VietNamNet Bridge – Director Le Hoang Hoa, who was very famous for “Van bai lat ngua”, “Con ma nha ho Hua” and “Tinh nho lam sao quen” died in HCM City on July 31, at the age of 79.
Hoa, who made more than 100 films and videos, rose to fame in the late 1960s with many films including the sentimental film Chan Troi Tim (Violet Horizon) and the action film Vet Thu Tren Lung Ngua Hoang (Hatred on Back of a Wild Horse).
After liberation of south Viet Nam in 1975, the director made several films ike “Lenh truy na,” “Dang sau mot so phan,” “Vinh biet mua he,” etc. but the most well-known one was the eight-episode TV series Van Bai Lat Ngua (Show Down), which was shown on the national television in 1980.
The film follows the intelligence operations conducted by a North Viet Nam spy Nguyen Thanh Luan in the Sai Gon administration in south Viet Nam. It received warm a warm welcome from audiences around the country.
In 2007, after nearly 15 years living in Poland, Hoa returned to Viet Nam.
One week ago, the director fell and was brought to hospital for emergency aid. Because of the accident, plus his coronary thrombosis and high-blood pressure, the director got weaker and weaker.
The senior director passed away at the People’s Hospital 115 in the morning of July 31, at the ago of 79.
The funeral ceremony will be held at HCM City’s Le Quy Don funeral home on August 8. The director will be buried at Binh Hung Hoa cemetery in Binh Tan district, HCM City.
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