Thanh Điền

Thanh Điền was born in Vị Thanh (now part of Cần Thơ City), learned singing from renowned singer Ngọc Ẩn in Long Xuyên and first took the stage in 1959. He performed with the Hoa Phượng (1969) and Kim Chung (1970) troupes, and in 1974 founded the Xuân Liên Hoa troupe.

In the 1980s, he was a core member of the Sài Gòn 1 Cải Lương Troupe, known for the role of Huyện Trìa in “Ngao Sò Ốc Hến” (1982); he began directing and entered film in 1987 with “Phiên tòa cần chánh án”. He won a gold medal at the National Professional Theatre Festival with “Đêm trắng” (1990), was named Nghệ sĩ ưu tú (Meritorious Artist) in 1993 and won another gold medal with “Nước mắt đen” (1995).

Alongside the stage, he has appeared in many television series such as “Đất phương Nam” (1997), and in 2023 was awarded the title of Nghệ sĩ nhân dân (People's Artist).

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Thanh Điền is a veteran artist and director of Ho Chi Minh City's cải lương stage. He won his first gold award for his role in the play Đêm trắng at the 1990 National Professional Theatre Festival, then received a gold award in the directing category at the 2003 National Television Festival. In the 10th round of conferment (2023), he was awarded the title of Nghệ sĩ Nhân dân by the State.

• Hội diễn sân khấu chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc (1990) – Huy chương vàng (Đêm trắng) Việt Nam News ↗
• NSƯT (1993)
• Hội diễn sân khấu chuyên nghiệp toàn quốc (1995) – Huy chương vàng (Nước mắt đen)
• Liên hoan truyền hình toàn quốc (2003) – Giải vàng đạo diễn Việt Nam News ↗
• NSND (2023) VOH ↗

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