Lo Hoi Tin

Biography

Lo Hoi Tin, also known as Qian Ge, was a Cantonese opera performer specializing in both civil and martial roles, with ancestral roots in Dongguan, Guangdong province. He served as the principal leader of the "Ri Yue Xing" opera troupe, performing in notable Cantonese operas such as "Seven Swords and Thirteen Heroes" and "Five Rats Causing Havoc in Tokyo" alongside artists like Zeng San Duo, Tan Xiu Zhen, Che Xiu Ying, and Wang Zhong Wang. He emigrated to Seattle, USA in the 1960s and later co-managed the "Jin Han" restaurant in San Francisco with Huang Chao Wu. He was married twice, first to actress Tan Xiu Zhen, and then in 1965 to Ou Chu Qiao, the widow of a famous Cantonese opera clown. He had nine sons, the youngest being Lo Kwong Ting (originally Lo Kwok Fu), who was his only legitimate son and the sole child to work in the entertainment industry, while the others were businessmen. His notable film works include numerous Cantonese opera films and Cantonese-language movies in which he served as actor, director, and producer. His sister-in-law was Hong Kong film actress Bai Yan, and director Chen Shao Peng was his disciple.