On the cremation day of actor Ta Hien, Ta Dinh Phong, Ta Dinh Dinh and Dich Ba Lap were present to take care of the funeral. When leaving, Dich Ba Lap appeared with red eyes and a sad face. She did not share much with the media's questions, only sent thanks and got in the car.
The presence of Dich Ba Lap made the special relationship between her and Ta Hien once again mentioned.
The two met in the late 1970s, when Ta Hien was already a famous actor and Dich Ba Lap was at the peak of her beauty and career. They married in 1979 in a wedding that once attracted great attention in Hong Kong (China).
After getting married, the two successively welcomed their son Nicholas Tse and daughter Nicholas Tse. The family of four regularly appears in entertainment publications and was once considered one of the most famous families in Hong Kong (China) showbiz.
In 1988, they brought their two children to Canada to live. According to shares published by the media, Ta Hien wants her children to grow up in a relatively normal environment, avoiding pressure from their parents' reputation.
Ta Hien and Dich Ba Lap ended their 16-year marriage in 1995. However, the two did not publicly criticize each other after the divorce. They still met on family occasions and took care of their children together.
In 2000, Dich Ba Lap remarried Giang Dieu Thanh. She and Ta Hien still maintained normal relations. Their behavior was once described by the concept: no longer husband and wife but still able to consider each other as relatives.
For decades, the marriage of the two artists has been surrounded by many rumored anecdotes. The most famous is the information that Ta Hien lost money gambling, causing Dich Ba Lap to ask billionaire Ha Hong San for help.
Before being known to the audience as "Ta Dinh Phong's father", Ta Hien had more than 20 years of artistic activity. His real name is Ta Gia Ngoc, joining the film industry in 1954 and participating in hundreds of works.
The role of La Tu Hai in "Thien Vuong Chi Vuong" broadcast in 1980 helped his name continue to spread, and at the same time associated him with the nickname "Tu ca".
In 2019, Ta Hien received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Film Awards (China). In 2022, at the age of 85, he won the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for the movie "Sát xuất cá hoàng hôn".
