"Picture after" Ly Tinh: The star shined for a while, the second half of her life was in debt, she died alone

Ly Tinh is the first generation of actors in Hong Kong cinema, having won the "Back Photo" award at the 1965 Asian Film Festival at the age of 17. The tragic death of a once-resounding female star once shocked the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Famous stars once

Ly Tinh was born in 1948 in Shanghai. After graduating from high school, she entered the acting training class of Shaw Company (the predecessor of TVB), was a classmate of Trinh Phoi Phoi and Tan Binh.

While still a student in the acting training class, Ly Tinh had the opportunity to act in the films Luong Son Ba and Chuc Anh Dai, Ngoc Duong Xuan... After graduating, Ly Tinh was hired by Shaw studios. invited to sign a long-term actor contract, playing the first female lead in the movie Mermaid.

In 1965, Ly Tinh, thanks to the movie Mermaid, was crowned Queen at the Asia Pacific Film Festival, that year she was only 17 years old, so she was also awarded the title "Photo after baby" by the Hong Kong press. ".

After being crowned Queen, Ly Tinh's career flew like a kite and met the wind, becoming the main actor of Shaw company, taking on the female lead in classic films such as Bao Lien Dang and Tam Tieu. ..

In 1972, Ly Tinh won the Favorite Actress award at the 18th Asia Pacific Film Festival with the film Lady Baby.

In the 1970s, Ly Tinh was the name that guaranteed the box office in Hong Kong, was one of the 10 most loved Mandarin stars of Hong Kong cinema, alongside Lang Ba and Tan Binh.

In his glory days, Ly Tinh owned many properties, lived in a villa in the mountains, was considered a billionaire star of the Hong Kong entertainment industry at that time.

Long slide because of gambling addiction

Famous early, Ly Tinh caught the eye of many rich giants. She openly loves the eldest son of the wealthy Lei family in Hong Kong. In 1979, Ly Tinh faced a big event when her longtime boyfriend died suddenly.

This was also the turning point of the downward path in Ly Tinh's life, when she was 31 years old. She gradually reduced her film contracts. In 1983, she announced her withdrawal from the entertainment industry.

No longer acting, she invests in stocks with friends. Stocks are not enough, Ly Tinh tries to get rich by roaming around casinos in Macau. Loss of investment, empty-handed gambling, many times Ly Tinh was helped by the Loi family and former boss Thieu Dat Phu. Unfortunately, the gambling addiction was infiltrated in the blood, the more Ly Tinh played, the more he lost, the more he lost, the more he rushed to play to the end.

The news about the star for a while now only has scandals, debt scandals, frauds prosecuted to the court. The Baidu, peaked in 2012, she repeatedly went to court when she failed to pay the rent in full.

Ly Tinh lived a lonely life, lacked and was afraid of the camera when she was in her forties. In 2013, Thieu Thi intended to make a documentary film of famous artists once managed by the company. However, Ly Tinh also managed to dodge. She hid in a small house and passed away without anyone knowing.

Answering Apple Daily , female artist Hoang Ha Hue was sad: "I once advised her to return to acting rather than plunge into red and black. But she didn't want to. Ly Tinh was a good woman before. Later because events, she plunged into the wrong path".

"Once a famous red face, Ly Tinh's departure made us all sad," said actor Trinh Thieu Thu.

10 days dead, no one knows

In the late afternoon without relatives and children, Ly Tinh lived in an apartment for rent in Quarry Bay with a rental fee of about 14,000 - 15,000 HK$/month, experiencing a difficult and closed life.

In 2018, Ly Tinh was found dead at home for 10 days before being discovered by her neighbors, causing many people to feel sorry for her tragic fate in old age. According to On, Ly Tinh lives alone, without children, with almost no friends. Towards the end of her life, she was addicted to gambling, which resulted in a large amount of debt, unable to pay the rent.

Before Ly Tinh's tragic death, plus her lonely situation, her backstory was taken care of by her friends in the world.

Ms. Lac Dich Linh - General Director of Shaw Film Company said: "There are some former Shaw artists who received information about Ly Tinh's death. deceased so that she may have her final resting place."

Actor Shao Yin Yin expressed: "We can't see that no one pays attention to her."

Thieu Am Am and Ly Tinh were not close before, but seeing the tragic life of the mermaid, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken. "She used to be a post-Asian image, falling into this situation is heartbreaking," said Thieu Am Am.

Many artists such as Lam Thanh Ha, Nguyen Biao, Nguyen Thu cried because of pity for Ly Tinh. Martial arts star Nguyen Thu said she used to be a stuntman for Ly Tinh. "In my eyes, she is a talented artist. At that time, I was happy to be a stuntman for her. I am happy when everyone compliments me and Ly Tinh with similar physique", actress Absolute Kung Fu regretted.

After that, the funeral of actress Ly Tinh also had to be postponed for a while before it could be held. That means that, after nearly a month of discovery, fans can come and see off the famous female star for a while. This information makes fans extremely sad for Ly Tinh's fate. Some people think that Ly Tinh's life was painful when he died for 10 days, no one knew that when he died, he could not hold a funeral.

Responding to fans' questions, the police at that time said that the funeral must have the presence of relatives. However, because Ly Tinh lives alone, has no relatives in Hong Kong, so the funeral cannot take place.

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