Nguyen Thu - The ultimate kungfu: Making Chau Tinh Tri afraid of his face and life full of trouble?

Nguyen Thu became a cult name after her role as a husband and wife in the Pig Cage with the move "Lion Rooster" in "The Ultimate Kungfu". As an actress that many big stars admire, her life is full of difficulties.

"The ultimate kungfu" is one of the best works, making the name of "King of Comedy" Chau Tinh Tri. From the time of its release in 2004 until now, the film has still received the love of a large number of viewers.

"The ultimate kungfu" is highly appreciated in many aspects such as high entertainment, breath of the times and good interaction between the main and supporting cast... Not only the main actors, but also the supporting characters. Each has its own personality, leaving an indelible impression. Among them, it is impossible to ignore the couple that owns the Pig Cage Bao To Cong and Bao To Ba, played by two veteran actors Nguyen Hoa and Nguyen Thu.

For fans of "The ultimate kungfu", it is hard to forget the image of the owner of the Pig Cage, Bao To Ba, formidable, her head full of curling irons, her mouth holding medicine and strutting her steps. With that appearance, no one expected her to be a retired master craftsman, the Lion King, who was famous on the Gypsy under the name Tieu Long Nu (the female lead in "The Condor Heroes").

Nguyen Thu's real name is Truong Chuan Nam, born into a Peking opera family. From a young age, Nguyen Thu was influenced by her family and became passionate about this art. Then, Nguyen Thu joined the Seven Tieu Phuc group - an excellent student group at the Hong Kong Peking Opera School in the 1960s and was thoroughly trained in martial arts and acting.

Nguyen Thu is the only female member of That Tieu Phuc group, along with juniors Hong Kim Bao, Nguyen Biao, Thanh Long, Nguyen Khue, Nguyen Hoa, .... In terms of enrollment time as well as age , it can be said that Nguyen Thu is the predecessor of the other members. Because of this, she is very strict with her juniors.

Once, Hong Kim Bao acted in a movie with Nguyen Thu. During filming, the actor couldn't remember the lines, so he had to make up a sentence. So, Hong Kim Bao was scolded by Nguyen Thu for a smoke, but the actor still did not dare to open his mouth to refute but cowered in one place.

Even when Nguyen Thu gave him the nickname "big nose", although he did not like this nickname, Jackie Chan just silently accepted it, but did not dare to say a word. Even if Jackie Chan and Hong Kim Bao later became famous internationally, when they met Nguyen Thu, they were careful in every word, never daring to anger their seniors.

Although she does not have the beauty of "turning the water into the city", thanks to her excellent martial arts skills, Nguyen Thu has opened the way of a female damsel on the Hong Kong screen.

In the 1960s, martial arts movies were very popular and Nguyen Thu's name was famous for her talent. In 1974, Nguyen Thu was chosen by director Guy Hamilton to take on the role of Nara in The Man with the Golden Gun - the 9th film about 007 James Bond.

She is considered the first Asian Bond Girl in the 007 spy series. And since then, Nguyen Thu has opened the way of a woman on the Hong Kong screen.

Regrettably, when her career was on the rise, Nguyen Thu decided to withdraw from the entertainment industry to take care of her husband and children. She got married in 1985, after finishing the movie "Disciples also go crazy". Nguyen Thu left everything to get married. This unexpected decision of Nguyen Thu made the Hong Kong press at that time extremely surprised but did not know because the female player decided to hide her wedding.

Later, the new actress admitted for the first time that the wedding was very simple, no wedding dress, no party. Her husband is an ordinary office worker. They have known each other for about 8 months and have been married. After that, Nguyen Thu gave birth to two children - a boy and a girl. "I feel that no matter how good at martial arts, no matter how strong, women still need a home" - Nguyen Thu emphasized.

That's why Nguyen Thu cherishes family. Unfortunately, life is not favorable. She and her husband often had conflicts. After the story that her husband had another woman reached Nguyen Thu's ears, she filed for divorce. Breaking up, the actress received custody of two children and had to find a job to support the family. Nguyen Thu used to cry because of the deadlock.

"I took a break from acting for too long, so I had no intention of returning to the screen. At that time, Hong Kong had many new faces, and I was old. I did enough jobs to have money to support my children. Looking back, married life Cause I lost so much," Nguyen Thu confided. Also because she was worried about her children, Nguyen Thu decided not to get married anymore, but to spend more time raising two adult children.

However, the craft team did not turn away from Nguyen Thu. It was the fact that she brought a friend to the casting of Kungfu Ultimate that became the charm that helped Nguyen Thu return strongly to acting.

In 2003, Nguyen Thu accompanied a friend to attend the casting "The ultimate kungfu". Sitting below, she caught her feet and lit a cigarette. That image made a deep impression on Chow, making him not afraid to use enough words to convince her to participate in the film. Even the "King of Comedy" also stated that if Nguyen Thu did not play, his film would go bankrupt. In the end, Nguyen Thu also "collapsed" before the sincerity of his juniors.

Returning to the cinema after nearly 20 years, Nguyen Thu was not surprised, but successfully completed her role. She sacrificed her physique, gaining more than 15kg to better fit the character's description. The role of Bao To Ba helped Nguyen Thu win two Best Supporting Actress awards at the Taiwan Film Festival (Golden Horse Award) and the Popular Film Festival (Hundred Flowers Award).

From the early days of making films, Chau Tinh Tri always wanted to cooperate with her sister Nguyen Thu, but no matter how many times she invited her, she still failed. When witnessing the activities of the whole film crew Chau Tinh Tri, Nguyen Thu seemed to have "awakened" her passion for rolling on the set, and at the same time felt the kindness of Chau Tinh's junior. Tri so she decided to agree to participate.

With the role of Bao To Ba in Absolute Peak Kungfu, she immediately made Nguyen Thu's name hotter than ever after nearly 20 years of leaving her acting career. After the success with Chow Tinh Tri's masterpiece, Nguyen Thu also continued to participate in many different film projects, mainly to satisfy her passion for acting.

Currently, Nguyen Thu on average participates in one film per year, both in film and television. Old life alone, but the star "Kungfu Ultimate" has the consolation that the two children are grown and healthy. Despite being a big name in Cbiz, when it comes to Nguyen Thu, Thanh Long, Hong Kim Bao or Chau Tinh Tri are all shy and respectful.

In the Hong Kong film industry, Nguyen Thu is a talented name and has never been attracted by fame or money. For the actress, the roles that are well received by the audience or receive many awards are not something that Nguyen Thu is too interested in. However, acting can be seen as a clinging passion that Nguyen Thu cannot give up.