Lerato Walaza
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.
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Lerato Walaza | |
Nationality | South African |
Education | Tshwane University of Technology |
Occupation | actress |
Known for | MTV Shuga |
Life
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 broadcast for 60 nights - its backers include the United Nations.[6] 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[7] who include Mohau Cele, Mamarumo Marokane and Jemima Osunde.
References
- "Zamo". Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "MTV Shuga Down South: Sol takes Ipeleng's son under his wings in Episode 4". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "Lerato Walaza Takes Over Joburg Film Festival". ZAlebs. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- FILM. "Letters Of Hope shines ahead of its release". TV Mzansi. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "SHUGA DEBATE - Lerato and Jezriel talk HIV Testing in a relationship". MTV Shuga. April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- Akabogu, Njideka (2020-04-16). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 2020-04-30.