JAKARTA - Sumi Hakim, a friend of Rima Melati when she started her career in the entertainment industry, remembers the late senior actress as a hard-working figure who was always serious and managed to become one of the influential model figures in the 1970s era.
"We've been together since we were young, our conditions were always the same until we got sick together. I got cancer, Rima too. I struggled together with Rima," said Sumi remembering the actress after visiting Sentosa Funeral Home, Gatot Subroto Army Hospital, Thursday night.
Furthermore, Sumi recounted the early days of Rima Melati's career that made Indonesian model women able to travel abroad.
Together with Gaby Mambo and himself, Rima formed a group called "The Prof's Group".
In the archives of Vista magazine, "The Prof", is a model group that is famous for displaying new fashion exhibitions that are different from the fashion at that time.
Thanks to Rima Melati's initiative, according to Sumi, they managed to raise 40 models and involve big names like Titiek Puspa and Broery to enliven their performance.
"Together, we gathered the model, there were 40 models with the first appearance in Malibu, making us travel to Hawaii, to Europe, he was the one who started the first 'fashion show' in Indonesia, enabling us to become models to Hawaii, Europe, promoting Indonesia. ," Sumi briefly recounted Rima's contribution to the fashion industry.
Not only as a tenacious and enterprising figure, Sumi remembers Rima as an irreplaceable friend.
He tells that Rima never left him even at the lowest point of his life though.
"We were very close friends, when I lost my child. He waited with Frans every night. So close we were always together," recalled Sumi, quoted from ANTARA.
Now Sumi can only remember Rima's kindness and remember her as a warm, meaningful friend.
In this last meeting with Rima Melati, Sumi also admitted that she was very impressed because even at her last funeral, Rima looked very beautiful.
"I saw her for the last time, she is very beautiful, I'm sure because many love and pray for her," concluded Sumi.
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