Acting

Abbas Fares

An Egyptian actor, born in the Maghrablin neighborhood in Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district in 1902. He worked with a number of amateur troupes, then joined George Abyad's troupe, and then moved to work between a large number of theatrical troupes, including: (Naguib Al-Rihani's troupe, Misr Troupe, and the National Troupe). Abbas Fares began working in cinema in the late 1920s through the film (Bint Al-Layl), and continued working in cinema until the mid-1970s through dozens of films, including: (Vacation in Hell, Khadra and Sinbad Al-Qibli, Al-Sayyid Al-Badawi, Laila Bint Al-Shati', and Wa Islamah). He died in 1978.