It was virtually all the Senegambian cultural actors and
particularly the cinema and the drama personalities who have been mourning a
charismatic figure of the Senegalese theatre.
Mamadou Gueye commonly known as Makhouredia Gueye sadly passed away this past
Sunday at the Hospital General of Grand Yoff in
With more than 50 years in the cinema and the Senegalese theatrical scenes,
Makhouredia Gueye acted his most famous feuilletons
on the national television with the troupe Daraay Kocc and also his successful
telly films with his friend Omar Ba known as Bay Peulh in the 80's. With
Sembene Ousmane, he acted le mandat
in1968, Xala in 1974 and Cedo in 1976. He also played a role in
Hyenaof Djibrile Diop Mame Bety.
Makhouredia Gueye was also a talented artist, saxophonist and trumpeter.
His death is deeply mourned and will undoubtedly have a real impact on the
Senegambian cultural movement. The public are deeply regretting the loss of a
comedian in all his noblesse and dignity as a social regulator.
Makhouredia used to tell his relatives: 'I'm in this world
to accompany you and I give you my person and when God's last will
comes,accompany me to Touba'.
He was consequently buried at the holy city of
