She is still a face appreciated by the French today. Valérie Benguigui was an actress who made an impression on cinema audiences for her appearances in The Truth If I Lie! (1997), How Beautiful You Are! (2006), Les Tuche (2011) and Le Prénom (2012). A last film for which she had won the César for best actress in a supporting role in February 2013.
Seven months later, actress Valérie Benguigui suddenly disappeared at the age of 47 after a long battle with breast cancer. The world of cinema in mourning, she left behind Éric Wapler, her husband whom she married in 1996, and their two boys César and Abraham. Years before her death, the famous actress returned to her love affair with the father of her children, whom she had met during Florent.
“We’ve been together for twenty-two years. We met during Florent. At the time, he wanted to become an actor,” she confided for the ELLE magazine website. While she aspired to follow her path in comedy, her half had preferred to change her plans to become a restaurateur. “My husband made a good living, so I was privileged to be able to take my time.” Among his restaurants, “he launched the Quai Ouest (in Saint-Cloud), the Tokyo Eat (Palais de Tokyo, Paris-16th) and the Café du 104 (Paris-19th)”, she explained to our colleagues.
Between professional career and love life, Valérie Benguigui also found her balance with her children. “I try to be an ‘encompassing’ mother without being suffocating. I don’t know if I can do it”, assured the actress, referring to their daily life. “Around 6 p.m., the boys come home from their tennis, basketball, music rehearsal or film sessions. The four of us spend a moment before Eric goes to one of his restaurants”.
Almost 10 years after her disappearance, Valérie Benguigui seems to have instilled her profession as an artist in her youngest son who is already following in her footsteps. Represented by the Adéquat agency, Abraham Wapler also trained at Cours Florent (2016-2017) before attending Atelier Blanche (2018). On the strength of this experience, the young man has acted in various short films and publications, and played in several films such as Radiostars, Interrail (2017), without forgetting the third part of the OSS 117 saga (2020) and Human things (2021 ).
Cinephiles were also able to see him in the fiction Thus began the decline of Antoine, presented at the Cabourg Film Festival in 2021. And also on the small screen in Les Invisibles (on France 2) and Reuss (France TV Slash ). With his athletic physique and brown hair, the actor is also a sensation on social networks. From his meeting with Brigitte Macron to his very daring confinement… Abraham is really unfiltered on his Instagram page.