Himoud Brahimi

Himoud Brahimi

Known for

Acting

Born

March 18, 1918

Birthplace

Alger, Algérie

Died

June 30, 1997 (aged 79)

Biography

Himoud Brahimi born in Algiers on March 18, 1918, was a poet, inspired writer, swimmer - he broke the world record for freediving in 1956 at the Paris swimming pool - memorable actor of the Algerian National Theater and best cinema Algerian in the 1970s and 80s, (he notably distinguished himself in the film "Tahya Ya Didou" by Mohamed Zinet and "Taxi El Makhfi" (The Clandestine) by Benamar Bakhti), an essential character in the heated debates from then to the Algiers cinema library.

Mohamed Brahimi, baptized "Himoud" by his nanny M'Barka, nicknamed Momo by his French admirers, is a profound and multifaceted character, his career will be dominated by his relationship to the sciences of metap...

Best known work

Tahia Ya Didou !
Tahia Ya Didou !
1971
Le Clandestin
Le Clandestin
1989
Heart of the Casbah
Heart of the Casbah
1952
Sandstorm
Sandstorm
1982
Daughter of the Sands
Daughter of the Sands
1949
Sons of the Earth
Sons of the Earth
1991
Cry of Stone
Cry of Stone
1987
The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet
The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet
1978
El Anka
El Anka
1981
The Desert Divers
The Desert Divers
1952

Filmography

  1. 1991

    Sons of the Earth
  2. 1989

    Le Clandestin

    as Hassan

  3. 1987

    Cry of Stone

    as Salah

  4. 1982

  5. 1981

    El Anka

    as Self

  6. 1978

  7. 1971

    Tahia Ya Didou !

    as Momo, the poet, Dialogue, Poem

  8. 1952

  9. 1952

    The Desert Divers

    as Cheikh Ali

  10. 1949

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