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Sam Aleni
Sam Aleni is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" who was portrayed by Rene Naufahu as part of the original cast from 1992 to 1996. Naufahu reprised his role 18 years later from March 2014.
Creation and casting.
After watching Australian soap operas, "Neighbours" and "Home and Away", Caterina De Nave noticed a lack of ethnic diversity in the cast and as such, one of her goals whilst creating "Shortland Street" was to push new ground
Zealand and blamed Sam for his death.
Ana Aleni.
Ana Aleni née Tali (credited as Mrs. Aleni in her nineties appearances) appeared in a recurring role for several years, portrayed by Adele Paris. She first appeared in 1992 when her son Sam Aleni (Rene Naufahu) struggled with the truth he had defied his fate and had sex before marriage. The following year, Ana tried to recover her youngest son Nat (Joe Naufahu) from Sam's flat after he ran away from home. However, with