Ly Bach Hue: Famous Cai Luong artist, living in an expensive old villa, not moving anymore

Ly Bach Hue was a famous Cai Luong artist at one time. After many years of "hiding", she is living a fulfilling life, owning a large ancient villa with many expensive antiques, especially wooden furniture that makes the audience admire.

Famous Cai Luong artist at one time

Ever since she was a child, when she stepped on stage, Ly Bach Hue loved the velvet curtain of the stage, it made her excited and sobbing, then she fell in love and devoted her entire love to the stage to this day. For 40 years in the profession, she has experienced many ups and downs, ups and downs, and ups and downs on stage through different art troupes such as: In 1976, Tay Ninh Van Cong Troupe; in 1982, Song Be Cong Troupe; In 1984, the Vietnam Rubber Corporation delegation, then the Bong Dua Trang delegation, Trung Hieu of the Ministry of Public Security and the last stop was the Saigon 2 delegation...

Possessing a strong, sweet voice, Ly Bach Hue has brought to the Cai Luong music world many other lifetime roles such as: Lai - in "The Song of the Hau River", Hien - in "The Midnight Forest Fire". " or a role that she is quite fond of, that is Female General Bui Thi Xuan at Doan Bong Dua Trang.

But in 1989, cinema smiled with her. Vietnam's first color celluloid film, on the topic of war - director Nguyen Vinh Son in the movie "Terrible Childhood", she played Niem (Mung's mother - a sick, austere woman). . After the success of her first role, Ly Bach Hue continued to be invited by director Tran Vinh - Huy Thanh to play the role of Cuc - the crazy woman in the movie "Water Wharf" that left her with an unforgettable memory. Cuc, whether crazy or sane, has a hot, loving heart to perfectly fulfill her role and penetrate deeply into the hearts of audiences for a while.

After 40 years of working together in the same profession, Ly Bach Hue never forgot her gratitude to the teachers and friends who helped her become more mature. She said: "When she first entered the profession, composer Hoa Phuong called her back to audition. After singing, she thought she would be praised and caught the eye of a professional. Unexpectedly, he slowly said: "I know." Are you still alive when you sing?" And he explained further that it is not just necessary to sing a song, but it is necessary to convey the heart and soul of the character and to do that, one must learn, must Learn about the character carefully...". So she tried her best to study and learn so that her singing voice gradually became sweet and soulful in each role.

The second teacher was also her "poor" friend Huynh Khai, who used to hold the piano and shape every word in the amateur song for her. Those are the two teachers who helped her become enlightened, helping her to always learn so that 40 years have passed and the audience still loves her.

For many years, she and her friends and teachers have shared their joy with disadvantaged people everywhere. In 2014, fate brought her to meet Venerable Thich Hoang Nghe, and a number of Buddhists to organize volunteer programs called "Loving Kindness" 1, 2 and 3 to award scholarships and charity houses to the poor. Difficult people in Tra Vinh, An Giang and Tay Ninh provinces...

70 years of age, more than 40 years of career, to her, she is not a great love, but moreover, it is the mind to live fully with art and she still hopes to continue to devote herself to the stage to not disappoint. same group.

In 2015, she organized a live show of Ly Bach Hue's 40 years of artistic activities called "Gratitude for life" (From the heart of love 3), at Ben Thanh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of guests: Ut Bach Lan, Phuong Loan, Trong Phuc, Vu Luan, Tu Suong, famous singer Phuong Dung and singers Dong Dao, Trung Hau... After this live show, she gradually withdrew from the spotlight.

How is life now?

In addition to her art, she is also known to many people for her marriage to the late poet Thu Bon.

In the clip of the group Ngu Long Du Ky, artist Ly Bach Hue said that she left the Cai Luong stage because she wanted to spend all her time with her family: "I always think that family is the first priority, so in 2000 When Mr. Bon (the late poet Thu Bon) had a stroke, I wanted to focus on taking care of him. No matter how talented a woman is, she always focuses on her family.

The female artist said that when she decided to leave all stages and return to take care of her husband, she missed her job very much. However, for her, "family comes first" so she agreed to put aside her passion. After her husband passed away, she returned to art through the role of a poetry reciter.

At the age of over 70, female artist Ly Bach Hue has a peaceful and fulfilling life with her only daughter and her husband in Tay Ninh. The female artist said that after her husband passed away, her daughter and her husband took her in to live with them.

Currently, she lives in a large old house, which is both a family home and a cafe for her daughter and her husband to do business. The house is divided into many rooms with a very sophisticated and luxurious layout true to the style of an ancient house.

In particular, the house also has a large space displaying many antique motorbikes, a space displaying antique agricultural items, and a peacock breeding area...

Even though she is older, the female artist is still very agile and flexible. She said: "At this age, I see that fame is all illusory, so I study Buddhism to make my mind more pure."

Knowing her mother's interests, the artist's daughter and her husband set aside a space to worship Buddha, helping her have a private place to practice and study Buddhism.

However, for more than a year now, Ly Bach Hue can no longer sing or recite poetry because of goiter. She spent a lot of time traveling on her own to find joy.

The female artist is satisfied with her current life: "I am lucky to have a very good and filial daughter and son-in-law. When Thu Bon passed away, my daughter and her husband took me home to take care of me. My life is now complete. ".

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