Albert Toro (died 11 December 2019) was a Papua New Guinean actor, director and politician.
Albert Toro | |
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Died | 11 December 2019 |
Nationality | Guinea |
Occupation(s) | actor, director |
Toro appeared in Tukana: Husat i Asua? (1984) as the lead character, screenwriter, and director.[1] He was also a co-creator of Warriors in Transit (1992). Toro was elected to the Bougainville House of Representatives in a 2018 by-election, succeeding Raopos Apou Tepaia, who died in 2016.[2] Toro died on 11 December 2019.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Leading Bougainville MP, actor, film-maker has died". Radio New Zealand. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Movie star Albert Toro wins Taonita-Teop seat". Post Courier. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2019.