NS Ha Xuyen - female intelligence officer Z20 Ngoc Mai "Saigon Rangers": Peaceful 65 years old after the marriage incident

Female intelligence officer Z20 Ngoc Mai of "Saigon Special Forces" performed by artist Ha Xuyen has excellently conquered the audience. At the current retirement ag.e, she still has a love for art and is happily spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Who is the female intelligence officer Z20 Ngoc Mai - artist Ha Xuyen?

Artist Ha Xuyen was born in 1956, she emerged from the early 1980s and is one of the "roses" of the "Saigon Rangers".

In the film, she plays Ngoc Mai - a brave intelligence soldier with the alias Z20. Ngoc Mai pretended to be the wife of intelligence boss Tu Chung, the owner of Dong A paint company to bypass the ruling circles at that time. This character has a proud, majestic look, but is full of resilience when fightin.g.

Ha Xuyen was born into a farming family in the Tien Hai lowland area, Thai Binh. At the ag.e of 14, Ha Xuyen was recruited by Thai Binh Dance Company to train as a dancer. Sharing about the stage name Ha Xuyen, she recounted that: The reason she has the name Ha Xuyen until now, is also because the Thai Binh Dance and Dance troupe wants her to have a short and impressive name, easy to introduce details. solo dance.

At that time, the leader of the delegation thought of many names such as Sichuan, Cam Xuyen... but she didn't want to and just wanted to keep her last name. The short name Ha Xuyen was born like that. A name that does not coincide with anyone in the Vietnamese art village.

Although she studied dance at the ag.e of 15 and devoted her youth to dancing, it was not until she turned to cinema that the artist Ha Xuyen became known to the audience more. Just entering the profession, Ha Xuyen was fortunate to win the excellent actor awar.d (awarded by the Vietnam Film Association) at the 8th Vietnam Film Festival with the role of Ha in the plastic feature film "Far and near"( directed by Huy Thanh).

After the female lead role in the movie Far and Near, she continued to shine in the heavyweight role Ngoc Mai - the wife of "boss" Tu Chung in Saigon Ranger. Impressive acting helped Ha Xuyen become a face many directors noticed and she also decided to stick with cinema for life.

Few people know that the crew of the Saigon Rangers had to invite Ha Xuyen to play the role of Ngoc Mai.

Ha Xuyen at that time was also in the sights of director Le Hoang Hoa, when he was forced to find a replacement for actress Thuy An - the female lead in the next episodes of the movie Game Turned Up, then Mr. Le Hoang Hoa invites singer Thanh Lan.

Thanks to director Long Van, who made Mr. Le Hoang Hoa lose in the match for Ngoc Mai, and also because of his determination not to let go, Ha Xuyen had another role of Ngoc Mai for life.

To get the role, Ha Xuyen defeated many bright candidates, including famous actors in Saigon before 1975 to become Ngoc Mai - the owner of Dong A Paint Company, alias Z20 - a brave female intelligence soldier, sacrificing her own feelings to put the task of national liberation first.

Recalling the memories of the time of filming Saigon Rangers, Ha Xuyen confided: "The entire film crew came from the North to Saigon to make the film, for 3 years. Some people even came to Tet. If you can't come back to reunite with your family, someone else will postpone the wedding, whoever has a husband can definitely not have children. That's the director's order." Not only that, the difficulties overlap when the filmmaking conditions are not as modern as today, there are parts that have been filmed and printed, but are damaged by mold and have to go back to the beginning, so no one continued to be enthusiastic about the work.

It is known that in episode 3, the wedding between Tu Chung (Quang Thai) and Ngoc Mai (Ha Xuyen). In this scene, director Long Van asked her to wear thin pajamas to seduce Tu Chung, but Ha Xuyen vehemently objected because she believed that in the context of war full of pain and loss, above all, the soldier must overcome trivial desires in order to win, to defend the noble ideal.

Meritorious Artist Ha Xuyen shared: "I remember clearly that director Long Van called to Hanoi to meet the director of the feature film studio at that time, Hai Ninh, saying that Ha Xuyen was too stubborn to listen to the director. Fortunately. Mr. Hai Ninh asked to tell the story and then concluded: "You should thank that actress!" In the en.d, I was able to wear a normal outfit, lay on the bed, and burst into tears. This part is very emotional."

Her passion for cinema is what helps her to overcome the deprivations and difficulties to roll on the set. She does not allow herself to be permissive in each scene or each role. It is a great honor to be in front of the camera, so she always puts her best in each character.

Married early but broke up because of circumstances

Proud and full of happiness with cinema, artist Ha Xuyen's private life is not lucky. She got married at the ag.e of 20. A year later, the female artist gave birth to her first daughter and gave birth to another son in 1990. But that was also when she and her husband divorced. Talking about breaking up, she simply explained: Due to circumstances...

Later, when talking about the past, artist Ha Xuyen only gently shared: "I myself have high self-esteem and self-esteem, which is why it is easy for me to fail.

My lover once said: Selling your pride can feed many people for a lifetime! But, there comes a time, at a certain ag.e, that people see things more thoroughly. Born with a natural nature... still know it's foolish, but it's also not wise."

After the divorc.e, she raised two children alone and supported the family. But, for artist Ha Xuyen, it's just a matter of circumstances, not a choice. Ngoc Mai of "Saigon Special Forces" finds herself "unlucky because she is both a woman and a man, struggling with life, raising children alone, having to calculate and raise her family".

Currently, in retirement, in addition to the joy of his children and grandchildren, artist Ha Xuyen spends a lot of time on charity activities and organizing arts and crafts to serve people in remote areas. Occasionally, she participates in some TV shows and meets old friends and colleagues. This is the happiness at the retirement ag.e of the veteran female artist.

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