Marcelline Akinocho
Marcelline Aboh (1940 – 20 August 2017), known by her alias Détin Bonsoir, was a Beninese filmmaker and actress from Porto-Novo. She died of a heart attack after suffering from health problems due to her age. She was the main comedian of the women-folk comedy group Les échos de la capitale.
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Marcelline Akinocho
- Name
- Marcelline Aboh
- Birth Name
- Marcelline Akinocho
- Born
- 1940
- Birthplace
- Porto-Novo, Benin
- Died
- 20 August
- Occupation
- Actress, comedian
- Nationality
- Benin
- Languages
- Yoruba · Gun
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Marcelline Aboh (1940 – 20 August 2017), known by her alias Détin Bonsoir, was a Beninese filmmaker and actress from Porto-Novo. She died of a heart attack after suffering from health problems due to her age. She was the main comedian of the women-folk comedy group Les échos de la capitale.
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She first joined them in 1980 after beginning her theatre career in 1958. She had eight children.
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• Name — Marcelline Aboh • Birth Name — Marcelline Akinocho • Other Names — Détin Bonsoir • Born — 1940 • Birthplace — Porto-Novo, Benin • Died — 20 August • Place of death — Porto-Novo, Benin • Occupation — Actress, comedian • Notable Works — Abeni Abeni 2 Djibiti 1 Djibiti 2
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- 1.Marcelline Aboh - Africultures.com. Africultures.
- 2.Marcelline Aboh est passée derrière les rideaux - 24 Heures au Bénin. www.24haubenin.info.
- 3.Marcelline Aboh, l’Amazone du Théâtre. 2017-08-23.
- 4.Bénin : La comédienne béninoise Marcelline Aboh s’est éteinte. La Nouvelle Tribune. 2017-08-22.
- 5.Après des hommages dignes de son talent à Porto-Novo : La comédienne Marcelline Aboh inhumée samedi dernier. https://lanation.bj/societe/apres-des-hommages-dignes-de-son-talent-a-porto-novo-la-comedienne-marcelline-aboh-inhumee-samedi-dernier. 2017-09-25.
- 6.Bénin : La comédienne béninoise Marcelline Aboh s’est éteinte. La Nouvelle Tribune. 2017-08-22.
- 7.Bénin : La comédienne béninoise Marcelline Aboh s’est éteinte. La Nouvelle Tribune. 2017-08-22.
- 8.Abeni - Africultures.com. Africultures.
- 9.Marcelline Aboh. IMDb.
- 10.Djibiti - Africultures.com. Africultures.
- 11.Djibiti2 - Africultures.com. Africultures.
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