The whereabouts of Vu Linh's stolen gold medal have been revealed. Who took it?

Last year, the daughter of the late Meritorious Artist Vu Linh shared that her father’s 1991 Tran Huu Trang gold medal had been lost and was suspected of being stolen. Now, more than a year later, images of this item have been unexpectedly shared on social media.

Specifically, a close friend of Vu Linh shared a photo of him wearing a Gold Medal around his neck. Then, another strange man also wore a similar one.

Since then, the audience has wondered whether this item is being held by these two men or if it is just an old photo taken before the late artist passed away.

Previously, Hong Loan said: "This is my father's most important keepsake, which he cherished and treasured during his lifetime. After the funeral, my family and I tried to search for it but couldn't find it. I just hope to find it again to put on my father's altar."

Hong Loan's close friend - journalist Song Minh also wrote a long article sharing about this.

He wrote: "THE 1991 TRAN HUU TRANG AWARD - DESERVES TO BE A "LEGEND"!

In 1991, the first year of the Tran Huu Trang Prospective Award organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association deserved to be considered a "legend" when the names of 6 artists winning the Gold Medal were announced, including Vu Linh, Ngoc Huyen, Thanh Thanh Tam, Tai Linh, Phuong Hong Thuy, Thanh Hang. The award ceremony at the Hoa Binh Theater attracted more than 2,000 spectators and was considered to be the most jubilant and solemn event ever since the liberation day. It can be said that these 6 artists truly shone brightly in the sky of Vietnamese reformed opera at that time.

Up to now, 33 years have passed but these 6 gold medals still have a deep attraction in the hearts of cai luong fans, not only middle-aged audiences but also audiences of the 9X and GenZ generations...

According to artist Ngoc Huyen, the value of the 6 gold medals is the same, made of real 18K gold. Artists consider this gold medal as a "treasure" because it has a spiritual value many times higher than the value of real 18K gold.

Many people mistakenly believe that thanks to this award, Vu Linh, Ngoc Huyen, Thanh Thanh Tam, Tai Linh, Phuong Hong Thuy, Thanh Hang have just shined. That is not correct, because before that, all 6 artists were already famous, were the main actors and actresses of cai luong troupes, had roles that were warmly loved by audiences on stage and television. The 1991 Tran Huu Trang Award gold medal once again affirmed the outstanding talent of these 6 stars...!

At that time, in order to enter the competition, hundreds of artists who registered to participate in the Tran Huu Trang Prospective Award had to go through a "screening" by the audience, which was a poll of readers of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Newspaper called "Most Favorite Artists Participating in the Tran Huu Trang Award" to select the "top 15". Meritorious Artist Vu Linh was the name leading the audience's vote with more than 9,200 votes cut from the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Newspaper. And the "top 15" award ceremony was also the official competition night when the contestants performed a report excerpt of a reformed opera. Thus, the winning artist had to be recognized by both the audience and the experts.

And when voted by the audience, the artists who win the award are remembered for a very long time and loved deeply by the audience!

When Meritorious Artist Vu Linh was still alive, I often said, if we organized a live show of reformed opera for these 6 gold medalists to gather, actor Vu Linh would perform with the actresses Ngoc Huyen, Thanh Thanh Tam, Tai Linh, Phuong Hong Thuy, Thanh Hang, each one with an excerpt, if the tickets didn't sell out, I would quit journalism!

As for the case of Meritorious Artist Vu Linh, in recent days there has been a stir about the "lost" gold medal of the Tran Huu Trang Promising Award 1991. In fact, "The King of Cantonese Opera" Vu Linh not only won the gold medal of the Tran Huu Trang Promising Award 1991, but in 1995, when this award opened an additional category of Excellence, Vu Linh participated in the competition with the role of the veteran Nguyen Dia Lo (excerpt from "The Great Viet Proclamation") and continued to win the first and well-deserved Gold Medal of Excellence!

According to Ma Tu Quoc Thanh, in 1994, Meritorious Artist Vu Linh lost a gold medal, which was the 1991 Tran Huu Trang Promising Gold Medal. And the 1995 Tran Huu Trang Excellent Gold Medal was exactly the one that was "lost" after the funeral of Meritorious Artist Vu Linh?".

While the audience is still confused about the whereabouts of the Gold Medal, the Court recently made a new announcement.

Specifically, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court decided to bring the inheritance dispute of the late artist Vu Linh to public trial on December 16.

The case was tried publicly. The panel of judges at the first instance trial was chaired by Judge Chau Thi Diep, and the representative of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy participating in the trial was Prosecutor Nguyen Van Hoang.

Vu Linh's close friend announced that Hong Loan was selling her house and her livestream was slow. Is it true? Đình Như06:54:22 19/02/2025The property dispute of the late artist Vu Linh has lasted nearly 2 years and has not yet fallen. Both Hong Loan's side and Hong Phuong's mother and daughter did not accept the court's decision, and at the same time sent an appeal.