Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz dies aged 70

Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz has passed away aged 70 after a month of illness, his son confirmed on Facebook.
Abdel Aziz was hospitalized last month after a month of illness and was said to have been in a coma since then.
He started his acting career in the al-Dawama TV show during the mid-1970s with Nelly and Mahmoud Yassin, after which he broke into the film industry for the first time through al-Hafeed, considered an all-time Egyptian classic.
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