Vuong Vu - "King of martial arts" with love, actively pursued by Lam Thanh Ha, died in solitude at the end of his life.

For many young viewers, Vuong Vu is probably a strange name. But in the 60s - 70s - 80s of the last century, he was hailed as a monument by "wherever you win", continuously winning big with his film works. Although his career was successful, he also experienced many turbulent love affairs.

Glorious career

Vuong Vu's real name is Vuong Chinh Quan, born in 1943, in Shanghai, China. In 1964, he went to Hong Kong to start his acting career and in the 60s, 70s and 80s, the name Vuong Vu was very famous among the artists of the port country.

During his 30 years of pursuing acting career, Vuong Vu has participated in more than 60 films and is famous among them, including Doc Ti Dao Vuong, Vo Hiep, That Soul, Ho Hiep Thief, Long Tiger Dou, Giang Ho Ky Hiep... In addition, he also participated in martial arts direction for many famous works.

Vuong Vu is known as the "first generation martial arts king" of the wildly successful martial arts film series of his homeland. Before Bruce Lee entered the film industry, Vuong Vu was the highest paid martial arts star, having the highest box office influence in Hong Kong.

Famous Hong Kong directors such as Tu Khac, Tran Kha Tan, Khuong Dai Ve, or other stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Hong Kim Bao are all more or less influenced by Vuong Vu.

Even after he retired from acting, Vuong Vu was still respected by later actors. Martial arts star Hong Kim Bao every time he saw him, he had to take the initiative to run to greet him, respectfully calling out "Vu ca".

Jackie Chan entered the profession a long time after him, but was once cooperated in the movie Phong Vu Song Luu Tinh. Later, when he moved back to join Gia Hoa firm, Jackie Chan had to ask for the help of Vuong Vu, thanks to his relationship, to free himself from the ties with the old company. Therefore, Jackie Chan is extremely respectful and grateful to "big brother".

Vuong Vu won the Best Actor Award at the 15th Taipei Film Festival. In 2019, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th Golden Horse Film Awards.

Noisy love stories

In addition to his illustrious career, Vuong Vu is also known as the "love martial arts king".

Vuong Vu's first wife was Lam Thuy (1936-1995) - a Hong Kong movie star in the 1950s and 1960s. The two knew each other while filming the same movie, at that time Lam Thuy was married to director Tan Kiem, had a son. The marriage between Lam Thuy - Tan Kiem is not happy because the director loves gambling, losses lead to bankruptcy, he has to sell his house to pay debts.

Vuong Vu falls in love with a colleague eight years older than him, pursues a beauty, makes Qin Kiem jealous and angry. The director publicly criticized Vuong Vu for interfering in his marriage. But Vuong Vu and Lam Thuy are determined to stay together. The star once held a press conference, publicizing documents proving that she helped Qin Kiem pay a debt of 300,000 HKD because he lost gambling.

In 1969, Lam Thuy - Vuong Vu got married, despite the noise of public opinion. After getting married, Vuong Vu and Lam Thuy have 3 cute daughters together, including Vuong Hinh Binh - the famous female singer of Cbiz now. However, after only 6 years of living together, they regretfully "disbanded the herd", Lam Thuy left, leaving 3 children for her ex-husband to take care of.

A year later, Vuong Vu was entangled in dating rumors of Lam Thanh Ha - "the pearl" of the entertainment industry. Some sources say Lam Thanh Ha actively pursues his senior. The relationship attracted the attention of the media and the audience, Lam Thanh Ha received many criticisms for loving men through a life of wife and three children of her own. According to Appledaily, the love broke up because Lam Thanh Ha's parents strongly objected.

Another source said that Vuong Vu decided to say goodbye for the fear of affecting his lover's career. Perhaps her "Dong Phuong Unbeatable" is also quite dissatisfied, so later on, she does not want to mention her love for Vuong Vu again.

In addition, Vuong Vu also dated many other top Cbiz beauties, including Lam Phung Kieu (now Thanh Long's wife). It's just that the love with them is not shared by the "kungfu king" Cbiz in front of the media lens like Lam Thanh Ha!

In 1981, Vuong Vu took another step with Vuong Khai Trinh - a flight attendant. During this period, he gradually did less acting, turned to investment and business, and once lost hundreds of millions of HKD. Vuong Khai Trinh cooled down his feelings for her husband and asked for a divorce, but Vuong Vu did not sign the application.

After that, Vuong Khai Trinh dated a man named Truong Chieu, which angered Vuong Vu, who once went on television to defame his wife. In 1999, the actor asked the police to accompany him to catch his wife "interacting" with other people, suing Vuong Khai Trinh to court. The incident shook the entertainment industry at that time. After that, the two sides reconciled, Vuong Vu and Vuong Khai Trinh divorced after 18 years of marriage.

After two noisy marriages, Vuong Vu gradually became more secretive. At the age of 70, the artist surprised many fans when he revealed that he loved a girl 40 years younger than him. Vuong Vu said that the two intended to get married but failed because the girl's parents objected, the love affair lasted only four months.

Loss and sickness

In 1990, Vuong Vu invested more than 51 million USD in business but lost. Since then, his career began to decline, although he tried to get back up, he continued to fail and fell into poverty. From the 2000s onwards, although he still acted in films, Vuong Vu's works were no longer as noticeable as before.

Old age and weak health, Vuong Vu began to have a series of health problems. He suffered from dementia, could not walk, talk, had to have a nasogastric tube to maintain his life after two strokes in 2011 and 2016.

On April 5, 2022, Vuong Vu left the world at the age of 80, ending 6 years of illness. Upon hearing this news, famous Chinese-language stars such as Thanh Long, Tran Phap Dung... all sent their condolences and condolences. I hope the actor surnamed Vuong will be safe when he goes to the other world.

On Weibo, Jackie Chan remembers Vuong Vu: "Heard that he passed away in Qingming class, another martial arts master passed away. The film industry will remember his dedication to boxing films. Miss you, may you rest in peace. ".

Meanwhile, director Ang Ang shared: "For many movie fans like me, Mr. Vuong Vu represents the cinematic atmosphere of an era. Remember his movies, miss his heroic spirit." According to Ang Lee, Vuong Vu not only built the standard of a martial arts superstar, but was also a pioneer in the box office genre. Wang Yu's works influenced Ang Lee as well as many Western filmmakers. Director Quentin Tarantino once said that Vuong Vu is one of the most representative and creative directors of the martial arts genre.

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