On the afternoon of August 27, musician To Hieu shared with Family & Society that recently, due to lack of communication, he also lost connection with Thuong Tin.
Also according to musician To Hieu, at the end of July, a philanthropist from abroad contacted him to send money to support the actor of Saigon Special Forces. The money will be transferred directly to his account. Trust But the benefactor expressed his wish to ask To Hieu to inform his senior. However, up to now, it has been more than a month and he has not received any contact from this person and it is also unclear whether Thuong Tin has received any support.
“This benefactor has helped Thuong Tin before. More than a month ago, she contacted me again wanting to send money to Thuong Tin. I provided Thuong Tin’s account number so she could take the initiative, but this person still wanted to notify me if there was a transfer so that Thuong Tin could withdraw it. But until now, I still haven’t heard back from them,” To Hieu said.
Thuong Tin in a meeting with musician To Hieu in mid-July.
Since the public announcement of the situation Thuong Tin in the countryside Phan Rang house in mid-July, until now, musician To Hieu has not received calls inviting seniors to perform like before.
Thuong Tin’s TikTok channel also updated a video filmed in Phan Rang from July 14. Feeling sorry for the situation of the one-time male actor, on social networks there are also many questions about his career with hundreds of roles but Thuong Tin does not have a single title?
Thuong Tin (born 1956, Ninh Thuan) started his career with reformed opera but is better known in the film industry. Many of the films he participated in were famous and resonated, such as: Major Luu Ky Vong in Van bai lat ngua; bandit Bach Hai Duong in SBC, Sau Tam in Biet dong Sai Gon; Tam Thuong in Chien truong chia nao van trang…
Thuong Tin is currently living with his mother in Phan Rang, has no money, and no phone to contact.
As of 2015, Thuong Tin is the actor who has participated in the most feature films and videos in Vietnam with more than 200 large and small films. During his peak, there was a year when he played up to 12 main roles in different films.
In the past, the actor shared with the media that he had won 6 gold medals and from films to plays, he had won gold medals. “For my role in the film “Unforgettable Song”, I won the Best Actor award at the 6th Vietnam Film Festival, 1982. I also won 5 gold medals. The first gold medal was for my role in the play “New Paper Color”.
The second gold medal was for the play “Standing before the sea”. The third gold medal was for the play “Mother’s legend”, when I joined the Kim Cuong Drama Group. There were two other roles in two other plays that also helped me win gold medals but I forgot their names”, the male artist once shared on Tien Phong.
The actor of Saigon Special Forces also admitted that in the past he did not care about titles. But later, he thought that being awarded the title of Meritorious Artist was also a recognition of his dedication to the profession.
However, when asked about making a profile to be considered for the title, the actor once said that he did not want to do this. He also said that when his memoirs were released, someone said that he deserved to be a People’s Artist and offered to help. However, he refused because he thought it was too late.