Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri)

Biography

Keltoum was a renowned Algerian actress born in Blida on February 4, 1916, and passed away in Algiers on November 11, 2010. A figure of theater and cinema in Algeria, she rose to prominence after being discovered by playwright Mahieddine Bachtarzi in 1935, joining the Algiers Opera House in 1947 and starring in numerous films, including "The Winds of the Aures" which won Best First Work at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.