Zaw One was a Burmese actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and singer. He was famous as Thingyan

Thingyan

Thingyan is the Burmese New Year Water Festival and usually falls around mid-April . It is a Buddhist festival celebrated over a period of four to five days culminating in the new year...

 Minthar Gyi in Myanmar.

Biography

Zaw One was born Thaung Dan on 17 July 1945, in Mandalay

Mandalay

Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....

, son of Mya Mya and "Taingchit" Thakin Thein Pe. He attended Taingchit High School in Mandalay. He received singing lessons from Bo Kin, founder of the Moe Kaythi Amateur Band, and later sang with the band. He then studied acting with Shumawa U Kyaw, a famous director. Zaw One made many films. His first role was in Chwe Ka Lay So So, directed by Shumawa U Kyaw. The film Say Lo Yar Say made him famous. He was particularly famous for the film Thingyan Moe

Thingyan Moe

Thingyan Moe is a 1985 Burmese film directed by Maung Tin Oo and starring Nay Aung , Zin Wine , Khin Than Nu and May Than Nu in pivotal roles. The movie follows the life of a musician from 1959 to 1982, with many of the scenes set against traditional Thingyan celebrations.-Cast:*Nay Aung as .......

. He also made a few albums as a singer.

He died on 12 August 2009, from liver disease

Liver disease

Liver disease is a broad term describing any single number of diseases affecting the liver.-Diseases:* Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, caused mainly by various viruses but also by some poisons , autoimmunity or hereditary conditions...

 in Yangon

Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

. He was survived by his wife Thant Shwe Zin Win, four children, and nine grandchildren.

Filmography

• Chwe Ka Lay So So
• Say Lo Yar Say
• Thingyan Moe
  Thingyan Moe
  Thingyan Moe is a 1985 Burmese film directed by Maung Tin Oo and starring Nay Aung , Zin Wine , Khin Than Nu and May Than Nu in pivotal roles. The movie follows the life of a musician from 1959 to 1982, with many of the scenes set against traditional Thingyan celebrations.-Cast:*Nay Aung as .......
  
  
• Lu Ma Naw
• Nay Htut Taw Nya
• Ta Kha Ga Ta Bawa
• Myitta Bon Tho Nit Khaund
• Kyauntaw Nit Ko Ba Kyaw
• Doe Nit Youk Nit Mi Nyein Chan
• Be Thu Pyaing Lo Hla Ba Daw Naing
• Kyaw Go Chit Ma La, Zaw Go Chit Ma La
• Ngwe Yupa
• Hot Shot (2)
• Hot Shot (3)