When it comes to the name Zuo Dayue, many people may not be familiar with it, but if you talk about her other identity, Guanyin in the 86th edition of "Journey to the West", no one will know it.
There are many versions of "Journey to the West", but the 86th edition of "Journey to the West" is undoubtedly one of the most classic versions, not only making six-year-old children, Xu Shaohua and other household names, even the supporting roles in it are also famous, Zuo Dayue is more famous for playing the role of "Guanyin", but also because of his beautiful appearance, once known as "the most beautiful Guanyin",
On May 31, some netizens posted a group of photos of Zuo Dayue's teacher appearing at the dinner party.
In the photo, Teacher Zuo Da Yue is wearing a floral shirt, short hair slightly curled, a kind smile, and full of spirit. The whole person's posture and posture are very young, but in fact, Zuo Dayue, who was born in 1943, is 76 years old this year.
Although the 86th edition of "Journey to the West" has been more than thirty years old, Zuo Dayue is also old, but the "Guanyin temperament" on her body has not faded at all, and whenever netizens encounter her, they can't stop calling "Guanyin Niangniang".
In November 2018, when even six-year-old children posted on social platforms to celebrate Zuo Dayue's birthday, they still called him "Guanyin Bodhisattva" in the caption.
Being able to penetrate the character to such a point is undoubtedly a great success for the actor. But in fact, Zuo Dayue is a halfway monk, she was originally an opera actress, and her achievements are not bad, and she is the first opera performance artist in Hunan to win the Plum Blossom Award.
In that era, it was still relatively rare for opera actors to cross-border TV dramas, and the reason why Zuo Dayue would appear in the TV series "Journey to the West" was because she played Guanyin in the Xiang opera "Chasing Fish" that year, and was praised by director Yang Jie, so she got the opportunity to star in TV series.
"Journey to the West" was filmed for six years, and when Zuo Dayue participated in the play, he also had to take into account the performance of the troupe. For six years, Zuo Dayue traveled back and forth between the crew and the troupe, only to have the Guanyin that the audience later saw on the screen.
Because the Guanyin played by Zuo Dayue is too similar, there are often actors in the crew who bow their heads to Zuo Dayue in a decent way, and even he will receive some "offerings" such as fruits and souvenirs from the audience.
Although the role of "Guanyin" made Zuo Dayue famous, she did not enter the show business while it was hot, but returned to the opera stage and continued her opera career. This is why, after "Journey to the West", Zuo Dayue was like "disappearing", and there were no new works.
Although zuo Dayu, who is now 76 years old, has retired, he is still contributing to the cause of opera art. Not long ago, he also appeared in a university alumni association to share his experience of performing for many years.
I have to say that the love and awe of the older generation of literary and art workers for their work is admirable, and I also hope that Teacher Zuo Dayue can take care of his body and his art will be evergreen!