Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam was moved to visit the grave of her senior Vu Linh.

Early on the morning of June 16, Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam and her family, including Meritorious Artist To Kim Hong, visited the grave of her father, the late Meritorious Artist Nam Hung, and burned incense at the grave of the late Meritorious Artist Vu Linh. She confided in tears: "When I heard the news of his passing, I cried a lot but could not arrange my work to attend his funeral. Only today, 100 days after his death, can I go to Binh Duong Cemetery to burn incense in memory of my brother, my best co-star."

Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam places flowers on the grave of the late Artist Vu Linh and Artist Thanh Thanh Tam in the play "Hon vong phu" Meritorious Artist Vu Linh

At the grave of Meritorious Artist Vu Linh, Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam prayed to her close co-star that she would never forget the roles he guided and creatively accompanied her in, bringing love from the public, the most famous of which were Thanh and Vinh in the play "Hon vong phu".

With excerpts from the special night "20 years, the stage lovers" such as: "Wife 16, husband 3", "Hon vong phu", "Giu ao bui doi", "Giang son my nhan"... Thanh Thanh Tam said she will never forget.

Answering the question of whether she had a crush on Meritorious Artist Vu Linh before, so when they acted together, they were very compatible, Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam confided that she had a real crush, but it was the crush of the character on the rehearsal floor, then on the stage. Because at that time, the cai luong stage was still crowded with audiences, sometimes there were 3 performances a day, so the two were together all the time, the role permeated their hearts, their breath permeated every breath.

At that time, she was not married and he was single, so "if I nodded, his family would immediately bring betel and areca nuts to my house. But it's true that we had fate but no debt. We were just lovers on stage" - Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam recalled.

Journalist - director Thanh Hiep and Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam at the grave of Meritorious Artist Vu Linh (Photo: Kim Tuyen)

Talking about the Mai Vang Award of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam said that Meritorious Artist Vu Linh was also the earliest winner. This is an annual award that artists look forward to.

Meritorious Artist Vu Linh and Thanh Thanh Tam in the play "Hon vong phu"

After that, both she and he were honored to receive the Mai Vang Award many times. "But it's a pity that we were never called together to receive the award. Today, he has passed away, but I believe he will always be in the hearts of the audience who loved his talent and the readers of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper who always admired him through each role they voted for. I thank life for letting me be his younger brother and his compatible co-star on the cai luong stage" - Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam said.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/van-nghe/nsut-thanh-thanh-tam-xuc-dong-vieng-mo-dan-anh-vu-linh-20230616072836941.htm