Chico Ejiro
Chico Ejiro (born Chico Aziakpono; died 25 December 2020) was a Nigerian movie director, screenwriter, and producer. His enormous body of work was typical of the second generation that started in the 1990s when cheap video-production equipment became available in the country. He owned a production company called Grand Touch Pictures, which is based in Lagos.
Also recorded as Chico Maziakpono
Chico Ejiro
- Name
- Chico Ejiro
- Occupation
- Movie director, screenwriter and producer
- Birthplace
- Nigeria
- Spouse
- Joy Ejiro
- Birth Name
- Chico Aziakpono
- Died
- 2020
- Languages
- English · Igbo · Nigerian Pidgin
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Key facts
• Name — Chico Ejiro • Occupation — Movie director, screenwriter and producer • Birthplace — Nigeria • Spouse — Joy Ejiro • Relatives — Zeb Ejiro - brother Peter Red Ejiro -brother • Birth Name — Chico Aziakpono
Career
Career
Nicknamed Mr. Prolific, he directed over 80 movies within 5 years—each one shot in as little as three days. They feature story lines relevant to Nigerians. The exact number of movies he has worked on as either director, producer, or both is unknown, but it ranges in the hundreds as of 2007. He was profiled in The New York Times, and Time magazine in 2002.
Personal life
Personal life
Ejiro married Joy Ejiro in 1998, and they had four children. He had two brothers: Zeb Ejiro, the best-known of the new Nigerian cinema auteurs outside of the country, and Peter Red Ejiro, also a movie producer. He died in the early hours of Christmas Day, 25 December 2020. His son died on 15 November 2021, just nearly a year after his father’s death. According to several reports, his son had been battling cancer for years.
Filmography
Filmography
• Silent Night (1996) • Blood Money (1997) • Night Bus to Lagos (2019)
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Life and career
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2020
Chico Ejiro died.
Legacy
Ejiro was featured in the 2007 documentary Welcome to Nollywood, which followed him as he made Family Affair 1 and Family Affair 2.
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- 1.Nyasio, Venessa. Nollywood producer Chico Ejiro dies 1 day after directing movie - Tuko.co.ke. www.tuko.co.ke. 2020-12-25.
- 2.Chico Ejiro.
- 3.Features, Neusroom. Obituary of Chico Ejiro: The Prolific Nollywood Filmmaker. Neusroom Features. 2021-01-15.
- 4.Royal, David O. CHICO EJIRO'S INDUSRY NIGHT OF TRIBUTES: Nollywood and National Theatre converge to pay last respect to an iconic creative entrepreneur. Vanguard. 2021-02-15.
- 5.Steinglass, Matt. When There's Too Much of a Not-Very-Good Thing. The New York Times. 26 May 2002.
- 6.Faris, Stephan. Hollywood, Who Really Needs It?. Time. 26 May 2002.
- 7.7 Stunning Facts About Ace Nollywood Filmaker, Chico Ejiro. P.M. News.
- 8.7 Stunning Facts About Ace Nollywood Filmaker, Chico Ejiro. P.M. News.
- 9.Remembering Chico Ejiro, prolific Nigerian filmmaker, who died on Christmas Day Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-12-25.
- 10.Okonofua, Odion. Chico Ejiro's son dies months after Nollywood director's death. Pulse Nigeria. 2021-11-16.
- 11.Chico Ejiro's son dies months after Nollywood director's death. Pulse Nigeria. 2021-11-16.
- 12.Nation, The. Chico Ejiro (1953 – 2020). The Nation. 2021-01-14.
- 13.Chico Ejiro Director, Producer, Writer. IMDb.
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