The transcript below is from the video “Jackie Chan cried at her funeral” by OLD COMBAT CINEMA.

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Hello friends. Anita Mui was born on October 10, 1963 in Hong Kong, British. The real name of the girl is Mui Yamphon. Anita is the youngest child in the family. She had five older brothers and sisters. When the girl was five years old, her father died, leaving them in poverty. Mother earned money by selling drinks in a bar. When the bar caught fire and burned down, the family fell on hard times. Children from an early age tried to earn their own living.

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Anita has always been fond of singing and opera for as long as she can remember. With opera numbers, the girl performed in the theater, and sometimes just on the street. The girl never finished school. Together with her older sister, she performed in nightclubs as a singer. Anita’s real musical career began in 1982, when she won the First New Talent Music Competition, becoming its top prize winner.

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According to the testimonies of the judges of this competition, Anita was the only and indisputable favorite, and she kept herself remarkably on stage, and she sang as if she had been doing this all her life. In addition, she made a performance from each of her songs and wonderfully conveyed the emotions of the heroines of her songs. Anita’s songs appeared on the radio and the girl was noticed. They signed a contract with her and began to promote.

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Then the girl wanted to end her career as a singer. As part of the farewell tour, she gave a concert a day for 33 consecutive days, giving all her best on stage. Without concerts and music, the singer lasted 4 years. In 1994, she made her triumphant return to the stage. Photos of Anita again began to appear in music magazines and on the covers of music discs. In just 21 years of singing activity, Anita has released 50 solo albums.

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Many of them were instantly snapped up by thousands of fans across China. Anita became famous not only as a singer, but also as a very talented actress. The girl starred in more than 40 films and television series. Often her partners on the set were Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, as well as Jet Li and other stars of Chinese cinema. Many films in which the actress starred were somehow connected with martial arts.

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Anita has never done kung fu or anything like that. Dancing classes in childhood helped her to master martial arts, plus natural flexibility, multiplied by constant training with a choreographer. In 1987, director Stanley Kwan made a fantasy melodrama film Blush. Anita played in the film the role of the girl Fleur, who falls in love with the son of wealthy parents. In 1989, Anita co-starred with Jackie Chan in the film Miracles.

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The film was also directed by Jackie Chan himself. The girl played the main female character in the story. In 1989, Anita played in Tsui Hark’s film A Bright Future 3. One of the producers of this film became world famous John Woo. Anita played the role of a fatal beauty, under whose leadership many people were killed. The events unfold against the backdrop of the war in Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as the revolution in China.

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In 1995 Stanley Tong’s film Showdown in the Bronx was released. Starring Jackie Chan and Anita. The film was the first Chinese action film to be successful at the US box office and worldwide. “Rumble in the Bronx” was nominated for six categories at the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Actress and Best Actor. The film was simultaneously shown in two thousand American cinemas. It became the highest grossing Chinese film of 1995.

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In 2000, Anita’s older sister died of cancer. In September 2003, Anita publicly admitted that she had the same disease. Doctors persuaded the girl to have an operation. Anita devoted her whole life to the career of an actress and singer, and dreamed of starting a family and having a baby. She decided to abandon the operation and be treated with medication. The disease progressed very quickly and at the end of December the girl died.

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She was only 40 years old. Anita’s cause of death was cervical cancer. More than a thousand people attended her funeral . In 2004, the film “House of Flying Daggers” was released. The filmmakers admitted that they dedicated it to Anita. Enough time has passed since the death of Anita, but fans and fans are still reviewing her films. We send our condolences to the friends and relatives of the actress. Like and subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss the next video.