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Actor Aly Dung (real name Huynh Van Lam) once acted in the movie "Saigon Commandos". Recently, the audience learned about the actor's difficult life when he shared about the leukemia he was being treated for.
The actor said he discovered the disease in August. Initially, his ski.n was swollen, rough, and lumps spread all over his face. During testing, doctors diagnosed a lack of red bloo.d cells.
He continued to go to Cho Ray hospital for examination and was diagnosed with stage 2 leukemia. In recent days, his condition had worsened, his bloo.d was not circulating, and he had to breathe oxygen. He breathed his last at 8:00 p.m. on December 27. Aged 73 years old.
Currently, relatives and friends join hand.s to take care of the actor's funeral. According to the obituary, actor Aly Dung's coffin was buried at Phap Hoi Pagoda, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. Entrance ceremony at 11:30 p.m. on December 27, burial ceremony at 6 a.m. on December 29. Then the coffin was taken for cremation in Binh Hung Hoa.
After more than 45 years of working, actor Aly Dung has surprised the audience many times by not having a family or a home of his own. His mother passed away when he was young, and his father disappeared. When he grew up, got married and had children, his life was not very peaceful.
His career was not as good as his contemporaries, he was only assigned to play supporting roles, in small segments. His wife could not bear the poverty so she took their children and left for decades.
The biggest fortune Aly Dung ever had was a 9m2 apartment in Ho Chi Minh City. This place used to be a neighbor's pig pen. Seeing that he had no one to rely on, they converted it into a room and sold it to him. However, he also had to sell it during the recent Covid-19 epidemic.
Actor Aly Dung discovered leukemia in August. The high cost of treatment and dialysis left him in financial poverty. Before his deat.h, he lived in District 7 in a house of about 6 square meters, rented by a former student for him to stay temporarily for a year. Every day, the actor often cooks porridge with soy sauce to save on living expenses and mone.y for treatment.
Despite being sick at a young ag.e and lacking funds for treatment, the actor of the movie "Saigon Rangers" is always optimistic.
Aly Dung and artists Hai Nhat, Ha Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Thanh Loan, Ha Xuyen,... each appeared in the movie "Saigon Rangers" broadcast in 1986 directed by Long Van. The film is considered one of the classic television works and is associated with the memories of many generations.
The en.d of the year is a sad time when the audience has to say goodbye to two characters associated with "Saigon Rangers". Before actor Dung Aly passed away, on November 24, the news that director Long Van breathed his last at his home shocked many artists.
Director Long Van passed away at the ag.e of 87 the day after 11 years of illness. Before his deat.h, he lived with his wife - artist Kim Cuong - on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi.
Saigon Commandos is the first color film of Vietnam's revolutionary cinema, released in 1985.
The film about the Saigon special forces directed by Long Van, released in 1986, set many records for the number of viewers, caused a stir in public opinion and was the launching pad for a series of actors from main roles to supporting roles.
Saigon Rangers includes 4 episodes: Rendezvous, Silence, Storm and Give me back my name. The film was written by Le Phuong and Nguyen Thanh and directed by Long Van. The film was filmed in 1982 and lasted about 4 years.
The exciting action movie set an audience record when it had tens of millions of viewers in the late 80s of the last century.
Sad news: The father of "Saigon Commandos" - director Long Van passed away at the ag.e of 87 Phi Đức22:39:07 24/12/2023After a period of struggling with illness at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Hospital, director Long Van of Saigon Rangers passed away at around 8:00 a.m. on December 24, at the ag.e of 87.
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