Tham Thuy Hang - The star is paid a pound of gold and the tragedy of a life of beauty

It is not an exaggeration when people say that her beauty is haunting, even the media compares the beauty of Tham Thuy Hang with Marilyn Monroe - a beauty icon and American film legend.

Tham Thuy Hang was born in 1940, grew up in Saigon but came from a Hai Phong family with the real name Nguyen Kim Phung. The quintessence of the land of Miss North has molded into an outstanding beauty, becoming the beauty standard of women at that time. Just turned 15, when the beauty was still in the teenage years like spring, Tham Thuy Hang was famous as a gorgeous beauty among students in Saigon.

It is no exaggeration when people say that her beauty is haunting, even the media compares the beauty of Tham Thuy Hang with Marilyn Monroe - a beauty icon and American film legend. Tham Thuy Hang owns an oval face with lyrical black dove eyes, sweet heart lips, tall slender nose bridge, and a body full of vitality of a goddess.

From the simple name Kim Phung to the stage name "Thuy Hang"

In one time reading information about the casting contest, 16-year-old Kim Phung girl secretly hid her name from her family. With her outstanding appearance and natural talent, Kim Phung excellently surpassed 2,000 other beauties and was honored to win the first prize.

Inspired by Kim Phung's admiration for the literary teacher Tham The Ha - a famous teacher and patriotic poet at that time, the director of the film studio gave Kim Phung the stage name Tham Thuy. Hang. From here, 16-year-old girl Kim Phung had a golden opportunity to enter the field of "seventh art". Just a short step, but this made Kim Phung leap very far to the top of glory.

Before 1975, Tham Thuy Hang was a famous "silver star" as she called it at that time, because she not only acted in many domestic films, but also participated in many films in Southeast Asia. Emerging from the role of Tam Nuong in the movie Binh Duong Beauty, Tham Thuy Hang always carries this nickname thanks to the admiration of the public, and became a symbol of female beauty for a time in Saigon in particular, the South said. shared.

Tham Thuy Hang not only acted in movies but also acted in plays and was also quite famous on stage both before and after liberation. With her first role as Tam Nuong in Binh Duong Beauty - a black and white film of My Van studio directed by artist Nam Chau, released to the public in 1958, Tham Thuy Hang has emerged as a movie star. and completely conquered the enthusiastic fans of the big screen audience at that time. The name "Beauty of Binh Duong" followed Thuy Hang throughout her artistic journey from the 50s to the 60s... until the 1975 liberation day.

Money can buy 1 kg of gold

After becoming a shining star in the movie industry, Tham Thuy Hang was invited by the studios at that time to play the main role continuously. She acted in many movies (about 60 films) and became the number 1 female star with a salary of 1 million dong for a role (equivalent to 1 kg of 9999 gold at that time).

In addition to the first role Tam Nuong in the movie Binh Duong Beauty, another very beautiful role of Tham Thuy Hang once resonated and contributed to bringing her name to the ladder of fame, that is, the role of Chuc Nu in the series. movie Niu Lang Zhi Nu. Among the huge number of films starring Tham Thuy Hang, some famous films can be mentioned such as: Tra Hoa Nu, Tam Cam, Tales of Betel and Areca, Bach Vien - Ton Cat, Half a soul in pain. , Dark Eyes, Unfinished, Love Thread, Oan Oh Ong Dia, Shadow of Man, Sadness, Love Wave, 10 years of storm, Please don't leave me... Those movies, Tham Thuy Hang co-stars with the names "older" age in the film and theater actors village at that time such as: La Thoai Tan, Kim Cuong, Tran Quang, Thanh Thuy, Thanh Duoc, Ut Bach Lan, Tuy Hoa.

It can be said that the most brilliant period of Tham Thuy Hang was the period from 1965 to 1972, every movie with her acting also achieved very high sales. In 1969, Tham Thuy Hang set up her own film studio named after herself as Tham Thuy Hang film studio (the predecessor of the later Vilifilms studio).

Not only collaborating in filmmaking, acting abroad, but going anywhere, attending any film festival, Tham Thuy Hang is also respected, on par with famous foreign actors.

There are no forbidden zones in art

To talk about the success of Tham Thuy Hang, in addition to her natural beauty and natural talent, it is necessary to mention her boldness and bravery. In the period of the 60s - 70s of the last century, when the harsh thought of women was still heavy, she was the first actress to "dare" to play a hot scene and did not hesitate to show off her fertile beauty. yourself on the big screen.

Tham Thuy Hang believes that there is no forbidden zone in art. If the role needs any element to be truly complete, she can provide it.

On top of fame

Thanks to her talent and beauty, Tham Thuy Hang achieved the peak of fame when continuously receiving high awards of Asian and international cinema: Twice won the Asian Best Actor Award at the Taipei Film Festival. , Photo of Asia in the Asian Film Festival held in Hong Kong and Taiwan in 1972 - 1974, The most beautiful actress at the Mascova and Tasken Film Festivals in the Soviet Union in 1982, surpassing the beautiful actresses from the East Europe, Japan, China, Mongolia...

