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With her well-earned Best Supporting Actress win, it seems like her rise happened overnight.
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12 Years a Slave marked Lupita’s first on-screen film role, but she had a prior credit tacked to her acting resume: the Kenyan soap “Shuga."
“Shuga” was a 2009 mini-series that followed a group of young adults working and living in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
“Shuga” was a 2009 mini-series that followed a group of young adults working and living in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
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Look at her slay her way through the city streets in that patterned dress. Ugh. Perfection.
Lupita played the main character, Ayira.
Lupita played the main character, Ayira.
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A “go getter” who’s always “dreaming big,” “loving life,” and dislikes her dad.
In the pilot episode, “Friday Nights,” we watch her juggle multiple men, a career, and her friendships.
In the pilot episode, “Friday Nights,” we watch her juggle multiple men, a career, and her friendships.
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Here she is chilling with her girlfriends.
And just being flawless while showing off some skin.
And just being flawless while showing off some skin.
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“Shuga”
aired on MTV Base and dealt with the romantic lives of young people. It
was commissioned by MTV Networks Africa to educate audiences about safe
sex. It was a pretty racy show.
Even then, you couldn’t take your eyes off Lupita.
Even then, you couldn’t take your eyes off Lupita.
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The entire series is available on YouTube. You can start with the pilot episode, “Friday Nights,” here:
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