Ma Duc Hoa: "Tru Bat Gioi" wears patched pants to go on dates and enviable marriages

Ma Duc Hoa is an actor who plays Tru Bat Gioi in the 1986 blockbuster Journey to the West. Unlike the image of an old man who is both eager and greedy, Ma Duc Hoa is a model family man in real life. At the age of 76, he lives happily with his wife of 49 years and a successful and rich son.

The classic Zhu Bajie on screen

Ma Dehua was born in 1945, the third child in a family of four siblings in Beijing. His childhood was associated with martial arts when his father was a famous martial artist, specializing in training many students for martial arts studios. Since childhood, Ma Duc Hoa has had a special passion for Peking opera. Whenever an artist comes to perform, he often hides behind the scenes, attentively watching. So passionate about acting, at the age of 14, Ma Dehua determined to enroll in the Chinese Academy of Peking Opera despite the family's disapproval.

After graduating, the male artist was assigned to the North Con Son theater. He studied Con Khuc (Con Son opera) for 2 years and then went to act. In the early days, Ma Duc Hoa used to take the stage name Ma Nhue. But once when he went to see a doctor, the doctor misspelled his name as Ma Noi, and the nurse read it as Ma Nhu (meaning horse meat - PV), so he changed it to Ma Duc Hoa.

After 10 years of acting, Ma Duc Hoa fell in love with the small screen when he was assigned the role of Tru Bat Gioi in Journey to the West. The male artist said, at that time, with the encouragement of a friend, he tried to find the casting session of director Duong Khiet. Thanks to his stout body and chubby face, he was cast in the role of Tru Bat Gioi by the female director.

Not up to the expectations of director Duong Khiet, Ma Duc Hoa brought the character of Tru Bat Gioi to life on the screen. Like "Sun Wukong" Luc Tieu Linh Dong, he devoted and sacrificed a lot for this role. During the 6 years of filming, Ma Duc Hoa is not afraid of hardships, ready to risk his life to get the most realistic scenes. Once, while filming a high-flying scene, the cable suddenly broke, causing Ma Duc Hoa to fall and break his ribs. Still, he didn't say a word.

Not only that, the male artist also volunteered to shave his head to facilitate the makeup. He confided that because his face was made of rubber, when he turned the rubber to suck on the skin of his face, sweat dripped down his salty mouth, and when he turned, his face was all hot. Because she is so devoted to her role, Ma Duc Hoa has successfully portrayed the character "Lao Tru" who is greedy, lazy, eager to work, but also very funny and lovely at times. Until now, the role of Tru Bat Gioi still left a deep impression in the hearts of the audience, becoming a classic character in Journey to the West.

Full marriage with "Hang Nga" Cao Khang

When Journey to the West was released, there were many rumors that actress Wei Tue Le - who played Lady Cao Thuy Lan, the missing wife of Tru Bat Gioi in the film was also Ma Duc Hoa's wife in real life. However, this is just a rumor, in fact, Ma Duc Hoa's wife is just an ordinary official. According to Ma Duc Hoa in his autobiography Ngo Nang, he had quite strict criteria for choosing a life partner: being of the same religion, being filial to his parents on both sides, and having to take care of his family after marriage. That's why when he was nearly 30 years old, he was still unmarried, making the whole family impatient. Then, the life of the "old man" began to change when he met his current wife, Mrs. Hau Ngoc Man. The actor, born in 1945, said that when he first met Mrs. Hou through "matchmaking", he did not meet his eyes at all. After the usual boring questions in eye contact, they exchanged contact information but did not inquire about each other.

Ma Duc Hoa then met a few more girls but could not find a soul mate. Not long after, the neighbors accidentally introduced him to Hau Ngoc Man. At this time, the poor actor felt that this was fate and decided to meet again. In this "date", Hau Ngoc Man wore stylish clothes and "old man" dressed simply, even his pants were patched with two large pieces. "She accidentally saw the patches on my pants and asked who fixed them. I replied it was my mother. Her next statement went beyond my expectations and changed my prejudices about her. Her: The needle point is very clever, I will learn from you later," Ma Duc Hoa recalled.

Hou Ngoc Man is 3 years younger than Ma Duc Hoa, works as a civil servant in Beijing, looks elegant, dignified and has much better conditions. Before meeting, the young artist frankly told about his difficult family. Madam Hou was impressed by his honest and sincere personality, and the two then began to learn and gain the support of the family. They married in September 1972 and welcomed a son named Ma Duong not long after.

