factograf
EN

Arakanese actor and director

Aung Lwin

Key facts

date of birthOctober 23, 1935
occupationfilm director, actor, politician
place of birthSittwe
All data from the card 6
Born
23 October 1935Akyab, British Burma
Other names
San Shwe Maung, Ba Gyi Aung
Years active
1957 - present
Spouse
Daw A Mee
Parent(s)
Aung Kyaw ZanDaw Kywe
Awards
Myanmar Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor) in Naw Kue Ma in 1974

Aung Lwin (Burmese: အောင်လွင်; born 23 October 1935) is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actor and director, having made his film debut in 1957.

Early life and career

Aung Lwin was born in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. His parents are of ethnic Rakhine, U Aung Kyaw Zan and Daw Kywe. He also studied at No.3, Basic Education High School, Botahtaung, for about five years. He made his film debut in 1957 and starred in the 2004 film Naug Ma Kja Kyay. He also directed the Myanmar film Moe Goke Set Wyne Ko Kyaw Lun Yeuh (Beyond the Horizon). He is a board member of Myanmar Academy Awards selection committee of the Myanmar Motion Picture Organisation. He resigned from the Myanmar Academy Awards selection committee in July 2014. When he acts as a director, he uses the name "San Shwe Maung". Nowadays, he is the manager of the archive, spearheading the movement to preserve these important artefacts. He is usually starred with another Rakhine actor Nay Toe in some of his films.

Filmography

Read next

In 5 languages

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source article