Minh Vương

Minh Vương was born in Cần Giuộc, Long An, and studied singing with teacher Bảy Trạch after moving to Saigon. He began singing in 1964, at the age of 14, and in the same year won the Khôi nguyên vọng cổ award; by 1967 he was given leading male roles.

From the early 1970s he recorded tapes and records for Hãng Dĩa Việt Nam and appeared in the film Sám hối (1971), then became associated with the plays Đời cô Lựu, Tô Ánh Nguyệt and Đêm lạnh chùa hoang. In 1990 he won a gold medal at the National Professional Theatre Festival.

He was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist in 2007, received the Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) Award in 2008 and the title of People's Artist in 2019.

Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Minh Vương for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.

Minh Vương made his mark very early by winning Khôi nguyên Vọng cổ in 1964 at just 14 years old, beginning a cải lương career spanning more than half a century. In 2008 he received the Mai Vàng Award in the cải lương artist category for the role of Hoàng in Lá sầu riêng, and in 2019 the State awarded him the title of People's Artist.

• Khôi nguyên vọng cổ (1964) Người Lao Động ↗
• Diễn viên sân khấu được yêu thích nhất – báo Tuổi Trẻ bình chọn (1985)
• Huy chương vàng Hội diễn sân khấu chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc (1990)
• NSƯT (2007)
• Kỷ lục Việt Nam – Đôi nghệ sĩ cải lương đóng chung lâu năm và ăn ý nhất Việt Nam, cùng NSND Lệ Thủy (2008) tuoitre.vn ↗
• Giải Mai Vàng (2008) Wikipedia tiếng Việt ↗
• NSND (2019) Wikipedia tiếng Việt ↗

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