Changed life thanks to supporting role, had to sing at fairs to make a living

The film Southern Land made a strong impression on the audience by successfully portraying the honesty and generosity of the people of the river region. In particular, the acting of each actor in the film was very realistic and lively.

Among the supporting roles in the film, Vo Tong is the character that many people care about and love. He leaves the audience with a deep impression of a chivalrous, righteous hero who can defeat a crocodile with his bare hands.

The role of Vo Tong in Dat Phuong Nam is played by actor Le Quang. In fact, Le Quang is not a trained actor, he is the owner of a large pub in Vung Tau. Having a special love for movies and the arts, Le Quang is very enthusiastic when welcoming film crews.

Thanks to that, he has a good relationship with many directors, his shop is also the "destination" of many film crews when coming to Vung Tau.

One time, director Le Hoang Hoa stopped by Le Quang's shop to rest and was particularly impressed with the shop owner because of his fierce appearance but his enthusiasm and generosity. This director asked actor Le Cong Tuan Anh to invite Le Quang to act in a movie.

With experience from some supporting roles in previous films plus impressive appearance, Le Quang easily got the role of Vo Tong in Dat Phuong Nam . With the spirit of devoting himself to the character, the pub owner is not afraid of difficulties, hardships, ready to roll up his sleeves so that Vo Tong can shine in every scene.

That is why the character Vo Tong became a hero in the hearts of the audience, loved no less than the main characters. To the point that the audience could not remember Le Quang's real name, but wherever he went, as long as he was introduced as Vo Tong, the audience would clap enthusiastically.

After the role of Vo Tong, Le Quang completely switched to pursuing an acting career.

With the halo of the character Vo Tong, combined with his love for art, Le Quang decided to give up his drinking restaurant business to pursue an acting career. Therefore, his life has changed completely since playing the role of Vo Tong.

It's just a pity that the halo from the character Vo Tong did not help the actor have a more comfortable and prosperous life, but made him work harder and struggle more. After the role of Vo Tong, Le Quang received many small roles in the films Vien Ngoc Con Son, Trung Quang Tam Su, Chua Tau Kim Quy, Nguoi Binh Xuyen...

However, these roles could not surpass the shadow of the character Vo Tong. But that did not stop the actor from giving up his passion for acting. To be able to pursue his passion, Le Quang was willing to do many jobs from being a stuntman, taking photos, picking up scraps of fabric to sew doormats...

Le Quang once shared: "Acting in a film or being a film director is seasonal. A film director can receive tens of millions in three or four months, but he has to move around a lot and go nowhere. Therefore, I have to plan for the short term and long term, and have a stable income to feel secure making films."

In middle age, the actor also works as a singer at fairs and restaurants to earn a living. The actor once shared that for each show he sings at fairs and restaurants, he gets paid from 3-5 million VND.

The actor is quite secretive about his personal life. The public only knows that he has 3 children and is living with his wife and children in Binh Chanh, Ho Chi Minh City.

Although life is still full of hardships and difficulties, Le Quang is always proud of what he has chosen. He affirmed: "I do not feel ashamed to do many jobs to earn money as long as they are honest. Later, if I can no longer perform or sing, maybe I will sell lottery tickets."

An Nguyen

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