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story will be explained with on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming will be done by the actors[8] who include Mohau Cele, Nomalanga Shozi and Jemima Osunde.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zamo". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "MTV Shuga Down South: Sol takes Ipeleng's son under his wings in Episode 4". Pulse Nigeria. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Lerato Walaza Takes Over Joburg Film Festival". ZAlebs. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ FILM. "Letters Of Hope shines ahead of its release". TV Mzansi. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "SHUGA DEBATE - Lerato and Jezriel talk HIV Testing in a relationship". MTV Shuga. April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "MTV Shuga: Alone Together | Episode 52". YouTube. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Akabogu, Njideka (16 April 2020). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "MOHALE JOINS MTV SHUGA DIGITAL SERIES". DailySun. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
