Nguyễn Chánh Tín

Nguyễn Chánh Tín November 29 1952 January 4 2020 was a famous Vietnamese film actor and director He became widely known as a singer in the 1970s and began his career in film He is so admired for his charisma and good looks that at one point in Vietnamese popular culture to be handsome like Chánh Tín was used as an expression After the events of April 30 1975 Chánh Tín worked as an actor in the Bông Hồng troupe In his own words In 1975 I was rich had a car lived in a villa even bigger than the one that was confiscated but then I lost everything overnight In 1982 unable to withstand his impoverished circumstances any further Chánh Tín tried to cross the border The trip was unsuccessful and he was arrested He was then arranged to be released in order to play the protagonist Robert Nguyễn Thành Luân in the film series Ván Bài Lật Ngửa Cards on the Table 1982 1987 which then becomes his most memorable and iconic performance In the 1990s Chánh Tín continued to be successful in the industry He tried writing his first psychological horror with Ngôi Nhà Oan Khốc 1992 a production with a turnover of one billion dong Next Bến Sông Trăng 1998 marked his return to sociopsychological films In the mid2000s he made his mark with Dòng Máu Anh Hùng 2006 directed by Charlie Nguyen his nephew In 1995 Chánh Tín opened Cinema Pictures in California USA After 20 years the company changed its name to Chánh Phương Film Studio and tried to promote Dòng Máu Anh Hùng worldwide Although the film gained critical acclaim pirating and leaking caused the company heavy financial losses Bankrupt Chánh Tín sold his villa in District 10 Ho Chi Minh City and moved into an apartment building He sang at tea rooms sold liquor and acted to make ends meet Chánh Tín passed away after a stroke on 4 January 2020 several months after his 67th birthday He was awarded the title of National Distinguished Artist by the government of Vietnam