Hauwa Maina Explained
| Hauwa Maina |
| Birth Place: | Borno State |
| Citizenship: |  Nigeria |
| Alma Mater: | Kaduna State polytechnic |
| Occupation: | Kannywood actress, Producer |
| Years Active: | 1998-2018 |
| Children: | 2 |
Hauwa Maina was a Kannywood actress and producer who featured in the film Queen Amina of Zazzau. She died of an undisclosed illness at Kano hospital on 2 May 2018.[1]
Career
She was the secretary-general of the local hausa association of female producers. Her first appearance was in Tuba and later on she featured on bayajida, a historical film used in teaching pupils in school today.[2] She owned her own production company known as Ma'inta Enterprises Limited which had produced films including Gwaska, Sarauniya Amina among others.[3] [4] [5]
Filmography
- Tuba
- Queen Amina of Zazzau
- Bayajida
- Sarauniya Amina
- Gwaska and Maina
Nominations and awards
- Best Afro Nollywood award in London, 2007.[6]
- Best actress at the SIM Awards, 2010.[5]
See also
References
- Web site: Lere . Mohammed . 2018-05-02 . Kannywood actress, Hauwa Maina, is dead . 2022-08-05 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
- Liman . Abubakar Aliyu . Memorializing a Legendary Figure: Bajajidda the Prince of Bagdad in Hausa Land . Afrika Focus . 5 September 2019 . 32 . 1 . 10.21825/af.v32i1.11787 . free.
- Web site: Blueprint . 2014-03-24 . We want to tell our African stories in Hausa movies – Hauwa Maina . 2022-08-05 . Blueprint. Blueprint Newspapers Limited . en-US.
- Web site: 2018-05-04 . Hail of tributes trail late Hauwa Maina, Kannywood celebrated actress . 2022-08-05 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
- Web site: Edubi . Omotayo . 2018-05-03 . Kannywood actress, Hauwa Maina, is dead . 2022-08-05 . The Sun Nigeria . en-us.
- Web site: 2018-05-03 . Kannywood actress Hauwa Maina is dead . 2022-08-05 . TheCable Lifestyle . en-US.
