Today’s kids might not be aware of how handsome Sorapong Chatree was some four decades ago. In fact, the only thing differentiating him from today’s definition of “beauty” is that he looked very “Thai”. His passing this week officially marked an end of an era, where “Phra-ek” (heroes) were “Thai handsome”, not “Luk-krueng” or “Korean handsome”.

 

Humble Sorapong was unaware of his looks. He described himself as a dark-skinned upcountry man with a big nose. “I didn’t think I looked smart like other male superstars such as Sombat Methanee,” he once said on a TV interview.

 

With some 550 films over five decades to his credit, Sorapong began his acting career from the bottom as a “water boy” as well as an extra.  He did anything as he was asked to, from serving water on the set, holding an umbrella to protect the camera and cameraman to appearing in scenes as an extra when needed.

 

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-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-11

 

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