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Chen Baozhu

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Connie Chan Po-chu (English: Connie Chan Po-chu, January 1, 1947 -), native of Xinhui, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera and film actress and female singer. She is known as "Sister Po-chu" and has the reputation of "movie fan princess". In the mid-1960s, she married Kim Lan with six other female movie stars, including Fung Subo, Sim Chi-wa, Siu Fong-fang, Sit Ka-yan, Wang Aiming and Feng Baobao, who were also Cantonese film child stars. They formed the famous "Seven Princesses" in the Cantonese film industry. Among them, Chen Po-chu ranked third in order of age. Chen Baozhu was born into a family of Cantonese opera. She is the adopted daughter of famous Cantonese opera singers Chen Feinong and Gong Fenhong. She learned Cantonese opera from her adoptive parents when she was young. She made her debut on stage when she was 5 years old. When she was 7 years old, she studied Northern martial arts under Fen Juhua and performed Peking opera on stage many times. When he was 10 years old, he formed the "Mary Treasure Troupe" with Liang Baozhu, Liang Xingbo and his adoptive father Chen Feinong to perform in civil and martial arts. On January 31, 1960, the popular actress Ren Jianhui was accepted as his disciple. She is also the goddaughter of actor Cao Tat-wah. She currently lives with her family in Tai Hang, Hong Kong Island. In the 1960s, when Chan Po-chu was still very popular, whenever she attended a public event, she would often attract thousands of fans to gather, resulting in a crowd-pleased scene. "Chen Po-chu is here!" ("Chen Po-chu is here!") has become a classic Hong Kong buzzword, which means that a big shot is coming, please make way.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
People's Republic of China
Born
1947-01-01
Wikidata
Q698857
Occupations opera singeractor
Aliases Chan Po-chuConnie ChanHe PeiqinChen Baozhu

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