After getting married, Ma Duc Hoa's acting career also gradually prospered. While her husband was engaged in artistic activities, Hau Ngoc Man stayed at home to take care of everything, from taking care of her husband's parents and children to taking care of the kitchen and house. In 1982, actor Ma was chosen to play the role of Tru Bat Gioi and joined the film crew of Journey to the West. He had to film away from home, sometimes for months without seeing his wife and children. Hau alone worked hard to raise the family without a single complaint so that her husband could work safely. In early 1984, she had an accident that severely injured her leg.

When she heard the news, Ma Duc Hoa was filming in Yangzhou and immediately left the group to Beijing to stay with his wife. He even intends to give up the role to take care of his beautiful wife. However, Hau Ngoc Man clearly understood that her husband had to work hard and pay for the role. She gave advice and encouraged her husband to return to the crew to continue filming while she asked her relatives to take care of her. After 4 months of treatment, the wife of "Marshal Thien Bong" was discharged from the hospital but could not walk normally. He had to seek help from a famous doctor he knew to treat his partner. After many efforts, the actor was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when his wife completely recovered.

Many years later, Ma Duc Hoa still felt guilty when he let his wife go through hard and hard years, shouldering the whole husband's family with one hand. He always wished to spend the rest of his life making up for his almighty mate. The legendary artist confided: "Over the years, I have not fulfilled my husband's responsibilities, unable to be there to take care of her when she needed me the most. At that time, I thought I had to repay her well in the future. At that time, no matter how tired and busy filming was, I took the time to call or write to her." Thinking about the time apart, the father of one said that the couple was like a newly-loved couple when they constantly wrote letters back and forth, waiting for each other's reply.

In his autobiography released in 2019, Ma Duc Hoa gives sincere thanks to his wife Hau Ngoc Man, whom he calls the most important half of his life. The U80 actor shared that although his wife is 3 years younger than him, he is mature, resourceful and always takes care of everything. The father of one child is happy because the family has a good wife, a gentle and proud wife: "Our feelings are getting stronger and stronger, we are no longer the right relationship like in the beginning. have long become each other's true love."

The veteran actor said that the success of Journey to the West made him busier and often away from home, but not because of that, the couple's affection faded. "Old Tru" confided that every time he went on a business trip, he hardly bought anything for himself, but only bought gifts for his wife and children. Sharing about the secret to keeping the fire of happiness after being together for 49 years, the veteran artist confided: "I think the way for husband and wife to get along is not to do wrong things to the other. Sometimes two people have to know. how to create romantic, warm moments even if it's small".

Ma Duc Hoa also said that he never hides anything from his wife and always surprises her with thoughtful gifts. He said he once ordered a diamond ring in Belgium to celebrate his wife's 70th birthday. But when he got down to the airport and saw his partner, the actor couldn't help but give it to his wife early, causing her to go home. surprised and happy.

In recent years, Ma Duc Hoa has spent time enjoying life and sharing little about her private life. According to Ifeng, his family lives in a spacious and luxurious house. At the age of 76, he still maintains a healthy body, agile, clear mind, cheerful spirit. The actor is happy because he has a skillful and delicate wife by his side in his old age. Ma Duong, the couple's son, is now in his 40s and has a successful and prosperous life of his own. Sohu revealed that the only son of "Zhu Bajie" is currently the owner of a large company in the field of media and culture worth more than 100 million yuan.

As the son of a famous actor, the images of Ma Duong are very rare. This is also partly due to Ma Duc Hoa's delicate parenting style. He decided not to share information about his son so that Ma Duong could live a normal life like everyone else and not be overly scrutinized by the media. Ma Duc Hoa believes that keeping her secret will help her family live peacefully. It is known that the son of Tru Bat Gioi has extremely good academic achievements. He studied abroad in Singapore. After returning home, Ma Duong opened a media management company. In her forties, Ma Duong is one of the top successful young entrepreneurs in China.

Currently at the age of 76, Ma Duc Hoa still participates in a number of events, acts in films, writes books, and meets her co-stars Journey to the West. In 2019, he released the autobiography Ngo Nang sharing about his personal life and career, especially the ups and downs when playing the classic work of director Duong Khiet. Last year, veteran artist with "Ton Ngo Khong" Luc Tieu Linh Dong, "Tang Tang" Uong Viet and "Sa Tang" Luu Dai Cuong appeared in the movie Tham Money (Miser) but the work was not appreciated. .

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