Sonam Lhamo

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Sonam Lhamo (born 1988) is a Bhutanese actress. She is best known for playing one of the leading roles in the 2003 film Travellers and Magicians. Lhamo plays a young hitchhiker in the movie, accompanying her farmer father to the city. [1] Lhamo was fourteen years old (her character said she was nineteen years old) when she acted in the film. [2]

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References

  1. Johnson, G. Allen (5 January 2005). "First Movie Made in Bhutan Is Also a First For Its Young Star". SF Gate. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. Meyer, Carla (7 January 2005). "On Road in Exotic Bhutan". SF Gate. Retrieved 18 February 2016.