Zeya (Burmese actor)

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Zeya

Born Hla Maung
June 12, 1916(1916-06-12)
Sagaing Division
Died October 7, 1996 (aged 80)
Sagaing Division
Years active 1946-1985
Spouse(s) Than Tin

Zeya (12 June 1916 - 7 October 1996) was a Burmese Academy Award winning film actor and director. He was also a famous body builder.

[edit] Biography

Zeya was born Hla Maung in Nyunggon village in Sagaing Division in Upper Burma during the British colonial rule. The 8th of 10 siblings, Zeya left school only third grade to help out with his parents' plantation. He married Than Tin, the daughter of a Mandalay jewellery merchant. They would have nine children.

Zeya became a professional body builder. At age 27, Zeya won the Zeyar Maung (Mr. Zeyar) title in 1943 given by Sagaing Body Building Association. In 1946, he won Shwe Man Maung (Mr. Golden Mandalay).

Zeya made film debut in 1946 with a role in khi' thi' hpa ti' loun: gaun: kja:. In 1956, he won the Burmese Academy Award in Bawa Thanthaya (Life's Samsara). He founded Zeyar Shwe Pyi Film Company and directed several films.

[edit] Filmography

  • khi' thi' hpa ti' loun: gaun: kja: (1946)
  • Ma Chit Le Poun Chit Le Poun
  • The Saung Hayman
  • Oh Meinma
  • Bawa Thanthaya
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Cinema of Burma