“Alain Delon played legendary roles and made the world dream. Lending his unforgettable face to change our lives,” praised the head of state on X on Sunday.
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“Melancholic, popular, secretive, he was more than a star.” On the social network X, Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the actor Alain Delon, who died on Sunday August 18. “Mr. Klein or Rocco, the Leopard or the Samurai, Alain Delon has played legendary roles and made the world dream. Lending his unforgettable face to shake up our lives.”the French president said on X.
The Head of State paid tribute to the memory of a “French monument”.
Cinema icon Alain Delon, the actor of Full Sun and of Samurai, died Sunday at the age of 88. “Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, have the immense sadness of announcing the departure of their father”his children announced in unison. “The actor, who suffered from lymphoma, died around 3 a.m.”his son Anthony told AFP.