Solar, funny, these are the words that often come up when the name of Valérie Benguigui is mentioned to those who knew her. This contagious smile, the actress who died at the age of 47, carried away by breast cancer of which she had never mentioned the existence, transmitted it to his son, Abraham Wapler. At 22, the one who decided to become an actor like his late mother, looks so much like him. This Tuesday, July 12, 2022, we find the actress in Italianon NRJ12, alongside Kad Merad in particular.
Before being taken away too soon by the disease, Valérie Benguigui had just obtained the César for best actress in a supporting role for her unforgettable performance in the film First name, by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte, in which she gave the reply to Charles Berling, Guillaume de Tonquédec or even Patrick Bruel. The latter had also agreed to talk about the disease which was fatal to his friend Valérie Benguigui.
An extroverted and very naked artist
A Caesar who must have made her proud, but also her loved ones. Married to Eric Wapler, Valérie Benguigui gave birth to two sons, Abraham and César. Like Valérie, Eric Wapler was first an actor, and it was at Cours Florent that the couple met. A passion that they both transmitted to their eldest Abraham. If his father has since converted to catering, he is an actor. On his Instagram account, the one who is the perfect look-alike of his late mother specifies that he is represented by the famous agency Adequat.
On the social network, Abraham Wapler shares pictures of him and even a selfie with Brigitte Macron. But also works in which he exercises his talent as an actor, such as CARDIO a film available OCS signed Alex Maji. A free and extroverted artist of whom his mother would be more than proud.