Ma Chongren

Biography

Ma Chongren (1923–2015), stage name Ma Jinren, was a Hui Beijing Opera actor specializing in male roles (sheng). He was the eldest son of the renowned Beijing Opera performer Ma Lianliang. He graduated from the Beijing Chinese Opera Vocational School (the new-style Beijing Opera school) in the "Jin Zi" (Gold) class. He collaborated with Chi Jinsheng in directing the "Chinese Opera Audio-Visual Essence" project, which included 460 plays and had significant influence. He participated in numerous Beijing Opera film productions, including "Yù Táng Chūn" in British Hong Kong directed by Bai Chen, and "Qín Xiāng Lián".