Successful and famous in the field of cinema, Tham Thuy Hang is also famous and successful in the fields of drama, reformed music, and new music. Tham Thuy Hang not only plays the role of the head of the drama department, but also writes the script and plays the main role. In addition, the image of Tham Thuy Hang associated with Thanh Nga often appears on the covers of spring newspapers and New Year's calendars with the symbol of one being "Cinema Queen", the other being "Queen of Cai Luong stage". . Both represent female beauty that is admired by many people.

After liberation in 1975, while a number of artists fled abroad to settle down, Tham Thuy Hang and her husband, Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh, refused the opportunity to leave and chose to stay in their homeland. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh served as Deputy Prime Minister cum Governor of the Bank of the former regime, then Acting Prime Minister for 2 years: 1964 - 1965. After 1975, he worked as an economic advisor to General Secretary Nguyen for a period of time. Van Linh and Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh died on August 29, 2003 of heart disease, aged 82. It is widely recognized that Mr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh (20 years older than Tham Thuy Hang) has greatly influenced the name, life and career of Tham Thuy Hang through two eventful periods of history. Therefore, talking about Tham Thuy Hang without mentioning Mr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh is a mistake.

A rose and destiny destined

Nguyen Xuan Oanh was born in 1921 in Bac Giang, studied economics at Harvard University, a famous university in the United States and in the world. He graduated with a doctorate in economics in 1954 and worked at the World Bank for a while before returning home to assume the role of Governor of the National Bank in 1963 (after Ngo Dinh Diem's coup).

There is an anecdote that when Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh returned home, just stepped down from Tan Son Nhat airport, there was a fence of beautiful Saigon people to welcome and give flowers. It was the famous "Binh Duong Beauty" who attached a crimson rose to the lapel of Mr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh's vest. Unexpectedly, this fateful rose created an opportunity for both of them to get to know each other, an emerging politician on the political scene and a lovely female star. What had to happen has come. After that, they became husband and wife, overcoming all the whispers and discussions of public opinion for a while.

It is said that during the period when Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh participated in the politics of the old regime, during the receptions and receptions for politicians and guests at home and abroad, many "married ladies" were the wives of politicians and generals. expressed discomfort when she had to be equal to Tham Thuy Hang - wife of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Oanh, they thought that she was not worthy to sit at the same table, eat at the same tray, walk on an equal footing with them because she belonged to them. another level, or to put it bluntly, the "no-species chanting ward".

Perhaps realizing this and avoiding her husband's embarrassment, the next time, Tham Thuy Hang refused, did not participate in political parties and divided those classes anymore.

Cutlery disaster

Since playing the role of Phoen Y in the play Lei Vu on the theater stage of the Diamond troupe, NSUT Tham Thuy Hang officially retired from the stage, screen and other artistic activities to retire to a closed life at home. on August Revolution street. Here, Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen Xuan Oanh retired, away from the official position, and Tham Thuy Hang wanted to hide from everyone her fading beauty in the last stage of complications of silicon.

These last years for the "Beauty Queen" are indeed the culmination of suffering. She has undergone many large and small surgeries and uses regular botox injections to combat the ravages of chemicals in her body. But despite trying hard, by all means to prolong the time, but then the once splendid "Beauty of Binh Duong" had to accept the truth: all that was beautiful and splendid before was eliminated, Her face deformed day by day.

The house on Cach Mang Thang Tam street was also sold, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh - Tham Thuy Hang bought another house in Binh Quoi area, Binh Thanh district and retired to seclusion in both literal and figurative terms. He and Tham Thuy Hang had no contact with the outside world, lived almost in total darkness, followed a vegetarian diet, practiced at home, listened to sutras, and did charity work until he died of a heart attack in 2003.

Not stopping there, when she crossed the slope of her career, because she regretted the beauty of her youth, Tham Thuy Hang underwent many large and small surgeries to regain the beauty of her golden age. As a result, the face of the beauty that was named the most beautiful in the history of Vietnamese cinema was horribly deformed.

When her second husband passed away, Tham Thuy Hang decided to meditate, take the Dharma name of the Buddha, focus on charity with the mind to repay what life has given her, and also a way for her to find get peace. For nearly 30 years of avoiding public opinion, thanks to the salvation of Buddhism, Tham Thuy Hang confidently appeared publicly with a devastated appearance but still kept the proud demeanor of a silver screen star.

Red face cannot avoid fate

Few people know that, behind the brilliant aura of a great star, Tham Thuy Hang had to endure 2 pains that tormented her forever in the last years of her life. That is not being acknowledged by the son who gave birth to his intestines and the fading of his once illustrious beauty due to complications of plastic surgery.

Every success needs trade-offs, but the price to pay is expensive or cheap, only insiders can understand. In her early twenties, Tham Thuy Hang used to get on a flower car according to her parents' wishes and the result of that arranged marriage was a daughter.

But the small family quickly fell apart. Under the pressure of a perfect image of a star, Tham Thuy Hang painfully gave away the child she loved so much. After many years of torment, in the late afternoon she was determined to return to find her son, but the girl refused all relations with her very gently, causing the mother's heart to go astray. must choke.

A woman's beauty is like a flower that soon blooms and fades away. Fans understand Tham Thuy Hang's efforts when using plastic surgery to hold on to the image of a once-beautiful monument and feel pity and pity when that once-beautiful sculpture-like face gradually wears out. But when it comes to "Vietnamese beauty monument", people still remember a beautiful Tham Thuy Hang with intelligence, natural talent and an extremely brave heart.

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