Meritorious Artist Hung Minh - The double king of three boats: U90 still stays at home to rent, rice and vegetables pass day by day, depressed because of unemployment

At the age of 83, the life of artist Hung Minh and his wife is very difficult, with rice and vegetables twice a day, the most burden is the rent.

Before 1975, artist Hung Minh was considered as one of the most handsome men on the southern Cai Luong stage. However, his artistic journey also had ups and downs with his life. He passed the boat three times, his wife is famous artist Thanh Huong.

Poor childhood, lack of fatherly love

Grandfather of Meritorious Artist Hung Minh was originally an Englishman. His father worked at Grall Hospital in Don Dat - Saigon (now Children's Hospital 2). For some reason, his mother, a My Tho girl, was able to meet and fall in love with that foreign man.

His father and mother broke up. He also remembers only a glimpse of his father's face a couple of times when he was a child, and never saw him again. He took his mother's last name with the full name Nguyen Ngoc Minh, but inherited his father's beautiful Western features, from facial expressions to physique.

He lives with his mother in his hometown in the Mekong Delta region of Tien Giang, working for a living by catching crabs, catching brains, spreading nets, and working as hired laborers. But the life of the mother and daughter is still poor and difficult. One day, he decided to leave his hometown to find a livelihood.

In the wandering footsteps aimlessly, he met the Thai Binh reform group of Mr. Thoi. He applied for a job as a porter, helping to draw signs.

The delegation was short of people, so he elected him to be a soldier. Initially, he did this job to earn two snacks. Day after day, he stood by the wings of the stage listening to the music and singing.

The sad pentatonic melody has penetrated into the young man's soul for an unknown time. At one point, he realized that he had fallen in love with the reformed art of reform, so he asked the musicians and tuong masters in the troupe to teach them more methodically. It was the late artist Truong Xuan who gave him the stage name Hung Minh.

Love the wife of a colleague, the love that caused a storm of public opinion

Thanks to perseverance and passion, Hung Minh's singing voice is getting better and better and his acting skills are more skillful. With a beautiful and bright appearance, from a small role, he was picked up by his parents to play the main role.

In 1959, with the role of Hoa Loc Trung in the play "It is my son" by composer Ha Trieu - Hoa Phuong, he won the gold medal of the Thanh Tam Prize, the prestigious award of the reformed subject at that time.

During this time, he fell in love with artist Thanh Huong, who was considered by the audience to be the first female singer. At that time, both he and she were married. She is the wife of artist Van Chung, so this love caused a storm of public opinion.

Many years later, at the age of nearly 90, the late artist Van Chung still recalls this event sarcastically. All see it as fate and respect the past.

The love of artists Hung Minh and Thanh Huong was so strong that they overcame all the ups and downs. The two got married and then established the reformed troupe Thanh Huong - Hung Minh attracting many famous composers and artists.

Hung Minh - Thanh Huong is both the leader of the troupe, and the main double singer. This great state has conquered the audience with cai luong dances everywhere for decades. Hung Minh has everything from fame, money and love.

In 1974, artist Thanh Huong died, leaving Hung Minh with two children. Thanh Huong - Hung Minh reformed group disengaged.

In the new period, after 1975, Hung Minh returned to sing for the Thanh Minh - Thanh Nga troupe. He was assigned the role of Prince Hieu Danh, a clown in the play "The Silk Weaving Bridge". He has shaken off the dual smell and transformed into a comedian, surprising the audience who used to love him.

But when he transformed into the role of Ma Tac in the play "Me Linh Drum", with his brash gestures, sharp facial features, and word-for-word dialogue, he was nicknamed the "double poison king" by the press. Up to now, his unique double impression is deeply imprinted on the audience's mind.

Get a mass salary, depressed because of unemployment

In the 1990s, reform waned. Meritorious Artist Hung Minh's life began to be difficult because he did not know what to do other than sing. He started acting in films, occasionally acting.

Cassie acted in films and plays, helping him get by. Later, the Southern TV series was in crisis, the producer paid too low, so the director wanted to invite Meritorious Artist Hung Minh to the film with few segments, so he had to consider it.

Because, they were in a position to pay him the same salary as a mass actor. This is an insult to the famous senior artist.

So he shows less and less! He confided, unemployed at home for a long time, he was so sad that he became depressed. No show means no income. Fortunately, many loving viewers know his situation, have supported and shared from spiritual to material. Thanks to that, he was still able to live through the day.

At the age of 83, he still lives in a motel, 2 meals a day with vegetables and rice

The current wife of Meritorious Artist Hung Minh is artist Hoa Lan. When Meritorious Artist Hung Minh passed the age of 60, he lived alone, and she divorced at the age of 40. She accepted to marry him despite the age gap.

She took great care of him from pills, meals and sleep. They have lived together for more than 20 years. Currently, she works as an assistant director at the IDECAF stage and acts in films. She is also his manager. All scripts sent to him, she watched and decided whether he should participate or not.

Born during the time of Meritorious Artist Hung Minh, he was very rich. Because of his generosity, not saving for himself, when she returned to him, he was very poor. The couple lives in a rented house, sometimes in need. They live off of the money to perform, the money from the artist's support society and his elderly regime, as well as her other odd jobs.

At the age of 83, the life of artist Hung Minh and his wife is very difficult, with rice and vegetables twice a day, the most burden is the rent. Fortunately, the landlord loves the artist, so he often gives debt.

Recently, after Saigon entered the new normal, he found himself positive for covid-19. The locality encouraged him to enter the isolation ward for treatment. At that time, joint pain tormented him severely, and his heart rate and blood pressure were not stable. Although life is difficult, their minds are always directed towards what is most beautiful.

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