Sin Yaw Mg Mg

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Sin Yaw Maung Maung
Born
Occupation(s) Film producer, Film director
Years active1983 -
Spouse May Than Nu(divorce)
ChildrenMin Thant Mg Mg
Parent(s)U Kan Htoo and Daw Khin Ti
Website www.sinyawmgmg.com

Sin Yaw Mg Mg or Zinyaw Maung Maung is Burmese film director and film producer. His 2004 film Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin or Mystery of Snow was released internationally. [1]

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Biography

His real name is U Lyn Aung. He is son of U Kan Htoo and Daw Khin Ti. He lived at No. 6-A, Myaynigone Plaza, Bargayar Street, Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar, near the Dagon Center. He was awarded a M.Sc. degree in mathematics in 1983, from the University of Yangon. He entered into the film business as a production manager in 1983, with the film The Second Heartbreak of the Third Age. He became famous with the video Maung (Darling). Between 1989 and 1995, he acted as treasurer, joint secretary and as general secretary for the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization (MMPO).

He married Daw Than Than Sint (aka) May Than Nu, a Myanmar film actress. They have a son together named Min Thant Mg Mg, born on July 3, 1997.

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References

  1. "Official Website of Sin Yaw Mg Mg". Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2007-11-18.

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