Gabon: Luc Bendza - Chinese Movie Star

From bombastic element Sat Apr 10 2010, 19:39:00

Olivia Marsaud pens in Jeune Afrique a profile of Gabonese actor and filmmaker and former wushu champion, Luc Bendza. He is, arguable, the only African that has secured his place in Chinese martial art movies. Our dodgy translated excerpt below: Bendza Luke is 41, and has spent twenty-six years in China. The Gabonese is married to a Chinese woman and has been able to blend into the local culture

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