Chief Mrs Abiodun Duro-Ladipo is the second wife of the legendary dramatist, Duro Ladipo, she was born into a royal family at Ijero-Ekiti in Ekiti State.
Initially interested in becoming a nurse, on completing her secondary education in 1963, she joined the Mbari Mbayo Theatre Group run by Duro Ladipo, whom she later married in 1964.
With a soothing voice and a magnetic performance, she became the lead actress in Duro Ladipo's, Oba kò so, playing the role of Oya (Sango's wife) as played by Duro himself. She performed along with her husband's troupe, Duro Ladipo National Theatre, at various international theatre and music festivals, including Berlin's Festspiele (1964), London's Commonwealth Arts Festival (1965), the Festival Mondial du théâtre de Nancy, France (1973), Yoruba Festival in Zurich (1973), Iran's Shiraz Arts Festival and the Arts Festival in Rome.
After her husband died in 1978, she went on to produce and directed epic plays as well as digital films notably Oya Sings (1979) and the drama series B'Inaku (1981). Other television productions included Oyinbo Ajele (1986), Esentaye (1997) and Ayelaagbe (1998), promoting traditionalism over colonialism. She also produced films based on her earlier stage roles. They include Erelu in Aropin n'Teniyan, Iya Ewe in Ija Orugun and, Moremi Ajasoro. #Yorubablog #yorubapeople #greatyorubapeople
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