Po Par Gyi (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Po Par Gyi was a famous traditional Burmese opera performer and two-time Burmese Academy Award winning film actor known for comic roles. Po Par Gyi was born Nyunt Hlaing in Pathein, Ayeyarwady Division to San Pe, a Customs Inspector and his wife Hla. He graduated from Hinthada Government High School in 1936. Pursuing his interest in singing and dancing, he got his first break in 1938 with a starring role in a silent film Lu Pyo Tho produced by the Rangoon Film Company. But he would achieve fame in traditional Burmese opera. During the Japanese occupation (1942-1945), he moved to Yangon and became an opera actor in Director Kyaw Aye's Ye Ye Khaw Daw Opera. He continued to gain success in opera after Burmese independence in 1948. His notable opera performances include Pyo Letsaung, Nge Kyun Swe, and Ko Kyait Ta Ko Loat. Between 1960 and 1961, he starred in the renowned opera Po Par Gyi. His best opera performances are considered to be Chin Taung Nga Lone and Gon Ne Marna.